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Old 12-10-2004 | 05:23 PM
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I think you'd have to be pretty darned patient to wait until you could get some bare cams to try that trick anyway!

Then your draw stop might not work properly with the limb angle and your bow could get locked at full draw, 100% letoff like I did once to my Firebrand Discovery. You would probably change draw weight significantly, etc. etc.

I wouldn't be too surprised to see a supply of these in various lengths in a couple of years, much like you can buy draw length specific cams like Mathews on Ebay any day of the week. Be sure to use them responsibly, Russ!
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Old 12-11-2004 | 07:54 PM
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A 37" bow is only 1" longer on either end than a 35"............1"
I do think sometimes we get too consumed by numbers, but I'll put your order in anyway.
Actually, 34 inches is too long for my personal prefernce for treestand work. I hunt out of a climber that is enclosed in the front the majority of the time. A 31" bow would actually work better when deer get close to the tree. However, I just don't like the chacteristics of a 31" bow. So, I choose a happy medium in a 34". That 1" has been a mile on more than one occaision.
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Old 12-11-2004 | 07:57 PM
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Silent.........Gotcha.
I hunt 99% of the time from loc-ons and my open faced Summit Cobra so bow length really isn't much of an issue.
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Old 12-12-2004 | 07:08 AM
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I have several lock ons and I really like hunting them but the way it has wound up the last few years, I have been moving a lot on public areas and it's just been easier to hunt from the climber. If it weren't for that I would prefer the 37" bow and I actually do for shooting characteristics.
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Old 12-12-2004 | 10:39 AM
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Well,,, I won't be putting any Equalizer cams on something different but you all know it's going to happen someday I've swapped parts on bows many years ago and found out the hard way sometimes that it's best to let the manufactures put the bows togther
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Old 12-12-2004 | 12:47 PM
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Since this thread is the "Bowtech wish list" here's my request: Give me a bow with a slightly DEFLEXED riser, Equalizer cams, 7.5" to 8" brace, and a 37" a to a that weighs about 4 lbs. The Constitution is oh so close, but its too darn heavy and long. One of my biggest pet peeves with Bowtechs has always been the amount of reflex in their risers.
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Old 12-12-2004 | 05:46 PM
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I doubt that you'll see many VFT styled bows with a deflex riser. Speed and a smooth draw with a quiet and vibration free delivery is what's selling to the masses today. You're describing a bow of 10 years ago
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Old 12-12-2004 | 09:07 PM
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Absolutely - and the best shooting bow I ever owned was a Hoyt ProVantage, from the early '90s. But answer me this, why SHOULDN'T we see VFT style bows with a deflex or neutral riser? Speed has its merits, but once you get past 310fps or so you are only appealing to some sort a macho thing. I think a lot of shooters today are starting to realize that (well, at least the older shooters . Quietness and lack of vibration ARE really important to me as well, but its SHOOTABLITY that matters most to me.
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Old 12-12-2004 | 09:15 PM
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Try this link for the bow you might be looking for

http://www.bybernardini.it/
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Old 12-13-2004 | 09:14 AM
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A Merlin Supernova just about fits your bill. It is a tad longer than your wish list, but otherwise works. My Max Extreme is a nice shooter.
http://www.merlin-bows.co.uk/MASTERFRAMESET.htm

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