TnTom

I don't want to pick on any one Company . There are several Companies that make expensive high end bows , but I don't think any bow is worth $700 to $1000 for hunting purposes (3D Maybe) . I paid less than $300 for mine two years ago and have taken several deer with it since .I have been bowhunting for over 20 years and have owned about a dozen different bows . Do you think today's bows are too expensive ? I would like to see a trend towards bows that are priced under $300 and have all the features that the so called "High end" bows have .

tribalscream

I love my HavocTec, it's quiet lightweight, shoots great too. I paid $580 for it. I shoot league twice a week for 10 weeks = 20 days, I hunt about 30 days each archery season plus all the days I shoot in the summer in the back yard and 3D not to mention the handful of days I turkey hunt. I figure I must have my bow in my hand a minimum of 100 days each year. At $5.80 a day just for the first year, doesn't seem like that much. For a hobby that I enjoy all year round, I am not complaining.

PABowhntr

If you are asking if I would like bow prices to be less expensive then my answer would be a resounding "yes"....

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ChiefHeadhunter

I'd say you've made a valid observation Mr. Tom and I won't even start to disagree. I got into the highest priced Pearson model last year for alittle more than half the price of some other brands average prices through the same shop. I'm real happy with it too. Decked it out with some trick cessorys too and still kept my investment under the cost of the more expensive brands (bow only).
The shop guy once said, &quot; ya know, that bow you've got will kill deer just as dead as one of these new ones.&quot; He was talking about my 20 year old Martin. That's an honest salesman if you ask me.
Good post.

oregonhunter

This is such an individualistic question, it is kind of hard to answer. For me personally.....maybe. I bought a magna tec in '00 for a decent price, that was not the part I have the problem with. It came equipped with absolute junk sites, no quiver, etc... That is where I dump a fair amount of cash on carbons, sites, stabalizer, then this mediocre priced bow all of the sudden started getting kind of expensive! Do I think a Mathews is worth the $1,000 they are asking, absolutely not. But people will pay it, so there is your answer. The demand is so high for these bows that they are difficult to keep on the shelves at a grand! And believe you me, if they gave some lamo excuse and raised them to two grand, people would buy them just the same.

I have about $700 invested in my rig, but I plan on keeping it for a long, long time...probably until it literally breaks in the hands. Bows are just like everything else (cars, computers, etc.), everybody wants the newest and best of everything, and they want it NOW, no matter what the cost.

If someone like Tribal shoots as much as he does, has the money to spend, and isn't going to lose any sleep while he runs to the bowshop to see if his bow is still the fastest.....more power to him.

Just my two cents.

Chad

Edited by - oregonhunter on 01/22/2002 09:27:40

tribalscream

Welcome to the board oregon! Tribal is a she just so ya know.<img src=icon_smile_wink.gif border=0 align=middle> I didn't buy my HavocTec because it was fast, (225 f.p.s. at 45lbs. w/ 26 1/2&quot; draw using a 301 gr. arrow) because at my specs, I'll never get 300 f.p.s. I bought it because it was pretty<img src=icon_smile_big.gif border=0 align=middle> I am a sucker for a bow wrapped in Mossy Oak forest floor! It was love at first sight, then I shot it and fell in love again. If bows were less expensive, I would just have more of them.

stealthycat

Take a look at tradional bows. I mean, they have personality, they are hand made - but $800-$1200 !! WHEW !!

But then, I would LOVE to have an Acadian Woods takedown, full blown options - a cadillac looking bow, and would buy one if I had the money. I'd be scared to use it for fear of scratching it though !

Biteme/Paul Mohr

That's kind of a tough one to answer. Should a $700 dollar bows cost that much, hell no. But neither should jewlrey, or stereo equipment. The markup it rediculously high. I would assume bows are the same way. And the small time dealers are getting just as screwed as we are. They don't make that much off bows from what I understand. I have looked at expensive bows and compared them to bows around 300 to 350 dollars, which is about half the price. It sure doesn't look like it cost twice as much to make them. They are made out of pretty much the same materials and made with simular equipment. The quality on all the newer bows is outstanding, but the more expensive ones are a little better, as they should be.

You can argue that some of the money goes into research and devopment, and I have. Us humans always want what is at the edge of cutting technology, and that tends to cost more. But there are companies that do a lot of R&D and still don't charge an arm and a leg for their product. Darton comes to mind obviously. That brings you to the next step, Advertising. Who has some of the most expensive bows you can throw money at. Mathews, Hoyt, and PSE. All of which have very aggressive and impressive marketing campaigns, This costs money. Where do you think they are going to get it from. But in defense of Hoyt and PSE they have a very extensive line up with price ranges to fit everyone that would want a bow. And Hoyt offers enough options to make you dizzy trying to make a decision. Then on the other hand mathews cheapest bow is 400 bucks( not including the genisis). I guess we can see the crowed they are catering to. Don't get me wrong, I like mathews and think they make an excellent product, but they are also marketing geniuses.

Are the more expensive bows better. Sure they are, to a point. When I go to look at bows I like to take my darton with me so I can compare them side by side. I have looked at some bows that I really liked on their own. But when I got my bow out and looked at them side by side and shot them, all of a sudden I was not that impressed. I know I shoot my bow every day and it feels comfortable in my hands like an old pair of gloves, and I am sort of biased becuase of it. But I try to be objectional when trying to make comparisons and look at facts instead of how something feels. I will be honest, I love the way Mathews bows feel in my hand, especially the Mq32. I have deffenitley shot bows this summer that had better qualities than my bow. Some were much lighter, not always a good thing though. My bow is actually fairly light if I take all the crap off of it too. Some were deffenitely smoother to shoot and quieter, Mathews in general. But they were slower also. The only bow I shot that was considerably faster was the ultra 2. But other than that it felt alot like my darton, actually it had more kick. So again, do I think they are better, yes I do, but not twice as better as the price would suggest.

With all that said, I will most likely end up with one any way! I really like some of the mathews and parkers and would probably spend the money if I had it. Not so much becuase they are better, just because I want one. And as long as there are people like me, there will be expensive bows. It's sad, but true.

Paul

jvanduse

If I had the money....(that's how LOTS of my sentices start!!!) I would be shooting a *high end* hoyt. Why? Just cuz' I want one. I can kill deer and shoot 280's with my PSE NOVA I payed $138 for! High end bows are nice....but not nessesary.

John

ChiefHeadhunter

Sometimes looking at things from really broad perspective helps me relate costs to usefullness. I like to feel like I &quot;get my moneys worth&quot; out of stuff.


See if this makes any sense:
&gt;If you shoot 192.3 arrows a week, every week of the year for 10 years.
&gt;That would be 100,000 shots from that particular bow (this may or may not be a reasonable life span, I'm guessing it would for the sake of my example)
&gt;If you paid $700 for your bow, you actually paid $.007 or; less than 1 penny per shot over the life of that bow.

When I look at it like that, by all means I got my money worth. That's alot of shootin!~