factors for me getting a mathews: i had the choice of mathews or hoyt as i wanted top of the line. i hated the xtec riser and the grip, and solid limbs are more accurate, although the hoyt's are very quiet. bowtech is an hour away. although so was the mathews dealer, i chose him because he was cheaper than the nearest mathews dealer, i was recommended to him by one of the best bowhunters in southern wisconsin, and my dad gets over there on business alot. the LX fit me better than any bow i've ever shot, so it was an easy choice.

slayer

Mathews Ultra-Max
28"
Goldtips
100 gr Shockwaves
Impact Cosmic
Old prong rest (don't remember mfg)


It still makes me laugh how some folks who don't own one, spend so much time and energy in a thread that ask for input from Mathews shooters. I would be nice if they could Mmmmmmmmmmmm....
Mmmmmmmmmmmmmm... Mmmmmmmmmm..mind there own buisness.

Dayton

Just found this place. Very nice. I vowed for a few years that I'd never own a Mathews because it seemed that if you didn't shoot Mathews, you might just as well not shoot. I practically live at the archery shop and last year we were talking about Hoyt and Mathews. This was right when both manufacturers were bashing each other in magazine ads. I shot a ProLine New Wave and Buckmaster at the time and we were talking about hand shock. I told the owner that I was never conscious of hand shock as I was concentrating so deeply on the shot. He handed me a Mathews I forget which model and I shot a few arrows. Then I shot a different model, again I forget the model but it was their speedster for last year. I could feel the difference in the two. Then I shot an LX. Then I sold my Buckmaster and hung my Proline and bought the LX. I swore I would never buy a Mathews, but never is a long time. My LX is without a doubt the smoothest drawing, smoothest shooting one cam I've ever touched. Awful quiet to boot. I have been converted and can't wait until October.

welcome aboard bow4life. to this board and to the often attacked mathews boat.

SHOOT WHAT YA LIKE AND LIKE WHAT YA SHOOT!!

I'd love to know where you guys get the idea that these threads are only for certain people or particular opinions. It is not against the posting guidelines to lead a topic onto another bowhunting tangent. However, it is against the rules to take personal jabs at others, yet that's done all the time.

Well this statement right here qualified me to join in the festivities


Since I have had a Mathews and worked on several of them, I feel like that qualifies me for the discussion topic, especially considering it is ohiohunter's thread and that's the dempgraphic that he asked for input from.

It's smart a_ _ es like you who give Mathew shooters a bad attitude !

If I'm one of the "bad apples" as you say then your definatley the worm creating the bad apples!

Pretty hypocritical statement! I as with all "Mathews shooters" I know could care less what anyone else shoots , their all good , but apparently not everyone feels that way , eh spunky?

Have a nice day!

Then does that make me a tree, or the thing eating the apple?

How unfortunate for so many.

I've been a gun hunter for 23 years and last year decided to extend my hunting season by getting into archery.

I did a lot of research on riser height, axle-to-axle length, reflex geometry, etc. I learned how each of these factors affects the arrow flight - and more importantly, how they affect the shooter.

I shot nearly every brand of bow I could find on the market - if it was at a bow shop in the area, I tried it.

Now, from a "rookie" perspective, I didn't know which was "better" - I only knew what was more QUIET and which was more COMFORTABLE for me.

Guess what ? I bought the best bow I could afford. I've practiced at reduced draw weight to get used to pulling a bow. Then I turned it up a notch and practiced more. Then up a little more poundage, and a lot more practice. I have no doubt that I will take a deer with it this season - my first with a bow.

The brand ?

It's a "itdon'tmatteraslongasiamminthewoodshunting".

Oh, and by the way - Nissan is better than Toyota (sorry - I had to - I got tired of the Chevy/Ford/Dodge debate)

Lol i am pretty impressed with the new nissan trucks.

You could all save yourselves a lot of problems if you just shot a hoyt!