New Mathews monster bow
 

Anyone check these out yet? 360+ fps

Our pro shops out in Washington state are saying they proly will not get them till Jan-Feb time frame. I shoot the Switchback XT and am thinking about upgrading to this one. My arrows are at 435 grams currently (due to Washington state requirments) so I'm going to drop down to 350 (IBO) since I do all my hunting out of state anyways. I'm also thinking about using a drop away rest vs a bisket. I'm hoping for better long range groups.

http://mathewsinc.com/bows/monsterxlr8.asp

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You want better long range groups? Learn to tune your setup properlyand stop worrying about rests and arrow weights. And WHATEVER you do, do NOT go to a bow with a 5" BH and 360 IBO..and expect accuracy to improve, that has got to be the least forgiving set of specs in the industry today. It may be a screamer, but it won't be forgiving. If anything, this bow will amplify any flaws you have more so than another bow, equating to LESS accuracy. Striving for perfection in tuning and form will have good groups from nearly ANY bow...It aint the bow, its the Indian behind it.;)

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Trev pretty much covered it...but I gotta ask:

You live in WASHINGTON and hunt OUT OF STATE[&o]

I hope to hunt WA someday.

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I am a Mathews owner, a fan, and about as loyal as they come. However,the specs of this Monster bow and everything else about it does not get me excited one bit. I will probably shoot it just for the heck of it, but I can't see myself liking it it.I expect theReezen to be pretty good and can't wait to shoot it, but I doubt Ithink to highly of the Monster series.

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I agree with these guys...

However I did check out the reezen 7 today at the pro-shop, thats a bow I could get used to....

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what the hecks a mathews? never heard of them. i didnt know they made bows:D

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The Reezen 6.5 is nice...and FAST (for a single cam bow). The hand-shock is all but eliminated with String Tamer and an S-Coil stabilizer. I've shot a 60/28 and a 65/28.5......and they rock! I'm really excited that they're coming in 5# increments this year...so I can finally get a true 65# bow w/o adjustments. I'll be shooting a 65/28.5 around 290-300fps-ish with XT Hunter arrows, 100gr broadhead, and Blazers.

The Monster would be a great bow if you shot like a machine with perfect form. Aren't they coming out with a 5" and a 6" brace height in them? If so...MAYBE a person could get used to the 6"...but I'm willing to bet they'll come out with a duel cam next year with a 7" brace height that shoots 340fps or so.

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Well said my friend, well said....;)

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Thanks for the fed back guys. I'm not going to be able to get the bow anyways now. My wife went ballistic on me when I told her I was thinking about getting another $900.00 bow.

I'm going to work hard on tuning and shooting this summer. I'm solid out to 40 yards. Anything further out then that (45-50yards) and I'm grouping within a pie plate.

As for hunting in Washington state. I live on the west side of the state. Hunting in the thick brush has been hard for me. I've only lived here for a couple years and come from back east. I haven't been able to get used to black tails one bit. Any pointers on that would be great.

Thanks again.

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I want a bow that shoots 400 fps! That would be a guarenteed giant buck every-shot.... Yeah, not so much!