Bam went the bow
 

What in the heck just happened. went outside to practice shooting my mathews Q2, shot 3 arrows and they grouped nicely. On the next set of three, I pulled back and it made a moderately loud snap. I looked at the bow and noticed the arm connected to the pulley had cracked in a way in which it looked delaminated. Whatever the case, it is shot and my bow season is likely over this yr unless you can help convince me this is repairable in short order and I can get the bow dialed back in quickly.

Any idea what happened? What causes this to happen? I had no warning. The strings and everything else on the bow seem fine even though some of these parts are starting to get old at 6-7 yrs. Pls advise, I'm not sure what to do and the season just started.

I really don't know what caused it to do that, but I know how you feel. I messed up my bow yesterday and i hope to have it fixed by opening weekend. Good luck

I know the feeling least week my Hoyt left go. All kinds of issues. They sent it back to Hoyt and the dealer told me that he has no idea when I will get it back.
I can't bowless! I bought a new one that night. I bought a new Bowtech Destroyer. A little hard to swallow that kind of money but I had to do something.

Hope you have better results than I did!!

well, i went to matthews and saw they offer a limited lifetime, so the arm (limb), may be covered but my season may still be shot. I'm still interested in some feedback to the original post, but additionally, where is the serial number. I've been looking over the bow and can't find the number. I remember registering it when new but sure can't find the numbers at this point. It is a 2000-2004 series bow. thx

You just had a limb delaminate. No big deal except for the timing for you. Happens all the time to all makes and models.

If you bought it new and are the original owner then it will be covered under warranty except for the shops labor. If you get it in to a Mathews dealer quick it takes about 10 days to get limbs to the shop from Mathews assuming that the shop would order them that day. They will not be camo though... they will be matte black.

The serial number is located on the back side of the riser right up under the bottom limb pocket.

Typical Mathews limb break. Probably split right down the center from the cam grove I'd assume.

That is the weak point in a solid limb bow, and since they use cheaper limbs it will happen from time to time. No biggie tho as big bulls said, they will take care of u!

Did it look like this???

http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e3...1/65a63daf.jpg

Ok, thx for the input. I will call the dealer today and hope my records for registration are correct. The only disappointing thing I've read so far is the black limb. Why in the world would they send me a black limb vs. camo. That will look ridiculous and devalule the bow if i were ever to sell it. I wonder if they will send me two lmibs vs. one so they at least match...

Our archery season is about 4 weeks and we are two weeks into the season, so by the time i get the bow back, it's over. The whole thing is a bit disappointing but doesn't sound uncommon.

Yes, the pic attached is what my limb looks like, thanks for sharing.

I called two local authorized dealers and they are closed on monday's. Can anyone tell me appx how much this repair should cost me assuming the limb is under warranty but labor is not. I also will do the string replacement, peep and a new loop. As far as i know, shouldn't need to do anything else. Just ballpark price pls

look, my buddy got his pecker caught in the cam one time, had to break the bow to get his junk out...i went to the bow shop, told the guy the story, he called mathews, they over nighted him 2 new limbs, he put them on, and 3 days later i was shooting...total cost..$25, for the shop to put it back together. my bow anyways, has a lifetime warranty on the limbs, it is a mafews

The black limbs will actually(my opinion here) probably look pretty dang good. I really like the black/camo look. Anyways, the reason they do that is bc when the mass produce a bow, they can't keep producing limbs forever for it. They will build a large overhead of the cheapest sets they can for warranty repair situations like yours.

Cost: not much if anything on the limbs. I'd say less than 30 especially if u get the new string. A new strin will cost u anywhere between 40-100$ tho depending on what brand etc. 30$ ish to install, tune, and reset your loop ad peep. I'd say to expect around 100$ depending on the shop for everything.

OMG that's hilarious! You have some of the funniest buddies I've read about on the net. And you're so nonchalant about how he broke the bow...no explanation on why he had his pecker there to begin with.

(I know he was blowing smoke up the shop's butt, but still a funny story).

dude, its a true story..how i got my bow, he said come get it, he cant even look at it..so i did..
he was shooting in his living room through the hallway into the office, when he drew the bow back, the cam grabbed his sweat pants and reeled it all in, when he let go, it went back through the other way, he had to re-draw the bow to release his junk, that was after he cracked both limbs tryin to break it off his junk.

ouch!! Thats going to leave a mark!!
Kinda made me a little queezy just trying to picture how that could happen!

The real story probably goes something like this.

Halfbaked420: "Dude you wanna take our 4:20 afternoon break and we'll shoot some more of those arrow thingies when we're done"?

HB's Friend: "Oh crap, I just spilled the dirty water from the skull bong on my sweatpants".

Halfbaked420: "Hey dude, I just had a thought, since we're shootin bows like the cave men did, we'll just shoot with no pants on, it'll be a blast".

HB's Friend: "Awwww sweeeeet that's an awesome idea halfbaked420, lets do it". :rock::rock::rock:

Heh...the fact that this point alone doesn't seem out of place to you is funny all by itself. :D

Sticks and Stones
 

will break your bones. So will compound bows that just blow up.


I have an older bow as a backup, especially just before or during hunting season. When you look at the construction of the bow with the bending bow, the string, and the pulleys, it's a wonder they last six weeks.

I shoot from my kitchen into a spare bedroom all the time.

well i myself shoot from the office through the hallway into the livin room..cant really think of a better spot, honestly

Back yard? ;)

na, if something were to go wrong, an arrow could kill someone, as i live inside a city, and have neighbors all around...now and then i will go shoot in a utility easement nearby

Hehe..yeah, I was mostly joking around, as I realize not everybody is lucky enough to have woods behind their house. Safety first...

If you can afford it go get yourself a Z7 or a Destroyer and be done with it. When your bow is fixed keep it for a spare or sell it.