Bit the bullet

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Yup. And that is the dealer I'm using as well (Select Archery). He sells them in the black (Special Ops) and Army digital camo as well. I didn't figure the added cost of the special colors would make me shoot it any better , although 10 percent of the cost for the specialty color models does go to a great cause.

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I saw that...I liked that

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The bow came in the mail 2 days ago. My wife called me as I was out of town on "business". I got home from the trip yesterday to find she had put it in the living room for me. I forced myself to wait to open it until I unpacked and then tore through that package like Ralphie getting his Red Ryder.

My first impressions are that I did good. After looking at, handling, and shooting tons of bows the last few months the thing that jumped out the most about this bow is the dip job. Probably the finest dip I've had on a bow from the factory ever (Pearson uses TarJac). We'll have to wait and see how durable it is though. Fit of the parts is also very, very impressive. In my experience, the better the fit has been on a bow, the more accurate it has been, so I expect good things from this bow.

The company I bought the bow from (Select Archery) has been great to deal with. I recommend ya'll giving them a look-see. Jim had knee surgery and was delayed one day in getting this mailed to me, so he included a Duravane String Tamer with it free of charge should I want to use it instead of the factory Pearson one; which I do. Including a $40 piece of equipment for this slight delay? I ordered this bow on the 17th and had it exactly one week later. That is with the MLK holiday in there with a weekend. Jim sent me several emails keeping me up to date on the order as well. $599.99 with free shipping. Great service IMO.

With ordering from SA, you also get a BowJax cable rod dampener as well as the choice of the famed "Cracker's" strings if you want them over the factory strings. I figured I'd see what all the "buzz" is on the guy's strings and see if they are all they are "cracked" up to be. (all puns intended) All this is also at no extra charge. Pearson advertises that their factory "Excellerator" strings are NOT served for the area over the cam and wheel because this robs speed due to friction. The Cracker's strings are served. Jim says the Cracker's strings are still faster, so we shall see.

The draw and the Z-7 cam. It is hard to describe really. It is very, very smooth. It is very consistent through the draw with no "hump" to get over. It just breaks to let-off at the very end of the draw, so, in reality, I guess one could say you are really drawing through the "hump" all the way through the entire draw until let-off; it doesn't feel like 70 lbs though; more like 65. It really is indescribable, you just have to pull one to experience it. It is not something everyone would like I don't think, but most would. BUT, it is something I cannot really say is good or bad until I shoot it a little.

The "Angel Wing" grip is unique to Pearson as well and is something I did not expect either. The Diamond wood is really pretty and the plates are minimal in size, but the right plate has a little bit of a thumb rest. I'm not used to this since the last two compound bows I've used for hunting had big "hunter" grips that fully enclosed the riser. These are much smaller and I think I'm going to like them because it feels a lot like the thumb-rest grip on my Toelke Whip longbow I got this summer. There is also a strip of suede across the back of the riser between the grips. Nice. But, as with the cam, I have to shoot it first to see how I like it. (I'd better like it since I already bought it, right? )

For the price I also did not expect a stabilizer bushing, but there is one!. The rear stabilizer hole does not have one however. There is a separate hole, now empty though, for the factory string dampener. The Duravane/Norway tamer utilizes the rear stabilizer hole. The cam and idler use sealed bearings; another feature usually found on more expensive bows.

Pearson is also putting stainless steel threaded limb bolt inserts in their bows this year. I think this is going to be a nice feature worth the added weight. This way the steel limb bolt is threaded into steel instead of the aluminum riser. This should make the bolts thread easier and not risk ruining the threads in the softer aluminum.

Of course, the ETI is there. We will just have to see how well it works. I don't really understand why other companies are not using it if it is such a great design. Pearson's explanation of it is convincing; and I tend to believe the claims. Let's put it this way, for now at least,...I don't think they can hurt anything by being there.

I know, I know...pics. Well, here's the way it is. Right now, it looks like the stock photo of the bow you see already in this thread, for the most part, since it is not set up yet. Tomorrow we are going to have a heat wave at 58 degrees and I will be setting this thing up. I will take many photos and post them back here. I'll even try to do some chrony work for ya'll too. How's that?


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