Folks in the know – Hoyt Competition Bows

JDX-- · 01-22-2011, 10:40 AM

Hoyt

What have you seen to be the most common bows used for?

3D – most popular bow and cam setup

Field -- most popular bow and cam setup

Indoor -- most popular bow and cam setup

Three different venues and yes some bows may cross over, but what are some of the most popular setups that tend to rise to the top. With that the most popular Hoyt bow and cam choices and why they tend to be used?

JDX--

Brown Hornet · 01-22-2011, 12:23 PM

They are all the same in all the venues in all honesty.....most of the guys that shoot a bow for one venue be it indoors, field, FITA or 3D will shoot the same bow for another venue. At least when your talking about better shooters. Accuracy is the key....so if you shoot a Pea Shooter 2000 the best for field more then likely that is going to be what you are gonna shoot best for indoors also....same goes for 3D. Your better shooters aren't going to shoot one bow for field or indoors and then switch to an Alphaburner for 3D because its faster. The speed limit for ASA is 280 fps....I haven't had a Hoyt in the past 8 years that I couldn't get 280 from and I only shoot a 27.75" draw....and until last spring I pretty much always shot a Pro Elite for target which is the slowest bow Hoyt made.

All that being said most of your target shooters that shoot a Hoyt are shooting a Contender Elite or a Vantage Elite (or the non elite version)....unless they are still shooting a Pro or Ultra Elite. Limb length is just going to depend on how long of a bow you like if your shooting the Contender or the Ultra or Pro....same with the cams. Do you like an aggressive cam or not? But in target circles to me it seems like way more people shoot a spiral then the cam 1/2 at least at bigger shoots....local leagues it's about even since your avg or below avg shooter can't always handle a spiral. 3D wise though more people shoot spirals.

Now of course you are going to see a lot of guys shooting 3D with "other" bows simply because you have a lot of guys using hunting bow and shorter bows.....but for the most part most of the target guys are shooting the more traditional target bows. That being said though I sold my PEs and am now shooting a Katera XL for field, indoors and 3D.

Gator eye · 01-24-2011, 07:03 AM

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Originally Posted by Brown Hornet

They are all the same in all the venues in all honesty.....most of the guys that shoot a bow for one venue be it indoors, field, FITA or 3D will shoot the same bow for another venue. At least when your talking about better shooters. Accuracy is the key....so if you shoot a Pea Shooter 2000 the best for field more then likely that is going to be what you are gonna shoot best for indoors also....same goes for 3D. Your better shooters aren't going to shoot one bow for field or indoors and then switch to an Alphaburner for 3D because its faster. The speed limit for ASA is 280 fps....I haven't had a Hoyt in the past 8 years that I couldn't get 280 from and I only shoot a 27.75" draw....and until last spring I pretty much always shot a Pro Elite for target which is the slowest bow Hoyt made.

All that being said most of your target shooters that shoot a Hoyt are shooting a Contender Elite or a Vantage Elite (or the non elite version)....unless they are still shooting a Pro or Ultra Elite. Limb length is just going to depend on how long of a bow you like if your shooting the Contender or the Ultra or Pro....same with the cams. Do you like an aggressive cam or not? But in target circles to me it seems like way more people shoot a spiral then the cam 1/2 at least at bigger shoots....local leagues it's about even since your avg or below avg shooter can't always handle a spiral. 3D wise though more people shoot spirals.

Now of course you are going to see a lot of guys shooting 3D with "other" bows simply because you have a lot of guys using hunting bow and shorter bows.....but for the most part most of the target guys are shooting the more traditional target bows. That being said though I sold my PEs and am now shooting a Katera XL for field, indoors and 3D.

Horse Puckey!!!

All spiral cams are good for is ripping your shoulder out of wack and putting arrows in the ceiling.

Cam .5 rules.

For 3d I'm guessing the AlphaElite is going to be a hot item. Looks like a good cross between a target bow and a speed bow. Can't wait to get my hands on one and see if it lives up to my expectations.

Indoor and Field, Hard to beat a Contender Elite. Very stable and easy shooting bow with enough speed to get the job done. I had a Vantage Elite and it just never held as well as my old ProElite, even after I ripped off those nasty spiral cams, the contender has the same feel as the old proelite.

Brown Hornet · 01-24-2011, 07:44 AM

Why are you drawing at the ceiling?

Spirals are no more aggressive then binaries....actually A LOT less aggressive....and when they are setup correctly if you don't shoot a weak shot and maintain back tension like you should spirals are no more likely to make someone creep then any other cam will

In fact most people will probably find that they are less likely to have these issues if they shoot a spiral cam then a cam. 5 (I hate that cam in comparison to just about all the other cams they make).

PSE310 · 01-24-2011, 08:14 AM

They are different spirls have a middle hump with more hold. Binaries have a harder hump with less hold or the ones I have shot are this way.Spirals will take you up, binaries you have a hard time letting them up.It all depend's on what you like!

Brown Hornet · 01-24-2011, 08:48 AM

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Originally Posted by PSE310

They are different spirls have a middle hump with more hold. Binaries have a harder hump with less hold or the ones I have shot are this way.Spirals will take you up, binaries you have a hard time letting them up.It all depend's on what you like!

That's because they have so much let off.....high let off makes all cams harder to let down. Doesn't matter if its a big round smooth single cam, a binary, spiral or a regular cam .5

If you shoot a high letoff bow and then switch to a spiral your going to have an issue with wanting to creep or your going to have the "it wants to rip my shoulder off feel" There is a BIG difference shooting 60-65% vs 75-80%.

Chequamegon · 01-23-2011, 07:19 AM

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Originally Posted by JDX--

Hoyt

What have you seen to be the most common bows used for?

3D – most popular bow and cam setup

Field -- most popular bow and cam setup

Indoor -- most popular bow and cam setup

Three different venues and yes some bows may cross over, but what are some of the most popular setups that tend to rise to the top. With that the most popular Hoyt bow and cam choices and why they tend to be used?

JDX--

Interesting questions Jeff......don't have an answer for you.....just reading between the lines.

Eric

wilkersonhunter · 01-23-2011, 06:45 PM

couldnt tell you whats most popular for field but it seems to me that the most popular bow for spots is still the single cam and for 3- would be the hybrid- bynary cam for the speed.

Brown Hornet · 01-23-2011, 08:43 PM

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Originally Posted by wilkersonhunter

couldnt tell you whats most popular for field but it seems to me that the most popular bow for spots is still the single cam and for 3- would be the hybrid- bynary cam for the speed.

Maybe in your neck of the woods....but if you go to any bigger spot shoots be it field, indoors, or FITA Hoyt pretty much out #s everything by a WIDE margin....and they haven't made a single cam in about 8 years

Even in my league....I shoot with Braden G who is shooting for Mathews now.....he has one of the ONLY single cam bows. Probably out numbered 5-6 to 1.....shooting field the #s are even worse.