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Well I shot both of Mathews new speed bows for 09 and I have to say they need to issue a call back on any they have sold already! The draw is rough and the 7 second (NO LIE) vibration after shooting is absolutely shameful! Mathews has put out some goods bows, but they deffinatly should have done A LOT more R&D before releasing these bows as they are so far under the class of quality that Mathews built its name on! Just my 2 cents!

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How is it that you shot both of them when the shops haven't even gotten one yet?

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My shop has the 340 but I didnt see the 360 fps in there, is that what you mean?

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lol...........busted. A Hoyt rep?

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The bows you are speaking of are the Reezen 6.5, and the Reezen 7. They are not the "speed" bows for Mathews this year, the Monsters are their speed bows rated at 350 and 360 and haven't hit the shops yet.

With that said, I'd bet the Monsters will be much better shooters than the Reezens.

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Catch us if you can!!!!

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lmao!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Get Serious. ;)

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I have shot the Reezen 7'' and I really liked the bow actually. Had all the speed and then some that folks like. The one I shot was a 60lb. bow but drew relatively nice. I mean no worse than any other bow out there that is advertising over 330fps. It did have some noticeable vibration at the shot but after installing a STS on it and shooting again it was very minimal and was very quiet (considering the speed). I have a pretty poor shoulder so I doubt I would like drawing the 70lb. bow. I'm sure anyone looking at a speed bow and is looking at this bow will be considering the give/takes that is accompanied with them. I haven't owned a Mathews since the MQ32 came out but am considering this one. I think this is a good start for Mathews in the way of speed and is a good foundation for them to build upon. I have a feeling that a new Reezen will find itself hanging next to my Bowtech 101st very soon.

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QUOTE
"the 7 second (NO LIE) vibration after shooting is absolutely shameful!"

And you expect folks to take you seriously, come on! LOL!

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BOOO!

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How can you sit here and say that they need to send them back and do more r&d on them? Have you actually put it through the test yet and actually seen how forgiving the bow is? No, you just went in there and shot it and said "It has vibe, and a kinda ruff draw, this bow sucks":eek:

By no means is the Reezen my favorite bow at all. Ive shot many that feel better to me, but i would never say anything of the likes that they are "far under the class of quality"

FYI, the Reezen has been tested already by many, and although it has that long vibe (i will agree, it is very drawn out and apparent) it is the MOST EFFICIENT BOW MADE!!! That is not me saying that, that was what the test results say!

I am no Mathews fan boy, or any for that matter, and like you I didnt really care for the Reezen, but to say that it isnt quality, or needs to be taken back[:'(]

I understand you didnt like it, but without owning it and shooting it, how can you say it isnt quality?
Derek

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I have to agree with the others and say that the bow is definately NOT low quality. It does have hand shock, but it is still a good bow. Mathews is a top notch company and I've seen first hand how they do business. I don't shoot Mathews, but the way they have treated my dealer is first rate. It has me re-thinking what a good bow comapny is.

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I shot the reezen 6.5 several times now with and without stabilizers.. Setup correctly with 29" dl and 70lbs..
I will say that there is a lot of left over vibration after the shot, I was stunned every time I shot it. No reason any bow
by todays standards should have vibration like that imo.. But oh well.. people wanted faster bows and mathews has given them that. I didn't chrono the bow but I can say that it really flung an arrow fast.. Some will like it, not for me though..

Also shot the DXT and the new Bowtech bows.. I ordered the Admiral.. Dead in your hands after the shot, amazing..

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That is what people are getting SOO worked up about now a days and it really DOES NOT MATTER!!! Hand shock wont dictate how well a bow will perform at all. If you ever shoot a really good target bow, it will have hand shock, even in absolute perfect tune. Shoot a Proelite, you will see... Hand shock doesnt = performance/forgivingness.

Derek

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a decent stabalizer will take care of most vibraton on a Reezen.

Some people are just ignorant........

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and if the stab. doesnt help it, oh well, cuz its still gonna drive tacs either way:D

I went from a Bowtech General, to a 101st Airborne. I went from absolutely 0 hand shock, to tons of it from the 101st. I shot the 101st better than the General by far. Teh 101st was louder, had lots more shock/vibration, but it still drilled the arrows just the same. And that was with a tune from Terminal Velocity Archery.

Derek

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I'm sure there are a few on here that knows what tons of handshock is, but then some of you weren't around when those bows were made.

Last year I owned a General, Guardian, Allegiance, Marquis, Airborne 101st, & Airborne 82nd. I also shotthe Flagship bows fromthe other major Bow companies.To me it was amazing the lack of hand shock with all those bows.

Were there differences? Yep, but still totally amazing the lack of noise and hand shock at the performance level some of these bows have.

I tuned my own bows;)

Dan

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7 seconds of vibration ? Maybe that's why they named it the Reezen 7 ?? Shoot the 6.5, it may have that half second less vibration you're looking for.

I don't know how some of you guys would of made it in archery 15 years ago with the hatchet cammed steel cable bows that were on the market. Seems some of you would of probably needed hand and wrist surgery.....

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7 second hand shock...how long have you had the drug problem. There's not a bow out there with that much shock. You weren't listening to rap music while you were shooting it were you....maybe it was all of that bass:D

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The two Reezen 6.5's I shot were great fully setup with an S-Coil and a String Tamer. Super fast and super smooth.

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Haven't shot 'em yet, but I'm definitely planning to. I agree thevibration isa trade off for the speed you're getting, but it's safeto assume that some of this wouldbe dampened with the properstabilizer.

I'm wondering--since your review is very critical--if you used a stabilizer when you conducted this test? You left quite a few details out of your analysis, such aswhat bow was it, what was the draw weight, weight of shafts used, etc.

And 7 seconds of vibration? I don't even think the "Mathews haters" are buying that one! :D

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On another note I do have the New Maximum rods in Mathews Lost Camo. Already sold several units for the New Reezen.

That will take the vibration down to nil[8D]

Dan

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I've shot the 6.5 and was impressed with it. I've never been accused of being a Mathews fan either.;)

Yes, it has some vibration but really, who cares? Is that going to make the deer any less dead just because there's some mean old vibration on the handle? NO! Really, that is the LAST thing I consider when buying a bow. :eek:

Put an active stabilizer on it and a String Tamer and kill stuff.

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With some ? to his review, to the people who ask if he tried it with a stabilizer, I did... I put my octane 11.5"er on there and my 30" select archery super stix stab. Neither tamed the vibe very much, but like i said before, it still shot the arrows straight outta my bow. I actually shot it very well fwiw.

Derek

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I bet you didn't put a MeanV on it![8D]

Dan

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I shot the reezen 6.5 60lbs./28in. and the 7.0 yesterday, 70lbs/29in. The 7.0 didn't seem to have as much vibration. Not sure why. After I put a sims s-coil modular stabilizer on it the vibration was almost gone. I was shooting an EastonN-Fused Axis 400 which weighs in right at 400 gr. I think I am going to pickup a 7.0next week. Once i put my string tamer on it and some limb savers I think the vibration will be gone. Every other bow comes with a string tamer on it already. I bet if you took them off you would notice more hand shock from them also. I think the hand shock will be an easy fix.I can promise you I'm not a fanboy. I have had a bow from three different manufactures in the last 4 or 5 years (Hoyt, Bowtech, and Mathews). I still own the Bowtech (Allegiance, 2007) and I don't plan on letting it go any time soon. I wouldn't give up on the reezen untillyou put some accessories on it.

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