Best bow
 

What do you guys think is the best bow and why?

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Judging by many folks' feedback already, I have no doubt that one of THE most exciting and impressive machines in the industry is the '06 Hoyt flagship...... the new TRYKON

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Best at what? No bow is best for everything. For instance, which has the lowest shock? How about the quietest? Someone might want the fastest or the best for target shooting. Another might want the one with the best brace height for forgiveness or the best for hunting out of tight quarters, like blinds or dense treestands. Many want the bow with the best manufacturer service. Another might want the best for carrying many miles in the backcountry (lightest).

You have to define "best", and even then it will be debatable as to which bow might fit. For me, it's the one with the best grip. Note, I didn't say the one that feels most comfortable. That is not best. I want repeatable. After that, I want a very high brace height and a bow that I can hold steady. This takes some hands-on to determine.

My best bow, is not likely to be your best bow, which is not likely to be most other's best bow. This is why so many manufacturers can do well in the marketplace. There are many "best" bows.

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Hard to remember when IL Cornfed used to be one of the biggest Mathews fanatics on the boards. 'Course you used to banter with PABowhntr about his Hoyts, and now he is shooting Bowtechs. The times they do change.[8D]

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The Trkon may be the most technalogically advanced bow on the market right now and love mine but personal preferances are just that. There are many nice bows out there.

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Yep, lotsa good bows out there. Having said that, here's my new personal hunting favorite, the 2006Merlin XS--

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Oops wrong pic (but it's still a good one)...let's try this--

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So straightarrow, which bow has the best grip?? I appreciate a good grip and often wonder if my bowtech shouldn't have a better one.

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The best grip for me, is not neccessarily the best for everyone else. Even a poor grip can be shot well by a person dedicated to practice.

For me personally, I want a grip that is very flat and angular. This allows me to place my hand in precisely the same spot every time. Therefore, it's typically a bow with wood side plates, and a flat metal riser for the rear part of the grip area. The popular, small rounded wood grips are real comfortable, but I have a difficult time repeatedly getting the same hand placement with most of them. Comfort does not get the job done, repeatability does.

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So, for you which bow gives you the most consistant grip?

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LOL, I don't believe in promoting bow brands online. It is my true belief that a person can hardly go wrong with his selection today (as far as shootability goes). With the exception of a few far-out new brands I've seen, they all have their place.

Each person should determine two or three most features that are important to them and then pick the bow based on those attributes. For me, it's the grip and the brace height. If I like everything about the bow, except the grip, I've been known to take the factory grip off and shoot straight off the riser (sometimes adding a little tape).

There may be several bow models with grips that I would like better than what I'm using now, and I wouldn't want to suggest that there aren't better ones out there. There are simply too many new models each year to keep up with everything that's available.

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No bow is as strong builtas my Accu-Riser II
No bow has a betterfinish than my Accu-Riser II
No bow has better limbs than my Accu-Riser II
No bow has better cams than my Accu-Riser II
No current bow is better looking than my Accu-Riser II
Nothing much left to prove; I rest my case on which bow is best. ;)
Thought it was about time ol' Sag returned to Bowtechbbs to stir the pot.


Sag.

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Wow! This just goes to show you... I really do believe that Bowtech puts the absolute best factory grip on their bows of ANY company out there; they're almost perfect to me!!!

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I don't know what IS the best bow out there, but I just got a whisper creek innovator. I shot it today for the first time and it is much better than my old PSE. It is the best bow i have ever shot!