If you don’t need a bow that grows, spend your money on higher-end performance and forgiveness. The ones I’ve shot-which is most, if not all-have not been especially forgiving, as a rule. And sized for beginners, they tend to be particularly short and light, which isn’t the ideal combination for accuracy. Priced for beginners, their lower-end materials, as well as all that adjustability, puts limits on performance. Generally speaking, they offer more than enough power and accuracy for hunting at modest ranges. High-adjustability bows fill an important niche to a tee they are just about perfect for youngsters coming up, for multiple young shooters in a family, and for some adult newcomers. But that doesn’t mean you should rush out and get one. And most of these bows are under $500, some well under. In other words, with the turn of a few screws, these bows can be set up for anyone in the family and can grow with any young or new shooter. Draw weights can typically be set anywhere from 5 to 70 pounds, and draw lengths usually range from 13 to 30 inches, with no need for extra modules or a bow press. How popular? The Diamond Infinite Edge series-a perfect example of the type, made by Bowtech-are the company’s best-selling bows ever. If you could buy shoes that grow with your kid you would, right? That’s why bows featuring extreme adjustability are so popular. These bows are absolutely up to the job, and they present a fantastic value. In short, if all you can afford is a budget model, there’s no reason to feel handicapped. Two budget bows I’ve shot quite a lot and have been very impressed with are the Mission MXR, which features the same CrossCentric cam technology as Mathews’ flagship models, and the Elite Ember, which is especially well-built for the price and highly adjustable (see below). You can kill deer all day with a $500 bow. But in most real-world hunting scenarios, they simply don’t make a huge difference. The draw cycle may feel a bit bumpy or gritty, and there may be a little extra buzz after the shot.įor some shoppers, these distinctions are huge. Most are slower by at least 10 to 15 fps, often because they have older cam systems. Many budget bows have a cast riser and plastic cable guard. Generally, $500 or $600 is our cap (with a few exceptions), and while these bows never quite match the performance of flagship or mid-line bows, we are perennially blown away at how good they are for the price. We’ve been testing budget-priced bows for years. In other words, the very best flagship bows-the sort you want-should impress you both in terms of speed and shootability. This year’s winning model, the Hoyt Carbon RX-7 was the second-fastest bow in the test and tied for the best draw cycle. Last year’s winner, the Mathews VXR 28 was among the fastest model and won the draw cycle portion of the test. Consider the last two winners of the annual F&S test. The IBO speed should be around 330 fps or better, and the bow should be a joy to shoot. And the fit and finish should be impeccable. It should sport all of the company’s latest tech, including its highest-performing and most efficient cams. The bow should have a roller guard, and besides the strings, cables, dampeners and the like, it should have all metal parts (no plastic). For that amount of money, the riser should be machined from a single block of aluminum or made of carbon. Today’s flagships run anywhere from around $1,000 to more than $1,700, with the average being around $1,150. This is a company’s top-of-the-line model. Hoyt’s new Carbon RX-7 is an example of a flagship bow that is both fast and smooth-shooting. Shoot at the Bow Shop by Looking Past the Peep Visit your local bow shop when business is slow so you can shoot a variety of bows at your draw length. But you can also get a rough idea of both accuracy and forgiveness at a good bow shop. So, the easiest way to know which of the year’s top bows are most forgiving is to read the annual F&S/Outdoor Life bow test. In other words, they are more forgiving of a variety of shooter screw-ups. And what we find every year is that not only do some bows shoot better than others they do so with obvious consistency between the shooters.
This is pretty much impossible for the average shopper to pull off, but it is exactly what we do every year when we test compound bows.
The best way to test bow forgiveness is to get several different shooters-each with slightly different shooting form and making slightly different shooting errors-to shoot groups at a single distance with all the latest compound bows.
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