There is a video on their website showing a bow being dry fired several times if anyone is curious since video is "supreme" as opposed to anecdotal evidence among some.
How do you guys with the "Amateur Defiant" feel now? LOL
In all seriousness it looks like a great bow. Hoyt does this from time to time where they kind of take a year off so to speak. Still great bows from a great company.
They are not much more than re-branding the 2016 line to a degree and fixing a few issues with the cams. Although my Hoyt has a little more vibration and little bit more noise than the bows I've shot the last few years, it seems to really want to send the arrow where I want it! May have to try the new 2.1 cam on the Carbon units.
No extended wait this year! Bows are shipping as we speak. Last years wait was on the carbons only, and Hoyt did what they do. THEY GOT IT RIGHT, before it got to you. That's all that really matters. Somebody should give Bowreck the memo... ;-)
Elkman, I shot Hoyts for many years. Love their risers, limbs, and grips; cams & non-static yokes,- not so much. Good luck trying to get any two Hoyts to shoot the same.
At this time I have 4 "Bowreks", and they are the best bows I have ever owned. With the twin static yokes, they are the most tunable bows on the market, fast, accurate, and smooth shooting.
If Hoyt ever puts out a model with twin yokes, I'll be back. Till then, I'm done with Hoyts.
The twin static yokes are really nice, but it's that whole exploding limb thing that keeps me puckered up. Bowtech has had a chronic limb problem for a while now and everyone knows it.
I would never buy another bow that didn't have static yokes, makes tuning so much easier, especially for a torquer! Bowtech has a limb issue but they are the best bows on the planet
"Bowtech has had a chronic limb problem for a while now and everyone knows it. "
This issue is totally overblown. I have owned 9 Bowtechs over 6 years, Invasions, Experiences, Specialists, and a Carbon Overdrive. Many of my friends also shoot Bowtechs. I have not seen a problem in any of these bows. I think the limbs were improved about 7 years ago.
I think Hoyts are great bows; I just get tired of their lack of innovation in cam design, and their use of non-static, single yokes.
How many yokes do you need? I get my single yoke Xpedition dialed in as good as anything, I've helped buddies do the same with their Hoyt's. You can't tell me that the other yoke is that much more important? When you have a perfect tear, bare shafts slapping, and FP/BH's are grouping together to the max range on your slider what more is there to tuning? Or is it just easier to get there with a dual yoke system?
"Dooner: - Elkman, I shot Hoyts for many years. Love their risers, limbs, and grips; cams & non-static yokes,- not so much. Good luck trying to get any two Hoyts to shoot the same. At this time I have 4 "Bowreks", and they are the best bows I have ever owned. With the twin static yokes, they are the most tunable bows on the market, fast, accurate, and smooth shooting.
If Hoyt ever puts out a model with twin yokes, I'll be back. Till then, I'm done with Hoyts."
Sounds like you may need a few tuning lessons, and I give them, but they aren't free. Anytime you want to compare your bows tune, or groups with ANY of mine you just let me know... ;-) - (But give me some notice so I can get a helmet if I'm going to need to be in the same room as your Bowreck)
Just remember everything you can do to your Hoyts when you tune can be done to a Bowtech. However, most of it is unnecessary with twin static yokes. Here's a little hint: cam lean.