I' ve been going thru the same thing, trying to buy a new bow. I' m having shoulder and back problems and have been looking at wheel bows. I' ve checked out the following bows but only shot a couple of them so far. I' ve shot the following, Parker EZ draw 33, Bowtech Wheely, Hoyt Protec with accu wheels. I haven' t shot the following, CSS with P3 Modules, Merlin Quest 35 with t-wheels,PSE Synery wheel. As you can see my list is long. I' m going Saturday to shoot my other two choices the Matthews Icon and LX at a friend of mines bow shop and he says that if i shoot one of these two i' ll leave with one of them because they are as smooth as a wheel bow, so we' ll see, but if not it' s back to the drawing board. I' m currently shooting a Parker Stealth that i bought in July of 2002 and if anyone needs one it' s for sale in the classifieds for $250. Wish me luck.

I like my Mathews SQ2!
It was my first bow and only bow so far.

I was looking at all the bows mentioned above. I happened to walk into an authorized Mathews dealer. It just happened that one of the owners had the same exact draw length and was about the same strength. In addtion he liked the smaller axle to axle bow. He measuered me and said " you are same draw length as me.....my bow is only 60 lb limbs and I have them dialed down a little....wanna shoot my bow?"

Lets just say I shot my first arrow and it was an X. I know it was luck but can you imagine standing in a shop with a bunch of shooters and say " Cool...that was my first arrow..an X at 20 yards" And then I turn to the guys and say.." is that good?"

You guessed it......I bought one that day.....configured exactly same...including arrows and all.

I am partial to Mathews but I think you need to buy something that fits you. I feel like my bow is meant for me.

Bill

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I' ve been going around to bow shops shooting different bows now for three weeks looking for the right bow. I' ve been having shoulder and back problems and needed a bow that was smooth, fun to shoot and a good hunting bow. I had shot just about everything with round wheels i could find and different types of modules and had settled on the Archery Research AR34. The only bow i hadn' t had the chance to shoot was a Hoyt because the local dealers didn' t have one that fit me. A friend told me i really needed to shoot the cam 1/2 before i made my decision so this morning i drove about 70 miles one way to shoot one. I' m glad i did! All the other bows i tried were ok but the fit and feel just wasn' t what i was looking for. I really liked the AR34 with the exception of a little hand vibration. I ended up buying the Hoyt Dynatec 50/60# 29" draw and couldn' t be happier. Set at 60lbs it' s as smooth as butter, quite, and shoots like a dream and it' s also easy on the shoulder and back. Before i left the shop i shot it thru the chrony with all the add ons and it shot 256fps set at 58# 29" draw with a 5575 Goldtip. I know thats not a rocket launcher but i' m not into the speed thing and thats fast enough for me. I can' t hardly wait to draw first blood with it! God Bless!

Thats a good list of bow.

First thing I would definetly say is shoot them all. One thing tough about the bows you listed is that they are ALL GREAT PERFORMERS!!!! I have shot several Mathews awhile back when I was shopping for bows. They were great bows. Fast, quiet, smooth, basically, everything you want in a bow, BUT, they didn' t feel very good for me. I don' t know what it was, I have tried figuring it out but can' t, but, they just don' t feel right to me, so, they got scrapped off my list.

I shot a few of the new Hoyts and wow. They were amazing. They have a " good" feel to them. The grip as others have said is AMAZING, and it is by far the smoothest drawing bow, it is so smooth that I honestly can say that it wouldn' t be good to compare the Cam .5 system and a single cam system. It just isn' t fair. The bows were light and built amazingly. Quiet and fast with very little to no hand-shock. The only thing I didn' t like was that the weight of the bows seemed to be all in the riser. It wasn' t balanced in the limb weight/riser category.

I also shot the 2003 BowTech Patriot. Now that was just down right amazing to me. It was by far the quietest and most shock free bow I had felt. The draw cycle is slightly harsh compared to the Hoyt cam .5 system, but, like I said, it isn' t a fair comparrison. If you compare the Patriot' s infinity cam to any other single cam on the market, you will find it to be one of the smoother drawing cams out there. Like I said, this thing was ULTRA QUIET. I shot it in-doors in a building that was entirely quiet and it amazed me as to how quiet it was in there. The bow also screams. The bow I was shooting was shooting at 282 f.p.s with a 420 grain arrow at 70# draw with it set-up for hunting. The only thing beside the price tag that I didn' t like was the parrallel limbs. I just can' t get use to them, but, that is just me. If I liked that design or could get use to it, I would probablly own a 2003 Patriot now.

Well, then I shot a new BowTech MightyMite and words couldn' t describe that bow. It is small, light, quiet, shock-free, fast, built tough, ect. The bow is incredibly well balanced. The weight is evenly spread throughout the riser and limbs so it feels like you are holding less weight. The bow was quiet and shock-free without anything on it. The bow seemed VERY VERY VERY steady in my hands and I could just hold it on a tiny spot at full draw for a very long time. The draw cycle is smooth, even though BowTech gets a bad wrap about that. Well, I picked it up and it is now my PRIDE and JOY!!!!! I have it maxed out at 72# draw weight, shooting a 419.9 grain BlackHawk Vapor arrow with a 30" draw. I have one nock on the string along with a string loop, and it is pulling 302 f.p.s. through the chrono. Now, a 419.9 grain arrow shooting at 302 f.p.s. is giving me 85 foot pounds of KE and I am getting 0.5622497 lbs-sec of momentum. I have a Doinker 7.5" 9 ounce Stealth Hunter Stabilizer, Simms Limb Savers, Simms Virgin Teflon Cable Slide, and Simms Cable Rod Dampeners on this bow and let me tell you, this thing is AMAZINGLY quiet and shock free. I would go as far as to say that it is one of the quietest bows out there shooting fairly light arrows at that speed. I also still have to get my Simms String Leech' s, Simms Insulator Wrap, and Simms Mini-Accessory Limb Savers on it.

Check out the MightyMite too, along with the Hoyt RazorTec, and ANY OTHER BOW YOU CAN GET YOUR HANDS ON. Then, choose the best shooting bow for you.

P.S., Then post pictures of your new BowTech

I would go with a Hoyt or a Matthews. I have shot the new Hoyts and they are awesome. I would deffinitely check out the RazorTec if you want to buy a Hoyt, it has a shorter axle to axle and it has a larger brace height than the CyberTec. If you want a Matthews, I would check out the LX or the Legacy. I feel that The RazorTec is the best bow out right now though.

Buckkilla

I sold my Mathews Q2 and bought a Bowtech VFT Extreme.You should shoot them all and decide from their and it also depends on what you are looking for in a bow.The VFT is fast but, don' t believe everything you see or read. At 29" 406gr.,72lbs. I' m getting 281fps.Bowtech makes a nice bow and has a better finish over a Mathews.

MATHEWS Legacy
It' s Wha I Call Butter in your hand!
You come as close as possible to NOT feeling the recoil!
BUTTER!!!!