I'm interested in a new bow, but getting more confused all the time. My question is, what bow is #1. What bow is the quietest, #2. Which is the smoothest? All of the pro shops have a different answer. Of course their bow is the one that best answers my question. Anyone out there able to help me out?

What are some of the things you are looking for in a bow? What brand of dealers do you have in your area. I think it is important to buy their brands so you can get technical help or warranty work done when needed. What are you planning to do with it? Hunt, targets or 3-D or all of them?

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I'm interested in a new bow, but getting more confused all the time. My question is, what bow is #1. What bow is the quietest, #2. Which is the smoothest? All of the pro shops have a different answer. Of course their bow is the one that best answers my question. Anyone out there able to help me out?
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I've looked at Darton, BowTec, Hoyt, Diamond, Martin, Mathews, Bear, Buckmasters, PSE, & of course they al have the best bow. I am mostly interested in a hunting bow, that is quiet, & smooth shooting. So I guess I want the quiestest, smoothest, most forgiving bow to shoot that I can buy.
Maybe not the quietest, or smoothest, or the most forgiving, but the one that fits this critera the best

I personally think the quietest shooting bows are mathews and the top of line hoyts. I also thing the some of the mathews models are the most shock free bows I have shot, but they are also not as fast as the others. I think the smoothest bow to draw are dartons CPS cams, or any wheel bow. As far as the most forgiving, that will depend on the individual and how well the bow fits that person.

Paul

I would &quot;mirror&quot; Paul's comments. The Darton CPS cam is probably the smoothest (barring round wheels) of the cam systems currently available....but it is not the quietest (unless some Sims equip. is added).

A Mathews Straightline Maxcam I or II equipped bow is almost as smooth and much quieter (bare bow)....followed closely by any Hoyt Excel cam equipped bow....

...at least in my experience.

You are right Frank, the dartons are not real quiet, or shock free for that matter. But they don't cost 700 bucks either. I would compare the noise and feel of most dartons to the mathews ultra 2. That bows pretty quick, but at a price for sure. Out of all the bows I shot last summer shopping around the one I could draw the most weight on was the parker ul31. I pulled 70# at 28&quot;. usually my max is around 65 at 26 or 27 inches. It had a fair amount of kick to it also, but what do you expect for a bow that weighs under 3 lbs.

I still don't know what I want yet. I want to look at the bowtechs before I really make a decision. I just can't find anyone in my area that stocks them.

Paul

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I'm interested in a new bow, but getting more confused all the time. My question is, what bow is #1. What bow is the quietest, #2. Which is the smoothest? All of the pro shops have a different answer. Of course their bow is the one that best answers my question. Anyone out there able to help me out?
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Thanks for all of your help, it is gratly appreciated! I went & shot several bows today & came up with about the smae idea. Price is really not an issue at this time for me, but by the time I get around to buying a bow it might be. There are still a couple of bows that I havn't got to yet. The Darton Mag 33, & Bow Tech's mity mite I didn't shoot. I also never shot the SQ2, but did shot the MQ bow which is 34 ATA. It was a little smoother than Hoyt's Havoc Tec, & a little quiter at several more pounds. The MQ was set at 73, & the Hoyt was around 65.
I have a friend that has an older Darton Maverick quad limb that is just as quiet & just as smooth, but is only set at 57lbs.
All opinions are valued greatly guys. Thanks much, & good hunting to you.

if you want quite the new mathews legacy will be hard to top.

Take a look at the Hoyt VorTec in a dual cam.....

Good Luck,
John

It sounds like the new Mathews Legacy could indeed be one of the very smoothest.I consider my Q2 to be a smooth drawing bow and everyone knows that they are pretty much shock free