What bow

[deerslayer]

Just wondering what Bow everyone here is shooting this year. I am shooting a new Hoyt Turbohawk with Apex lighted 3 pin sight, WB, fuse stabilizer and fuse quiver. I purchased this bow toward the end of last season after using my PSe Nova for 4 or 5 years. Kinda like going from a yugo to a cadillac. Not knocking the PSE, but it was entry level, and man I love this HOYT. Lets here what you guys are shooting,

[JD]

Main bow

Jennings Strikeforce
Cobra Sidewinder 5 pin sight
WB
NAP stabilizer
Limbsavers
Cat Whiskers string silencer
TRU Ball release
Carbon Express Terminator Select @28.5" with Quickspins
100gr Grim Reaper or 4 Blade Muzzy

Backup bow

Martin Jaguar Magnum
Unknown 4 pin fiber optic sight
Trophy Ridge Dropzone rest
NAP stabilizer
Cat whiskers string silencer
Limbsavers
Beman ICS Hunter @28.25"
100gr 4 blade Muzzy

I don't remember who makes the quiver, peep site, sling, etc. but they are the same on both bows.

I would like to upgrade bows, but not right now. Maybe in a few years I'll sell one of these and upgrade. But for now, they both work fine. Both are quiet, and accurate. The Martin is good out to 40 yards, the Jennings I shoot regularly out to 50. I'm not saying I would shoot at a deer that far, but I practice out to there. Makes those closer shots easier.LOL

[Canuck2]

My bows have received relatively little attention from me the past 3 years because of shoulder surgeries, so they haven't been getting worn out.

My hunting rig is a 2003 Hoyt Razortec @ 58 lb, outfitted with a full containment rest (forgot brand - sort of like a Whisker Biscuit), Simms modular stabilizer, Trophy Ridge 5-pin sight, and Gold Tip Expedition Hunter arrows c/w G5 Striker broadheads.

For target events I use a 2005 Hoyt Protec @ 50 lb, Sureloc Supreme sight, Trapdoor rest, Superstix stabilizer, and generally Fat Boy arrows.

Like JD, I don't figure to make any changes in the near future.

[bertman]

Parker TrailBlazer XP

[Predator]

Sept 29, 2010 14:20:22 GMT -5 bertman said:

Parker TrailBlazer XP

Me too now.

[mrdlschmidt]

Hoyt magna tec. Love it and has served me well.

[jtrtmt]

I shoot a Mathews Switchback XT 60 lbs with a 27 inch draw length with a tru glow 5 pin sight.

[Deleted]

Jennings BuckMaster Pro,
Tru-Glo Xtreme,
Easton Carbine ST Excels,
Muzzy MX-3 100 Grain Broadheads,
Muzzy X-cellerator Drop-Away Rest

[crackshot]

i run a mathews z7 with a 30 inch draw,@74 lb (cranked up), running carbon express maxima 350 out of it...topped with the swhacker broad heads.......set up includes a qad ultra rest and a extreme 4 pin sight.......wow i just gave myself a semi! i love this bow

[Deleted]

haha, yea readin all these set-ups is like mental masturbation. Should have some proud SOBs in here. Theyre some awesome set-ups.

[machette]

I shoot a Bowtech Admiral. 60lbs TKO drop away cobra 3 pin with Beaman ICS Hunters and Magnas broad heads. Old bow was a Diamond Machette.

[passinthru]

I shoot a Darton mainly because the factory is 35 miles from me and i get awesome deals.

[deerslayer]

Nice set ups in here! Hey crackshot how do you like those swhacker broadheads?

[vahuntereast]

I am shooting a Reflex Timber wolf cranked up to 75lbs 30 inch draw
Trophy ridge vertical sights
Tru fire release
Beman Max 4 arrows with Blazer vanes
Rage 2 blade broad heads

[allhunter]

Sept 29, 2010 18:08:29 GMT -5 @onpoint said:

haha, yea readin all these set-ups is like mental masturbation. Should have some proud SOBs in here. Theyre some awesome set-ups.

i agree frick i only have a 8 year old renegade trophy rac plus with a 3 pin hha and some crappy rest. if i had a z7 id crap myself

[crackshot]

the zs are literally going off of the shelves up here like hot cakes, my bud(pro shop) literally cant keep up, he told me that mathews is selling 2000 bows per month across the country,...... wish i had stock in that company,......deerslayer,....... I have got all my boys hooked on them, they are far superior to the rage as far as im concerned, huge wound channel, but they atleast stay closed, IDK how many times i have looked down and saw an open rage on the end of my stick, ...... and that is from numerous packages........,..... I dont really do it , but go try to stalk a deer through woods and see how many times the rage opens,.... heck just slap your arrow against your hand , and it will open........ jmho..... but they do work

[Predator]

Oct 1, 2010 10:51:46 GMT -5 crackshot said:

IDK how many times i have looked down and saw an open rage on the end of my stick, ...... and that is from numerous packages........,..... I dont really do it , but go try to stalk a deer through woods and see how many times the rage opens,.... heck just slap your arrow against your hand , and it will open........ jmho..... but they do work

That's why I like fixed blades. If you have the bow properly tuned they will fly right with the field points. One thing I don't like about the Rages is that in the video I saw, at least half of them did not exit. From an arrow shot from a tree stand the entrance wound will be high, and not cause as much external bleeding as a low hole (the blood will tend to stay inside until it fills the cavity up to the hole). If the arrow exits, you have a nice low exit hole on the other side that should (theoretically) start bleeding almost immediately.

[passinthru]

Ive never had anything but passthru with my rages. I use the 3 blade and it will open once in a while but thats normally while removing it from the quiver. As for blood trails ive never had to bend over to find blood while tracking. I have really no complaints about them.

[buckwacker]

PSE FireFlite
WB
PSE F-16 Sight
Carbon Force Dominator Arrows
100gr Muzzy 4 Bld

[dagr8bilster]

For those of use who don't and havn't ever shot a bow...this thread is full of foreign language.