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Just had to share - new bow. Bowtech Core SR

raisins said:
Awesome bow!

I have a Bowtech Revolt and one of the Cores is what I’d get if in the market this year.

A little tip with that really high letoff:

1. It stinks to let down and I’ve had it mildly hurt my shoulder…try to avoid letting down a lot (shoot instead when you can) and experiment on how to let down (I pull my draw arm tighter to chest….never had to do that before)

2. With high letoff….a lot of folks find that pulling into the back wall before the shot helps with consistency. This way, you can dwell in the easy hold part of the valley while waiting on a deer but before the shot pull into the wall which mimics the feel of a lower let off now and most people shoot those a bit better
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Thanks for the tips.

I know there are ways to increase the holding weight, but honestly for deer hunting I see it is a big advantage so I’ve been experimenting with better ways to let down when I have to. I’m shooting an indoor spot series this year as well with my youngest daughter so letting down occasionally is definitely a possibility due to resetting for the shot.

As to point 2, definitely working on finding that right pressure for the shot but it seems to be coming together pretty smoothly. If I hold at just the holding poundage I’m definitely not as steady but it makes it nice for getting settled on target. Then I’m finding that I start building back pressure against that solid back wall and my hold seems to tighten up and get on target. Now to just time my shot going off with that then I’ll have something.

Thanks again.
 
This is one of my biggest issues with new bows. Low holding weight is not for me. I much prefer lower letoff. Kinda why I migrated to trad bows. Bring back 75% letoff....lol
 
kbetts said:
This is one of my biggest issues with new bows. Low holding weight is not for me. I much prefer lower letoff. Kinda why I migrated to trad bows. Bring back 75% letoff....lol
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There are ways to get the let off till it’s lower, not sure if you could get it down to 75% but I’ve seen people talk about getting it down into the 80-85% range. My understanding is you leave the string stops set at your draw length but adjust the module for a longer draw length and that will keep you in a higher holding weight. I haven’t tried it and probably won’t, for holding on a deer to get in position, the lower holding weight certainly is nice.
 
CharlieTN said:
There are ways to get the let off till it’s lower, not sure if you could get it down to 75% but I’ve seen people talk about getting it down into the 80-85% range. My understanding is you leave the string stops set at your draw length but adjust the module for a longer draw length and that will keep you in a higher holding weight. I haven’t tried it and probably won’t, for holding on a deer to get in position, the lower holding weight certainly is nice.
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And that's part of the design problem imo. The draw stops are preventing the newer cam styles from doing the work they were designed to do.
 
kbetts said:
And that's part of the design problem imo. The draw stops are preventing the newer cam styles from doing the work they were designed to do.
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I’m not sure I’m following you on this one. If I have the module and the draw stop both set at my length, 29” then they both work exactly as their designed. I get the rollover into the valley and the left off the module was designed for and the solid back wall from the draw stop that this bow is designed to have. It’s a speed bow so there will be a more substantial hump but there will also be a greater let off. Their other bow, the Core SS has a much smoother draw cycle with less let off and less of the hump.
 
Kbetts have you looked into Lucky Stops as a potential solution? They work pretty good but it really eats up the valley, that's a huge drawback. I assume it would be the same short pegging but I never did try that
 
I'll admit that I'm not as familiar with newer cam arrangements. I just see a "stop" as preventing the cams from rolling over and producing their full potential.
Maybe this has been addressed. Again, I'm learning as I read through posts.
 
Horn said:
Kbetts have you looked into Lucky Stops as a potential solution? They work pretty good but it really eats up the valley, that's a huge drawback. I assume it would be the same short pegging but I never did try that
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I was about to recommend these.

Folks rave about them for Bowtechs. It allows easier letdown and higher holds and even makes performance mode tolerable.

I have a set but haven't messed with them because I've got my bow dialed in the best I've ever achieved...and I don't wanna fix it until it's broken.

I am only pulling 60 lbs on the Revolt. That weight is extremely low for me (I can easily pull 70 but choose not to for long term shoulder health....in middle age your muscles are stronger than your connective tissue..... and also just because). Anyways, I HATE letting that Revolt down. It's like you're holding a 60 pound dumbbell with gravity turned off and then a switch is flipped and gravity gets turned back on. It's almost scary.
 
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Very nice. I'm still hunting with an SR6 and I love this bow.

I found that Lucky Stops helped tremendously being able to adjust the letoff to where I like it. No big dump into the valley, easier to let down, and more solid back wall.
 
kbetts said:
I'll admit that I'm not as familiar with newer cam arrangements. I just see a "stop" as preventing the cams from rolling over and producing their full potential.
Maybe this has been addressed. Again, I'm learning as I read through posts.
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The two do work sort of independent of each other. Currently I have both set at 29” draw which allows the draw to roll over nicely into the valley and have full let off, currently 92% and then it hits the solid back wall that I love in the Bowtechs. Both bowtechs I have owned have a very short valley so you do have to be aware of that.

If I were to adjust the module to a different length, longer, then I could effective cause the bow to not fully roll into the valley and increase the holding weight if I preferred more but I would still have the back wall when the string stop did it’s job.
 
CharlieTN said:
The two do work sort of independent of each other. Currently I have both set at 29” draw which allows the draw to roll over nicely into the valley and have full let off, currently 92% and then it hits the solid back wall that I love in the Bowtechs. Both bowtechs I have owned have a very short valley so you do have to be aware of that.

If I were to adjust the module to a different length, longer, then I could effective cause the bow to not fully roll into the valley and increase the holding weight if I preferred more but I would still have the back wall when the string stop did it’s job.
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Yes, that will work on some bows. I know that you do NOT want to long peg some bows (like the SR6) because it'll roll over too far and lock up the cams.

The nice thing about the Lucky Stops is that you can really fine tune the letoff/valley using the various postions/sizes.
 
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