HuntingNet.com Forums - **BowTech Liberty......I SHOT ONE! :-) **

I finally got my hands on one at a local shop, and seeing as how I ordered one sight unseen I was very interested and actually a little nervous at how this bow would feel, look, and perform. Well, I' m not nervous anymore.....;):D
This isn' t a review, as I only got to spend about 10-15 minutes playing with it, but I thought that there would be some guys who might like to hear what I found.

Initial Impressions:
1. The new camo looks awesome: Mossy Oak “Obsession” Lots of contrast and transferred very well, nice clear sharp pattern. Good choice. I' ve never seen it before, but you guys are really going to like it.
2. Cam and idler are big! The pictures don’t do it justice, but the diameter is much larger than the set on a typical “I” cam bow. Maybe a bit bigger than what' s on a Mathews Legacy.
3. Riser is REALLY machined nice! You also can’t really tell from the pictures we’ve seen but the “flats” of the riser are beveled in entire areas as well as each individual cut-out. Looks really sharp, and even side by side with a 2003 Patriot it just looked “refined”. Hard to describe, you just need to see them.
4. The balance was great, no top heavy or bottom heavy anything, just a nice neutral balance. It also felt solid and tight, limb pockets were nice and tight, and I couldn’t see any gaps etc. I didn’t get to play with the pivoting limb pockets themselves but they are going to be a great addition. Always liked the Hoyt version and these look to operate much the same way.
5. Grip seemed a bit different? But I’m not sure……still that nice slender 2003 style but I think it had a little more medium wrist and not the straight down feel of last years. I really liked it. It was a laminated camo style that matched the bow well.
Just a sweet looking bow!......so far so good.:)

Now the good stuff, So how did it shoot?:

Well first I will tell you about how it draws….. No big hump, or stacking at the end of the draw, just a nice smooth steady pull dropping mildly into a nice valley…..draw stop makes it the typical “I” cam (Infinity Cam)style rock solid wall. Draw cycle was very different from the " I" cam.

I drew it once and thought, “Yep that’s smooth[:-].
I drew it again and tried to get a number in my head of what it felt like VS a Patriot with it’s “I” cam. I thought “HMmmm..... If that was a Patriot it’s about 63#”

Well I threw it on the scale to measure and my eyes about popped out of my head, [:o] it was 75#!!! I’m not exaggerating one bit , it felt like low 60’s tops. I couldn’t believe it was 75#!! The guy at the shop just smiled.
I grabbed some ICS-400’s that happened to weigh exactly 375grs(I weighed them before shooting because I' m like that:D) and headed to the range.

I couldn’t believe what I was seeing, hearing and feeling…….at 75# and a very light 5grs/lb of draw weight this was STILL easily the quietest bow I have ever shot. It was WHISPER quiet. It just SAT there after the shot, no vibration, recoil……NOTHING. Bare bow at 75#!!! I actually had to go back to the scale to make sure I didn’t misread the draw weight.

The new Hush Kit silencers and VibraBlocks seemed to work terrific! Much better than the 2003 version. (The new 2004 Vibrablocks are NOT the ones shown in the picture above, the new ones look very different)
There was absolutely no twang or string vibration at all. even just plucking the string you could feel that they worked, just that nice dull thud and no twang.
I didn’t have any sights on the bow and I was just shooting at a big blank bale but I didn’t want to put the thing down! I can’t imagine what a mid to heavy weight arrow would feel like!? This was on a range where sound echos and every bow sounds louder.......well it sounded like a longbow!
This was simply the most pleasant shooting bow I’ve ever shot. I didn’t get to chrono it but as their chrono was down, but it really seemed to be zipping the arrows in there with authority.
Obviously I’m a little partial to BowTech to begin with, but I can also appreciate bows from other manufacturers……I’m telling you I was STUNNED with how this bow shot.
I know I' m giving the Liberty all the praise here as it was the bow I was most interested in (since I have one ordered) but I also shot the Pro40 Freedom cam! Same experience.......quiet, smooth and quick. Very much like the Liberty, just longer ATA with an 1" higher brace height. Awesome bow, I wish I had the cash to order one for 3D right now. Stupid X-mas![:@]:D

You guys who want a smooth drawing , shooting bow? Oh my just wait until you shoot one. I can only imagine what a 70# or a 65# Liberty feels like!? You are going to give up a bit of the BowTech trademark speed with the Freedom cam (it' s still very respectable), but I just can' t emphasize how smooth this bow drew and shot! I was honestly amazed, just amazed especially considering the specs I shot it at.
I have mine on order and I’m telling you it simply can’t get here fast enough now.[8D]