My friend is wanting to get rid of his bow and buy a bowtech. We have been reading up on the different styles and we somewhat know what the better ones to buy are. Does anyone have any recommendations on bowtechs?? He is only going to buy a bowtech though. Thank you.

brodie.......if I knew what your friend wants in a bow( Speed, smooth,quiet,short ATA etc.) and what he intends to hunt/shoot with it I could better point you in the right direction.

My friend is looking for a fast bow with a nice smooth draw. He has been looking at the mightymite. He has a 28 1/2 inch draw length. As far as ATA goes.... he wants to keep it on the shorter end. Not too short but average.

Mighty Mite is a good shorty bow, but if your friend wants to keep it on the "Average" ATA side have him seriously consider the Patriot single cam.
It has a little more ATA but is still a pretty short bow by anyones standard.....however due to the geometry of the riser/limbs the bow feels and aims like a much longer bow. Very stable quiet and quite fast.......your friend should expect 300ish with a normal string load at 5grs/lb of draw weight.
With it's IBO rated speed over 320fps he will still have terrific speed with a hunting weight arrow even at 28.5" draw.
The bow draws smoothly, and has an extremely low amount of recoil and vibration especially considering the energy it puts out.
The Mighty Mite will have a little more "Thump" due to riser design and limb angles as well as a lighter mass weight.

Start there, and shoot a bunch.......I have a feeling he might end up right where he starts. But then again something else might really just feel like the bow for him.
Patriot SC sounds like it would be right up his alley though.

Hey Matt... Thanks for your imput. It helps a lot and i will definitely consider your imput when I talk to him next. He was looking at the patriot as well but he wasnt too sure what he was looking for at the time. I have question for myself. Im shooting carbon Gold Tip arrows but i do not have broadheads yet. Ive seen reviews about different broadheads but nothing really helpful to me. Help me please. I do not know what i should shoot. Im shooting whitetail.

You're welcome......just like it helped to know what your friend wanted in a bow, I need to know as much about your current bow set-up as you can provide to even consider recommending a direction to look in with respect to broadheads.

Bow
Draw weight
Draw length
Arrow weight/speed
Fletch style
etc.

These will help a lot......

I have a high country carbon 4 runner... but i had the riser replaced so i have the aluminum riser that was put on the regular 4 runner. My draw weight is 65lbs and length is 29 1/2 inches. As far as arrow weight and speed.... I dont know how to find this. I have the Gold Tip XT5575. It has +/- 0.003 real little under the name. The feathers on it spiral gradually as they travel down the arrow. The are just the regular feathers that come on the arrows. It was shooting around 275 fps over season. I am new at hunting with a bow so I may have future questions. But I am holding my arrows now and everything i see on them i have explained. I also dont know what to shoot for weight on the broadheads. Im not sure what the field tips are so any weight would be ok and i will just adjust my sight with the weight. Thank you.

jbrodie7,

I'll tell you what, asking Matt about archery is a great step into the sport. He is a great guy that has tons of experience. As far as your buddy goes, also have him look at the Liberty. It isn't as fast as the other BowTechs, but it is pretty good. I have a Liberty, set at 29.5" draw and 71# draw weight, shooting my hunting set-up, with a 405 grain arrow I am getting 281 f.p.s., with a 430 grain arrow I am getting around 274-275 f.p.s. That is still PLENTY fast and packs a punch for just about any animal you are going to hunt.

As far as b-heads go, two of the "time tested" b-heads that have earned great reputations are the Muzzys and the N.A.P. Thunderheads. Since you said you are shooting feathers, a 100 grain b-head will be good for you. The Thunderhead is the sharpest b-head I have ever messed around with, but, the Muzzys are stronger. The Motec G5's are more expensive b-heads, but they are one solid piece of metal and they have made a great reputation for themselves!!!! Check out some b-heads and find some that interest you. If you have any friends that hunt, and they have some b-heads, try them out and see what works!!

I was looking at gold tips which combine expandable blades and fixed blades. Would these be ok or should I stay away from these blades?? Do you prefer fixed over expandables or does it make much of a difference??

Awwwww shucks Jason....... Thanks for the compliments.......now quit sucking up.

Brodie, the HCA Four Runner (especially the MX-1 cam) is a pretty fast bow in its own right......And at 65# and 29.5" draw you have plenty of energy to shoot a good majority of the broadheads on the market.

KE (Kinetic Energy) is a very important component of penetration and proper broadhead choice......you should have ample kinetic energy.

Since you are a beginner, I am torn as to what I should recommend. A proper arrow/bow tune is important to get the most out of any broadhead, however it is even more important with respect to Fixed blade broadheads........I could go the easy route and say shoot a certain good mechanical broadhead which flies like a target point, but I'm going to go the other way.
If you want to learn how to tune arrows for broadhead flight, I am going to recommend a fixed style head .....the basics that you will learn by tuning fixed blade broadheads will give you the foundation for understanding the "How's and Why's" of bow and arrow tuning.
You have an entire off season to play, and you are going to learn a TON of information. Todays magazines and internet etc make the learning curve a lot quicker than even when I started bowhunting almost 20 years ago.

The 2 that Buck Magnet suggested, in the Muzzy 100gr and the NAP 100gr Thundehead probably account for more game taken than any other heads made.
You will want 2 sets of blades as well......a practice set and a hunting set that only sees the light of day when you are hunting.
But don't sweat the broadhead stuff just yet, get to know your bow in and out, what it can do, your abilities how it works, why it works etc etc.

Here is a link to a great website that has arrow weight and KE calculators and a ton of other good stuff and links:
www.bowjackson.com

Play around on there a bit, and stay with us on this forum until next season......I don't want to get more in depth than that right now because the season is so far away. Just shoot the bow a lot, practice as much as you can.
All the info you need you will pick up along the way, and hopefully by next season you'll be ready to rock.