I was a Mathew’s fanboy for years and then in 2015 I went to a shop for an all day thing and shot all the major bow brands and that day I figured out that it came down to Elite and Prime BAR NONE, ended up going with what I still shoot to this day which is my 2015 Prime Alloy and I’ve never regretted it, the looks I got from people having the quad cams was a bit much but over the past 7 seasons I have nothing bad to say about prime. I will say Elite is a close 2nd maybe even 1st depending on the day. So last year I was just wanting to do the same thing, not looking to buy only to see how much they’ve changed shooting wise since 2015. Again, Prime and Elite blew everyone out of the water except, wait a minute, the new Bowtech… I was never a fan of Bowtech but since they switched limb manufacturers and dnt have that splitting problem anymore they have grown on me over the past couple years, now I dnt see myself getting a new bow anytime soon, was never a person to buy a new bow every year, hell, I shot my Mathew’s Ultralite for 12 years before I upgraded But I look at it like this, the lowest end mainstream bow nowadays heavily outperforms my old Ultralite, I think we in the hunting industry (as in most other industries also, especially fitness) we get caught up in the new this the new that and what’s that guy shooting blah blah blah. I always tell people, ALL bows now are top of the line compared to years past. Go out and shoot them all and find what works for you. It’s an awesome time to be open minded when choosing bows bc no matter what you choose it’ll be the bees knees and the only difference between them is how they feel to the individual. Like for me nothing is smoother than a Prime, but I also know people that HATE the solid back wall. With all that being said, take opinions with a grain of salt (even the one above) and partake fully in what I think is one of the best parts of hunting, spending all day in a bow shop shooting all kinds of bows to decide which one works best, it’s a journey. Stay Frosty.
