It's the GR8atta2d vs Badatta2d Ying and Yang thing...Sometimes it's outta my control.. Sorry Bigtim

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"Let he, who is without sin, cast the first stone"

Or as we say in the hood

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I was shocked to walk into work this afternoon and find two boxes from Bowtech sitting on my counter. I was even more suprised to see the names on the labels;

Admiral:



As some of you saw in the thread first showing the pictures of the new models for 2009, I made it clear that I didn't like the way these bows looked. To me, they looked like something you would see in a Star Trek episode - too futuristic. After opening the box and closely inspecting the bow, I've come to find that this bow is actually quite appealing visually.



One thing this bow has going for it that its predecessor didn't is its weight. I imagined this bow would be just as heavy as the General - again, I was suprised. Lightweight and short, this bow is going to find a spot in many whitetail treestands this fall.

While I didn't recieve any literature with thses bows, I'm assuming the draw length is adjusted similar to that of the Edge. Simply loosen the allen screws and slide the module to its appropriate spot. Then adjust the draw stop and viola, you're set. No press needed. It also appears as if the draw stop itself is a bit more adjustable as far as fine tuning it is concerned. Loosen the alen screw and slide the peg one way or the other, whichever you like.





Another noticable difference in this bow is the lack of a... cap over the point where the limb pivots.



Now, I didn't have much time to shoot both of these bows this evening... I shot maybe a half dozen arrows through each. I wasn't able to weigh either or shoot them through a chronograph, that'll come later. This bow is a shooter, guys. Its difficult to explain to anyone who hasn't shot very many different bows... but every once and awhile you cross paths with one that just shoots. I won't say that the draw was incredibly smooth, but it was... even... all the way through. There was no sudden hump in the middle of the cycle. It was a continuously even weight all the way through and fell into a solid back wall.

For as light as it is, this bow is rock steady in your hand. I shot it without a sight, but wasn't suprised to find nearly all of my arrows very close together. Quiet and shock free, this is going to be the bow to beat come fall.

S.W.A.T.:

Of the 2009 lineup, the SWAT was the one I was most anxious to get my hands on. Perhaps because it reminded me of the "traditional" paralell limbed bow or because I was dead set on disliking the rest of them I don't know...



In all honesty, the SWAT reminds me a lot of my Allegiance. The weight is roughly the same and it holds equally as well in my hand. Yet, I was still left wanting.

One thing that disapointed me was the cam itself. It almost seemed as if they were an afterthought in the design process. Not much too them, really.



Another thing I was slightly disapointed in was the redesigned cable slide. The Bowtech guys can correct me, but I'm assuming its a lot like the cable slide Alpine is using on their bows, in so far as it has a plastic shell with a teflon core. Excellent idea, but upon drawing the bow, the slide had a tendancy to hang up and skip across the cable gaurd, rather than slide smoothly. It could be that it will take some breaking in shooting it, but I don't know.



Onto shooting it. As with the Admiral the bow is extremely quiet and shock free. It again reminded me of my Allegiance as far as the draw cycle and how it held. The biggest difference I noticed was the wall. Extremely solid, difficult to explain. Maybe Matt can put it better than I can, it'll really take shooting it to understand.

The same module/draw stop system was used on these cams.

Something I did notice was the invelvet felt... better. More durable perhaps. Especially on the limbs.

Between the two, I found the Admiral to be the one to beat. As far as a quiet, light, quick, enjoyable to shoot bow, you'll be hard pressed to find something better.

both great looking bows i have to say for liking hoyt so much and shooting them i will have to shoot a bowtech and see what i think of it everybody says they are great bows i think this might be my next bow who knows what will happen
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Thats what I've been waiting for

Good review, Thanks Wash

Nice pics WH and congrats on getting the new bows!

I wanna know how you rate though. I haven't even gotten mine yet!



I look forward to hearing future comments.

Man I like that Admiral .......ALOT!!

Thanks Wash!!