alright guys, in few weeks i'm gonna be being a new bow. yesterday i went to the pro shop to b.s. with the guys there and see what they had. i'm now shooting a 28 in draw bow thats waay to short for me... i'm now 21 and bought it when i was 15. i still kill deer with it, but its getting to the point that its uncomfortable to shoot.
the problem is that i'm pretty tall (6'4") and my drawlength is going to be somewhere around 30.5 to 31 i'm guessing. the pro shop manager doesn't have many bows that go past 30. i am on somewhat limited resources, so i want to spend a max of 550 or so on the bow. the guy at the pro shop is trying to talk me into the 09 S.W.A.T.... i was just wondering if i could get some feedback on this bow, how it shoots,... ect, ect. i am not trying to be brand loyal, and if there's any other bows with long draw lengths of any companyout there that shoot well, what are they?

well bowtech offers the sentinel in a 30.5 in draw, the 82 airborne in 30.5 and the swat in 31. So there are 3 choices. I have only shot the sentinel and 82 airborne though. the sentinel is fairly smooth a bump at the peak of the cam but many dual cam bows have that but there is literally almost now vibration after the shot. the airborne is a speed bow if that's what your looking for. fairly smooth for a speed bow I was close to buying one over the admiral but something pulled me to the admiral but I only have a 29 in. and I liked the shorter ATA length. Mathews also offer at least one LD bow. Between bowtech, mathews, and hoyt you should be able to find something in your LD length that you enjoy shooting. Good Luck

You will need at least a 30" to be comfortable. Im 6'2-3 and i shoot a 30"

thanks guys... i am trying to buy a bow from one of the big three, but i'm not close minded to buying one from another company if i really like it. i'm trying to keep the price tag under 550 or so. most of the 09s go about 700-800. is there anywhere i can get ahold of bows that are a year or two old? some website or something? the proshops around here have a pretty limited selection.

If I had your stats my preference would be the 82nd Airborne. I'm a little smaller at 5'9" so I will be getting the junior model of that in the Air Raid. I am Bowtech loyal though.

If you are dead set on spending under 600 than you might want to check out some of the big box shops like Gander Mountain, Bass Pro, or Cabelas. I know that my local Gander Mountain has a 30% clearance sale on all of thier bows right now but it only has one Diamond Marquis left, normally $699 on sale for $490. That would be a great deal also.

Give yours a call and see if they have the same sort of sale.

BH87: Go on ebay. You'll be suprised the bow deals and any variety you want. I got my Browning 08 bow off there last year and saved around 50$ on a brand new bow. I always make sure that I order from a pro shop type place and not just joe shmo, but u should be able to find 08s and some 07s yet that these places have never sold. It's worth a shot to check it out.

Have the Pro Shop measure your wing span, and divide it by 2.5 That will give you a very close place to start. For hunting IMOit's better to be a little short than too long. It's all about wing span, not necessarily height.

I have a friend that is 2" shorter than I am yet shoots a 1" longer draw. His arms go down to his knees[8D]

Bows I would suggest you take a hard look at are:

1. BowTech Sentinel
2. Ross Carnivore 34
3. Ross Carnivore 37

Good luck!!

Dan