jsasker

They sure are some great looking bows and i have heard they are of the highest quality--might have to see if i can test drive one this summer.

Pinwheel 12

I think there are a fewother manufacturers'loyal fansthat suffer from this malady far worse than Merlins' does, but we won't mention any names out of RESPECT.

It would be nice if they in turn showed some also.

Matt / PA

On a personal note I think that Gibblet's quote is out of line. Anyone who knows anything about archery and brand loyalty knows that there is a something in EVERY bow manufacturers grips that when leaked out causes them to turn into arses (probably a more accurate statement would be to say "brought out what is already there")......there seems to be about a 5-10% standard across the board.

Unfortunately that small percentage is usually the most vocal and annoying.......believe me there are times when I wish I could send telepathic messages to a very small percentage of our supporters when it's clear a large amount of that grip juice has leaked out.

That said, Merlin certainly makes a fine piece of equipment with some quality people associated with them, they deserve the same attention and head to head comparison as any manufacturer when considering a new bow. It's unfortunate that many won't due to a real or perceived lack of opportunity.

gibblet

oh matt, i'm touched, you're thinking about me.

Sagittarius

gibblet,

I have nothing to say against you.
You said, my bow is beautiful so you're ok with me. LOL
Seriously though, have you seen a new Merlin in person ?
I believe, you would think they're pretty cool if you did.
Well maybe you would.
I used to tout the Accu-Riser more than I should and probably turned a few off to it.
Maybe, the grip leaked out on me too.


Sag.

Matt / PA

I knew you would be Gib, you're welcome.......

gibblet

now i can take some ribbing, and give it, and it was a little jab at the shooters, not the bows.i sure hope they can take it. if you dig up pinwheels announcement thread about the '06 merlins you'll see i'm one of the first ones to comment on how beautiful they are. and every time sag posts a pic of that accu-riser my tongue pops out of my mouth and i tell him its one of the nicest looking bows i've ever seen.

pin knows i've contacted him wondering where i could get my hands on one to shoot.

so, please, give me a shot in the ribs, and for pete's sake don't take any wise cracks i say personal. i surely don't mean them that way.

ijimmy

I hope Im in the 10% , I know as far as intellegence goes ,,,, well you get the picture

Rob/PA Bowyer

Thanks Pinwheel12, after following your posts over these years, I've been anxious to shoot the Merlins...in fact I would have added them to the list of Allegiance, Tribute, Trykon and Switchback I just put through paces for a couple hours and bought the Trykon only to put it back and take the Allegiance.....The Merlin line appears awesome. Thanks again...

jsasker

How about some pics to show everyone what they have this year?