Picking a new bow

[trophy8]

I’ve shot a bow for 15 years or so. Had a few Mathews Drenalins and a Z7 and now a Z7 extreme. Considering buying a newer bow and man I just can’t decide what to buy.

Putting in for elk in NM next year is the plan. 60-70# bow. Needs to be quiet for hill country deer and fast to beat some of their jump. But there’s so many options these days I don’t know how the heck I’ll get to shoot a bunch to try them out. Passed up a bunch on here because I’m worried I won’t like how they shoot.

How do you pick one with a million options these days? Coolest looking and go with it?

Gonna shoot the new bows in the next couple months along with a vertical or triax.

Never had a split limb bow. Harder to tune those? A pro shop will tune whatever I buy. I use double G or archery country.

[Mayhem]

I think I will get a new bow this next year too. Well it probably wont be brand new, but new to me.

[jhubbz]

Go to your pro shop and shoot every bow they'll let you shoot. That's what I did and settled on an Elite E35.

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[hully1029]

Look into the new elite kure..

I'd be interested in your z7x if you decide to sell

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[HeyMikey]

I think I will get a new bow this next year too. Well it probably wont be brand new, but new to me.

I'm starting to getting the itch as well

[ArcherAG 93]

I’ve shot a bow for 15 years or so. Had a few Mathews Drenalins and a Z7 and now a Z7 extreme. Considering buying a newer bow and man I just can’t decide what to buy.

Putting in for elk in NM next year is the plan. 60-70# bow. Needs to be quiet for hill country deer and fast to beat some of their jump. But there’s so many options these days I don’t know how the heck I’ll get to shoot a bunch to try them out. Passed up a bunch on here because I’m worried I won’t like how they shoot.

How do you pick one with a million options these days? Coolest looking and go with it?

Gonna shoot the new bows in the next couple months along with a vertical or triax.

Never had a split limb bow. Harder to tune those? A pro shop will tune whatever I buy. I use double G or archery country.

I'm an admitted bow junky....its a problem. Over the past few years, I've tried the flagship bow from pretty much every company. This year, I gave Mathews a spin and bought a Traverse. In my opinion, it's the absolute best all around bow on the market. Smooth, fast, quiet, looks good, etc. If you haven't shot one, do yourself a favor and give one a try.

[Traildust]

Matthew's! Bestest bows eva!

[trophy8]

I'm an admitted bow junky....its a problem. Over the past few years, I've tried the flagship bow from pretty much every company. This year, I gave Mathews a spin and bought a Traverse. In my opinion, it's the absolute best all around bow on the market. Smooth, fast, quiet, looks good, etc. If you haven't shot one, do yourself a favor and give one a try.

I’ll check it out. Likely keep my Z7 as a backup too.

[Raypo]

I’m a bit of a nut myself. I think in the last few years bow manufacturers have hit a wall and allowed for everyone that was behind to catch up. That being said, I believe fitment and feel is the most important thing. I shoot a triax right now and will buy a new bow in the upcoming months when bows are released. I will however shoot them all - Elite, Mathews, Bowtech, Prime, and maybe even a Hoyt. For me and as mentioned, I care about how fits me, not the claimed performance metrics.

[Creed Killer]

Someone already said it but go to a pro shop and shoot every bow that you want. I’m a Mathews man.... I’ve heard there new ones are the real deal!

[Radar]

I bought a new Mathews Traverse this year, I like it pretty good. If you can go to good shop that offers several brands, that may be the first step. You may not like a Traverse and want a Hoyt, just depends on how it fits you.

I cannot honestly say that Mathews is the best or Hoyt or Bowtech. I shot a Bowtech Realm the other day and almost regretted my Mathews purchase.

[Antlers86]

I bought a Triax this past summer and loved it. Buddy suggested I try an Obsession. I ended up selling the Triax and buying 2 Obsession Bows. My favorite of the 2 ended up being a 5 yr old bow and I couldn’t even tell. Comparing to the Triax I seriously can say it doesn’t. Way better draw cycle, very smooth, quiet, fast, accurate and grip is 100 times more comfortable. Letoff of 80% was great as well.

[cbd10pt]

Fastest, fairly light, and still shoots smooth= bowtech srs next bowtech realm x has 1/2 more brace.
Also go to a shop with xpedition and obsession- faster than Mathews and lighter.
Good luck

[trophy8]

My point was that shooting every bow will take forever lol. There’s a ton to choose from.

Anybody been to west Houston archery to compare it to archery country and double g?

[Miller]

Just go to a shop that has 3-4 of the bigger brands. It really doesn’t take that long to shoot 3-4 and start narrowing it down.
Honestly they are all fast and quiet enough. Just see what you like.
Since you mentioned elk hunting I would look at ones that are 32-34” axle to axle. I think the owner of this website landed on a Traverse partly for that reason.
Prime and Elite have released their new bows. I’m sure Mathews, Hoyt and Bowtech aren’t far behind for whatever that is worth.