What does a hybrid really do that a high end single cam doesn't ?
 

Since it's slow ........I figured someone may answer this for me ! And after hearing all the posts about how Mathews has painted their way into a corner !!

I am not getting it with the current bow offerings.........

There seems to be no big difference in speed , nock travel, draw cycle, etc. !!

So what is hybrid supposed to do better ...then say single cams like a BT Liberty/Patriot or a Mathews LX/Outback ????

RE: What does a hybrid really do that a high end single cam doesn't ?
 

I'm still trying to figure out what a single cam does that a dual cam can't.[&:]

RE: What does a hybrid really do that a high end single cam doesn't ?
 

LOL all Cams do the same thing :)

RE: What does a hybrid really do that a high end single cam doesn't ?
 

They all do the same thing, fling arrows. I shoot my singles as well as my duals, and I shoot my duals as well as my singles. I also shoot both equally bad at times. [:@] In the end, I'd say it'll come down to personal preference. As to Mathews painting themselves into a corner, I think they have to a degree. To come out now and build a hybrid or dual cam may appear hypocritical to some. To others it may show the ability to change but, they'd eat allot of crow to do so, given the Hoyt ads.

RE: What does a hybrid really do that a high end single cam doesn't ?
 

Good question because I always see these two statements used and yet they both cannot be true at the same time.

"The Pros can shoot anything well."

"The average shooter won't notice a difference in the accuracy of the different types of cams."

Hmm, so who does benefit from the different styles?

RE: What does a hybrid really do that a high end single cam doesn't ?
 

Answear: the manufacturer bennifits from selling the bows. they all build what they think is at least a workable design. We just buy right into it and get the next thing to come out. Does one make you shoot any better than the other? Only if you think it does..

Is one really any better than the other?? Only if you think it is..

So pick your poision and go shoot it. Thye all will cast an arrow...

RE: What does a hybrid really do that a high end single cam doesn't ?
 

Inheritly has better nock travel , and stays that way longer , with 3 strings of equal length as opposed to a string that is twice as long as the cabel , one of the reasons hoyt and pearson made theirs with 3 equal strings , which was a better mousetrap .

nothing , dualcams can do anything a single can better

of those 2 statments I would say the latter is false

RE: What does a hybrid really do that a high end single cam doesn't ?
 

True or false isn't really the point I am trying to make ijimmy....but rather that a person cannot make both of those statements and yet still say that one cam design is inferior to the other. I have seen it on numerous occasions.

RE: What does a hybrid really do that a high end single cam doesn't ?
 

I can answer that. They can shoot heavy arrows (or any other arrow) more efficiently than a dual cam. As I am sure you know a solocam only loses about 1 fps for every 3 grains of arrow weight where a dual cam loses 1 fps for every 2 grains of arrow weight. In other words if you went from shooting a 350 gr. arrow to a 450 gr. arrow, you would loose 30-35 fps with a solocam and 40-50 with a dual cam.

RE: What does a hybrid really do that a high end single cam doesn't ?
 

I will throw this out to answer the original question. I don't know, yet. I have been shooting my Mathews FeatherMax with original Max Cam for several years now, and I am currently shooting it better than I ever have. My average in our paper animal league is either 3rd or 4th highest out of 40 some guys and gals. This is shooting against many other hybrids (Hoyts) and several wheely bows. I have always had good flight, both with fieldpoints and broadheads. All that being said, I am really excited to get my new "hybrid" bow and see the differences.

I think for the nock travel, we have to take that with a grain of salt, as most of us have no way to truely measure it, ie expensive equipment. Therefore, we must rely on what the manufacturers tell us. Obviously solo's and dual's perform, as do the hybrids. I mean, how many solo cam bows were in the woods and at the line the past few years. Shoot what you want, and do what you can to take it to the next level.

It is archery, not rocket surgery (stolen from a dog trainer I know)

Have fun,
JMAC