What is the benefit of the Hicks?
 

What is the benefit of the hicks cable slide. I am using a Sims right now but I have heard some of you guys mentioning the Hicks? Do you think the Hicks is superior to the Sims and if so why? Thanks

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SA,

I believe that the Hicks does not pull the cables as far over as the Sims slide. From what I remember reading the Sims slide may pull the cables too far over for some Bowtech bows.

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PABowhntr is on the money, found this to be true myself after testing both cable slides.

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But if your cables are not pulled over enough, isn't there a chance of fletching contact on the cables?

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The benefit of using a pure teflon slide, like the Hicks or Sims is the reduce in drag on your cable slide thus giving you a little added speed. The reason that the Hicks slide has come up is because it does not pull the cables too close to the slide rod as opposed to the Sims slide. Since there is no way to correct the added torque on the new Equalizer bows, the Hicks slide is a better choice. Basically the Hicks slide keeps the cables very close to what the stock slide from Bowtech does.

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MO, the Quik Spins, Blazers and Duravanes aren't touching the cables on my Allegiance, using the Hicks. There is enough clearance.

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I believe I may be the one that started all this about Hicks slides so let me add my .02 cents too. :D


I've tried the Sims slide on my own personal bows and IMO it pulled the cables over too much.

The White (Target Model) Hicks slide is the one I recommend as it gives plenty of fletching clearance (even with 4" vanes) yet doesn't add too much extra torque to the harness.

IMO the Black (Hunter Model) Hicks slide also pulls the harness over too much, similar to or perhaps a little more than the Sims slide.

I'm sure the Sims and Hicks black slides will work fine but I believe they both pull the cables over too much.

RE: What is the benefit of the Hicks?
 

Yup it's all his fault. He was talkin' 'em up, and then sent me a couple, and then I was talkin 'em up and sent (IIRC) Jeepnut one..and then he told two friends and they told two friends and so on and so on and so on... :D

Somehow I doubt all of our ugly mugs could get us into one of those shampoo commericals [&:]

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Pat--can I join your 'mailing list'.:D.

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Thanks guys. I can see why they are the better choice for the E cam bows. The fact that they pull the cables over as far as they do, is precisely the reason that I went to the Sims slide on my Patriot. Well that and because they are a pure teflon slide. Do you guys think they pull the cable over too much on all bowtech or just the E cams?

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Yes and yes :D . Sims is a great slide but is too much for the BowTechs because the sight window is cut out so far.

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welp, now i've got something to replace. who's got the hicks for sale?

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I found with the stock slide on the Liberty, that it did not pull the cables over far enough, thus causing some fletching contact issues for my particular set up. I tried the simms and found the same as the others. It pulled them over too far. The Hicks white teflon seems to work perfect. It would be nice if Bowtech would put this slide on all their bows. Any chance of this happening Pat???? :)

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I am with gibbs, who sells these?
JMAC

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How can I tell if the simms slide is causing too much torque? I had to change from the stock because of fletching contact on my 03 Patriot. The Simm did pull it over far enough to clear the fletching and the bow is shooting well. Is this going to cause problems down the road?

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Elk--actually on the Patriot Dually some adjustment on the yokes to lean the cam towards the cable guard is necessay so as to get the cables in line with the cam track.
If the slide pulls the cables too close to the guard you will notice visible cam lean at full draw.
I've also found the arrow tends to move to the left on a RH bow, when this happens.

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I'm not a big fan of Bowtech's stock cable slide either. It seems to wear the cables more than others out there. My personal preference is to use a stock Hoyt slide, cuz I got a few laying around (read cheap), and the wear problem is gone. The amount they pull over is similar to the stock bowtech slide.

Rod

RE: What is the benefit of the Hicks?
 

I agree with Rod... I've used the Hoyt slides many times and they work very well. IME the BT slides are hit or miss. I kept the stock slide on my Liberty as it's been as good as any other slide I've used..almost no wear at all. But many BT slides I've had are absolutely brutal on the cable(s)/string.

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Does the MZE slide pull the cables over to far???