I am looking at buying my first bow and I had the PSE fire flite 33 or the PSE Nova SU in mind. A friend pointed out the Nova had two cams which the Fire flite had one. Is one cam preferrable over two cams? What is the difference? Is harder to tune a bow with two cams?

I have a friend with the Fire Flite andI had the Nova. GET THE FIRE FLITE!!!

Look up the benefits of the single cam--on google! They are the best way to go--much more accurate! The Fire Flite is worth the little extra money.

I sold my Nova and bought a Browning Rage one cam. I like that one as much as the Fire Flite.

My vote goes for the Browning Rage One or the Fire Flite. Those are some of my favorite bows.

Never heard that a single cam is more accurate. There is an advantage to double cams. When creep tuned, they can be setup to be more forgiving. Yes, string stretch can put the cams out of time, but they are out of time evenly. Where a single cam, you are putting one cam out of time.

I have both. I like both. My double cam mohave is more forgiving (probably due to 42" axle to axle), than my liberty, and its faster.

Neither is more accurate than the other. Each has it's own advantages. In fact, there are many types of cams out there now and it's getting more difficult to categorize the different cams.

A single cam is probably the easiest for the average archer to keep tuned - if he puts on a string that won't creep. That's a very important "if". Most don't spend the money for that premium string. When a single cam goes "out of tune", you can simply adjust nock height, and end up with an accurate shooting bow. You may have lost efficiency or the bow may be louder, but you do not need to synchronize two cams. For the average archer without a bow press, this is the easiest to handle in my opinion.

It is important to check for string creep by periodically carefully measuring ATA, brace height, and nock position. Then check it against measurements that you recorded when the bow was tuned perfectly.

Yep, same as a dual cam. No different.

outdoorslover i bought a rage one about a month ago and love it.i looked at a few bows in that low price range and the rage one was the way to go very smooth,very quiet and fast enough for my hunting needs.i put on a trophy taker pronghorn rest,impact archery's 1 pin sight with a added hind-sight,limbsaver stabilizer limb dampers and string silencers,a string loop and kisser button.shooting carbon express cx edge hunter arrows with blazer fletchings.all set up for under $500 very happy!

I like the one cam

My first question would be WHERE are you going to get this bow? From a local shop, cabela's or over the internet? If it is over the internet I say don't get any of them, go to a local shop and see what they can do for you.

If you live near a cabela's or Bass Pro shop and are thinking of getting one there (these are bows normally offered by companies like this) I would be a bit hesitant. I have seen some pretty scary set ups come from both. I live near a cabela's and relitively close to a Bass Pro. Gander Mountian is about the same. It will really depend on who is helping you. Sometimes it is someone that knows what they are doing, others it's just some kid or guy they stuck back there with little or no training and experience in archery.

Of course I have seen some so called Pro Shops that were the same way.

I looked on cabela's website since they carry both these bows and have a deal with PSE. I personally like the Nova SU better. I will admit when you said Nova I wasn't that impressed. And when you mentioned Fire Flight I was thinking the Firestorm (Which is a pretty decent bow actually). After looking at both I feel the Nova is the better bow. It seems they have come a long way in the past few years. I was thinking really cheap bow with small round wheels and little adjustment.

I would not concern yourself with the cam systems, they all work and can be just as accurate, or inacurate depending on how they are set up and how you shoot them. It used to be dual cams had poor back walls with large valleys and low let offs. Not the case anymore, most have decent walls to draw against with higher let offs if that is what you want.

Not to mention the cams on the Nova look very adjustable for draw length and offer you more leeway on draw weight. And the extra Axle to Axle length would be nice as well.

In my honest opinion I would not get either, if you wanted a base line PSE I would be looking at the Dakota SU instead. The same cam system, but 7 1/2 inches of brace height and 40 inches of ATA with a 302 IBO speed (not that I would beleive that though). This looks like a much better beginner bow to me. Keep in mind I have never handled any of them. If I get to Cabela's anytime soon I may make it a point to check these bows out.


I say shoot all three of them and see which you like the best. I would shoot some other brands as well if you can.

Paul

Thanks for all the responses. Paul, I was looking at Cabelas to purchases those bows. Where I live there isnt a pro shop near by and I would appreciate feedback if you ever get to check out both the bows. The thing I like about the Nova SU is the adjustability, I have a short draw length (26) being only 5ft 4, my draw pull I was interested in is 50-60.

What do you consider "near by"? Even if you had to drive 60 or 70 miles to find a good pro shop it would be better than ordering one sight unseen with no service available and never having shot it.

And if you don't have a shop near by how do you know what your draw length is? That sounds about right though. I am 5'3" and shoot around 26 inches.

I really suggest finding a shop, that way they can make sure the bow fits you and they can give you some tips or lessons maybe on your form if you are a new archer. Cabela's will just ship you a bow and that is where it ends pretty much. Unless you live near one, then they will help you out in the store. It would be better than nothing.

If you order one I suggest looking at Hunters Friend, I hear good things about them.

Paul