No I don't own a Matthews so I don't know a whole lot about them but I wonder...............with their success as a company, and their cams touted so highly by their followers, why don't they design a cam that is adjustable in draw length and keep the same letoff? I looked at an LX, (only one left in the shop), and pulled it at the pre-set 30" draw at 80% letoff. Felt good at full draw(selling point). If I were to buy that bow it would have be perfect because it could be adjusted to 29.5" at 65%........just right for me!!!

Now, what if my draw length was 30"..........I would be forced to shoot 80%......something I hate. Why doesn't Matthews change this?

You know that is a good question, but they have never made a cam that hass been able to asjust the draw length, that is the selling point for other companies, they keep with their original ideas, and come up with new ideas to make the cam better! If you like the 65% letoff, then order an LX with that Letoff! I am not sure where you got the idea from about that, but all the Mathews LX draw lengths are available in 65% or 80% letoff, but if you wanted to shoot 29.5" then you would be shooting 80% because if you go down .5" then your letoff changes, I shoot 80% and if I went down I would be shooting 65%!

LX
The Mathews LX features the new HP (High Performance) Single Cam - it is the Least Complex, Most Advanced cam ever engineered! The HP cam is a sealed ball bearing cam with 65% and 80% let-off adjustable.

Note: When changing let-off you are also adjusting the draw by 1/2" If you switch from 65% to 80% you will gain 1/2". And when switching from 80% to 65% you will lose 1/2".

The LX also features our new V-Lock Zero Tolerance Limb System.
Specifications
IBO Rating
(FPS) (approx.) 317 at 65%
315 at 80%
AMO Rating
(FPS) (approx.) 240 at 65%
238 at 80%
Cam(s) High Performance Cam
Draw Weight 40, 50, 60, 70 lbs.
Draw Length 25-30 in. Half Sizes 25.5 - 29.5 in.
Axle to Axle Length
(approx) 35 in.
Brace Height
(approx.) 6 5/8 in.
Riser Length 24.5 in.
Physical Weight
(approx.) 4.25 lbs.
Letoff (%) 65% or 80%
String/Cable Length String 98 5/8" Cable 37 5/8"

Depending on what draw length you get (half sizes or whole sizes) the mathews are adjustable .5", I shoot at 27" I can go down to 26.5", your case, you shoot a 29.5" bow, the proshop guy has to do something with the cam to get it to go down! It can only be adjusted down! I would go back and have him re-do the cam!

You would order a bow with a 30" draw @ 65%. It would be able to adjust to 30.5 @ 80% if you like.

The LX only goes to a 30" draw !! At that draw you can get a 80 % which is adjustable.......but going to 65% by changing the set screw you lose .5" of draw(backing you down to 29.5") OR you can order it with a 30" 65% let off cam(which is not adjustable and only 65%) !!

Also Mathews does not offer adjustable cams mainly because peak performance is affected by adjustments ( backing a 30" down to 28" would not perform as well as a cam designed specifically for 28" draw) !

And Mathews does have a slightly adjustable cam that is quickly being phased out . The original Max cam is adjustable within an inch . It has 3 settings which increase/decrease draw length by a half inch per adjustment. All the straightline cams are draw length specific !

I hope that helps !!

That would be my comment as well. By offering a different cam for each inch or half of draw length Mathews can optimize the force draw curve for each draw length thus giving the "best" storage and release of energy for any given draw length.

It's also how they deliver straight and level nock travel...

i dont know much about them either other then they cost to much

LOL, you get a lot of bow for money nowadays with all the technology, I would rather spend good money on a good bow, and possibly not have to buy another bow ever! But it is unlikely that that will ever happen!

We have all seen the mathews adds , comparing nock travel to hoyts . I beleive most of us blew their claims off as bull , thinking they just want to sell bows and ditz the compitition . But some of what I've reed sugests that if you want straight and level nock travel with a single cam bow you nead to have a cam for every draw length , the ones that have modules wount provide as strait or as level nock travel when they get out of the length they were origanaly designed for . Here we go again "nock travel"

Personally, I am of the opinion that its most likely to sell more cams or they have not figured out how to have an original cam that is adjustable and keep Matthew's efficiency. Most other bow makers have adjustable cams for draw length and/or letoff and haven't lost anything in the process.

I really don't care about the nock travel thing, as long as my arrows hit the spot consistently...thats all I really care about. Besides, I think Darton had it down pat with their CPS cams long before Hoyt or Matthews started arguing.