2/21/2023 0 Comments Hoyt crossbow![]() ![]() To be fair, Hinton switched it to the Comfort setting and took it hunting. Though it’s smooth, with a nice back wall, the extra effort required at the end of the cycle was uncomfortable on the range-and not something I’d want in the woods. As this bow was shipped to us in Performance, that’s how we tested it. It also lost points for having a comparatively tough draw cycle.įor years, new Bowtechs have come with a flip disc module that allows the user to change the draw cycle to either a Comfort (slower but easier) or Performance (faster but more demanding) setting. Simply put, other bows were easier to shoot. Although we averaged 1.35-inch groups with it, the SR350 lost some points in the accuracy-and-forgiveness test. Still, the SR350 is a hell of a good bow that finished near the top of the pack in both the noise and vibration categories. The LowPro quiver system is the most compact quiver I’ve tried, but if you’re like me and prefer to remove your quiver once you’re in the stand, get the removable 5-arrow version and not the fixed 6-arrow version my test bow had. The V3X also has a Bridge Lock sight system, which mounts the sight directly into the riser instead on the side of it, and it comes dovetailed for an Integrate-style arrow rest. Just about all of us have, at some point, needed to move a string strand to straighten up a peep sight. Most hunters aren’t adjusting their own cam lean. For all the at-home tuning systems that I’ve seen in the past few years, this one is the simplest and, for most bowhunters, the most practical. Its Stay Afield System, for example, uses a series of fixtures on the cams and a short string so that you can press the bow in the field, no traditional bow press required (you do need to back the limb bolts out a few turns first). The V3X is notable for its outstanding accessory design. The average axle-to-axle length was on the short side this year, and our shortest bows proved to be the most accurate. All of our test models, ready for the wringer. Best I can tell, the only thing a 7-inch brace height is guaranteed to get you is a slower arrow. There was a time when 7 inches was considered some sort of magic number for brace height, but that was ages ago. “Forgiving” Brace Heightsįor example, we had some long, so-called “forgiving” brace-height bows in the mix that did shoot pretty well-but no better than the sub-6-inch speed bow that was also submitted. ![]() A couple of big improvements from individual companies spiced things up for 2022, and a curiosity or two caught our attention. Other years, like this one, only mark another steady step forward in overall performance. Increased adjustability and new tuning systems were big in 2020. Will Brantley 2022 Flagship Compound Bow Trends The author took this Tennessee buck with the Mathews V3X 29. In addition to plenty of range time, the test panel also hunted with the bows. Will Brantleyįinally, we scored the bows on a 100-point scale in the following categories, with the following values: Left: An engineer at Stress attaches a cable to a bow’s stabilizer port to measure vibration. As we shot, we poured over each bow and compared them for subjective considerations, such as fit and finish and handling. This test was conducted indoors at 25 yards over the course of three days using hunting-spec Carbon Express Maxima Red arrows, HHA sights, and peep sights installed. (Keep in mind that at IBO specs of 30 inches, you could assume another 20 fps or so added to the velocity reading listed with the bows below.) To test accuracy and forgiveness, we took the average of five three-shot groups per shooter, per bow. Back home in Kentucky, we measured speed by taking an average of three shots through a chronograph. They also mapped draw-force curves, which influences our draw-cycle scores, and measured the efficiency of each bow. Will BrantleyĪt Stress, engineers used a sound-proof chamber and bow-mounted accelerometer to measure noise and vibration. ![]() An engineer at Stress Engineering Solutions prepares to fire a bow in a sound-proof room to measure noise. ![]()
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