HITS: We all liked the draw cycle, the speed was pretty impressive, and the Arena posted solid scores in noise and vibration. With a redesigned H15 cam, offset and adjustable string suppressors, and rubber riser inserts to control vibration and noise, the Arena has lots of new features. If you’re among them, you’ll love the Nitrum Turbo. THE SKINNY: A fairly large contingent of speed freaks can pull back any bow handed to them-without the slightest effort. Speed usually comes at a price in this case, it was a last-place finish in the draw-cycle category. MISSES: Harsh rollover toward the end of the draw really hurt the Turbo’s score. HITS: It finished first in speed and is fairly quiet, too. The Turbo’s cam-and-a-half system is the fastest Hoyt has ever built. The unique ZT Cable Guard puts the roller nearer the riser to reduce torque. 7) Hoyt Nitrum TurboĪ new Offset Riser is designed to add stiffness and reduce vibration. THE SKINNY: As with the PSE, if vibration isn’t a big deal to you, the Fusion does a great job of combining speed with a nice draw cycle. MISSES: Our test Fusion had a lot of vibration, and everyone hated the clown-colored camo (though there are other options). HITS: Fourth in our speed test, the Fusion sported an impressively pleasant draw cycle-including a quite generous valley-for such a speedy bow. The Fusion 6 is largely the same bow with new PerFx draw-length-specific cams that yield a little more speed. This young company wowed us last year when its Evolution came in third. We all liked last year’s New Breed but couldn’t even remember it after shooting the Blade. THE SKINNY: If, like many hunters, you don’t give a rip about speed and want a quiet, pleasant-shooting killing tool, look no further. MISSES: It died at the chronograph, finishing third from last. We scored each category from 1 to 10 and doubled the key ones-speed, draw cycle, and accuracy and forgiveness-for a total possible score of 100 points. Finally, we hit the range for two days of shooting to evaluate draw cycle shock and vibration balance and handling fit and finish and accuracy and forgiveness. At Hinton Archery, we measured noise with a decibel meter and speed by shooting a 356-grain arrow through a chronograph, taking the average of three shots in both cases. Next, we set the draw weight at exactly 60 pounds and the length at 28 inches. We fitted each bow with a Trophy Ridge Whisker Biscuit rest and React sight. It was the tightest battle in the test’s history and resulted in the first-ever tie for best bow. We tested a dozen flagship models, including all the best-known brands and a growing number of upstarts. In April, the F&S bow-test team gathered as usual in Murray, Ky., for a three-day shootout of 2015’s top new compound bows. You might even establish a relationship with the employee and cost you nothing in the future.After only a few hours of shooting, we knew that this would be a brawl. It's better to pay for quick guidance if you can learn something. If you can't find a local shop with an employee willing to help you for an hour teaching you, then ask how much it would cost for 1 hour of his time. In a recent Nock On Archery Podcast the host, John Dudley, was doing a Q&A. In all I probably spent 2 hours here and iv come back to him multiple times for guidance. Once I picked what I wanted, he helped me with picking a sight and the correct arrow spine for my bow. I must have shot 8 different bows and slowly did the elimination. Talked to one of the owners and I had a enjoyable experience. This past winter I was looking at a new bow and with my unhappy experience I went to a local shop and tried that. While they were helpful I learned nothing. One guy set my bow up while the other helped me pick out stuff I needed. Bought my first bow with gift cards from a local big box store. They lost my business, and earned my retelling this story, every time someone asks about them, until I stop drawing breath. They change them with no notice and will refuse to honor the original warranty. So any warranty they have in house brands cannot be trusted. The warranty for the original piece is required to be transferred to any replacement pieces, for the duration of the warranty period. Eventually, they "exchanged" it for a new one, but insisted on keeping my original packaging. The site manager was insistent that the warranty printed on the box, no longer applied. I stood in customer service and argued for 2 straight hours. They did not want to honor the lifetime warranty because the new ones on the shelf only had a one year warranty. Well after a year the scope misaligned after a shot. Printed on the box, listed in the paperwork. Let me tell you about Cabela's warranties.
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