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Post by ricklyon on Jul 19, 2013 20:27:32 GMT -5
Going to a Hoyt dealer and shooting a Spyder 34 tomorrow morning. Haven't bought a new bow since my Mathews Switchback in 2005. I dearly love that bow but been thinking it's time to retire ole faithful to backup status. Guess tomorrow I'll find out if I'm willing 
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Post by Doegirl on Jul 20, 2013 7:41:25 GMT -5
Going to a Hoyt dealer and shooting a Spyder 34 tomorrow morning. Haven't bought a new bow since my Mathews Switchback in 2005. I dearly love that bow but been thinking it's time to retire ole faithful to backup status. Guess tomorrow I'll find out if I'm willing You sound a little ambivalent about the whole thing. I wouldn't get too worked up if you find the Hoyt just isn't for you. I would "test drive" some other bows before making a decision. Your Switchback served you well since 2005, and it can for another season if need be  |
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Post by CopperHead on Jul 20, 2013 23:31:43 GMT -5
Ditto to what Doegirl said. Try many bows to see which one feels better to you. Mathews has the Creed and Chill. The Creed I have shot and it indeed had no hand shock in the one I shot. The Hoyt Spyder has a little hand shock but overall just felt better to me. If the bow shop is worth anything they will encourage you to shoot any bow they have. I now shoot a Bowtech Experience but may be moving back to a Hoyt as I don't like the Experience as much as I did the Vector. Not a bad bow at all just does not feel the same if that makes sense. But any how keep us posted on how things work out and have fun. ;D
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Post by ricklyon on Jul 23, 2013 16:55:33 GMT -5
Well I went through with it, I now own a Hoyt Spyder 34. It was the last bow I shot, I also shot the Bowtech Experience, Mathews Creed and the Bear Motive (all nice bows btw)
I've been too busy to shoot it much so far but I did shoot through a chrono when I got home. 29.5"@ 70lbs, 448g=282.1 fps and 390g=305.8 fps. Bow is very quiet and still in the hand at the shot. For me I think it was the correct choice. Time will tell
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Post by CopperHead on Jul 24, 2013 19:00:09 GMT -5
ricklyon,
I don't think you made a bad choice. Heck any one of those would have done you right. Have fun shooting and after you have some time to shoot it let us know what you think. ;D
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Post by BT on Jul 25, 2013 12:49:19 GMT -5
Congrats on the new bow  |
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Post by smj on Jul 26, 2013 10:04:42 GMT -5
New bow - that has to be a lot of fun! Congrats for sure... Hope it is shooting well for you!
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Post by ricklyon on Aug 10, 2013 14:46:48 GMT -5
I've had some time to shoot the Hoyt Spyder 34 and I'm really liking the bow. Overall it shoots better than my old Mathews (especially past 40 yards) which I feel can be attributed to the much slimmer grip. It was very easy to tune, basically I set center shot to recommended starting point and set the arrow 90 degrees to the string and its shot great. I've shot 5 different broadheads [muzzy 100, muzzy mx-3, nap hellrazor, nap TH razor and tru-fire T1] and all have shot within an inch of field points out to 60 yards. I might change stabilizer or add some damping here and there due to a slight "tuning fork" sensation after the shot. Overall I'm pleased so far.
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Post by BT on Aug 11, 2013 5:54:20 GMT -5
Thats great to hear I was always pleased with the Hoyt grips since they went to the current riser design, back when. 60 yards with a MX-3 is sick!. Congratulations |
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