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Trophyline Hyperlite Series!!!

Fl Canopy Stalker said:
I am not too interested in the sticks simply because the stand off distance is not large enough for me, however a 2lbs platform that is a full 12 by 12 is something I’m super interested in. And if it bites like the Onyx, I’m completely sold because outside of the lwcg fix, I’ve never seen a platform bite the tree as well as the onyx
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I don’t have the fix or the onyx but the Mission bites pretty damn well. I almost never “have to” toe hook it, I just do it out of habit now. That old LW/Novix style batwing is pretty much the best batwing that’s ever been produced. It’s not like we’re disagreeing though, lol we’re touting TL and LW and LWCG products, which are pretty much brother companies when it comes to design and quality. It is kinda sad to see that batwing go from the TL family of platforms though. Good to see high praise for the newer brackets though.
 
DelaWhere_Arrow said:
I don’t have the fix or the onyx but the Mission bites pretty damn well. I almost never “have to” toe hook it, I just do it out of habit now. That old LW/Novix style batwing is pretty much the best batwing that’s ever been produced. It’s not like we’re disagreeing though, lol we’re touting TL and LW and LWCG products, which are pretty much brother companies when it comes to design and quality. It is kinda sad to see that batwing go from the TL family of platforms though. Good to see high praise for the newer brackets though.
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I’ve used the EDP and mission as well. They did bite well but for the onyx and the fix it’s more about the offset post than it is the batwing themselves. Instead of tightening it completely folded then pushing down (or toe hooking), with the offset bracket you close it about 3/4 of the way then tighten the strap and lift upwards on the platform. By lifting and utilizing the offset, more tension is introduced onto the strap itself which makes it bite down insanely deep to the tree and it becomes basically impossible to get the top of the post to pull away. XOP did something somewhat similar on their invader and it bites down much better than their old edge. So for me it’s the offset bracket post that I started paying attention to.
 
GeoFish said:
So you would need to keep clear of Burning Gallium trees? :)
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yep, I watched a few vids on it, and it is expressly in the regs that you CANNOT bring this on an airplane


imagine if you scratch a spot in the aluminum of a plane in the bathroom or something and then dropped a few cups of this on that spot and hid it under the garbage can....I think the plane might break in half...I don't how it does it but gallium must really hate aluminum...it travels through it and will weaken the structure far beyond where you applied it

neat and scary stuff I learned about recently!
 
enkriss said:
That’s also a new material. They claim it harder or stiffer than aluminum. Magnite is a Magnesium - Aluminum alloy. Magnesium is notoriously brittle. They use to make risers and ladders out of magnesium. There is a reason you don’t see many of them anymore.
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I don’t think the problem with the magnesium risers from yesteryear was so much the magnesium itself but the casting of them with occlusions and other impurities in the cast that were sometimes difficult to control. If anything, magnesium is more malleable than aluminum and more inclined to bend and twist than break. Which isn’t great for bow risers either.
 
I think I'll stay with the One sticks. Nothing compares to the dynaloc attachment method.
The stand offs on the trophy line stick also look like they don't offer much contact with the tree unless
it's about 6" in diameter.
 
Plebe said:
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Wonder how long this has been effect.? Seems pretty cut and dry. Certainly makes it zero risk to "Buy/try it." Save for maybe return shipping cost.

Since the Mission (which regardless of weight I can't bring myself to sell), I've liked what I've seen for what Trophy Line puts out. Their reviews don't lie.

Will probably be giving those sticks a try.

Would like to know the overall stacked height but it would appear lower than a set of Ones.
What seems like noisey stacking could be remedied with pieces of Stealth Strip on just the underside of the stand off contact points.

USA Pro would probably be my attachment method. As nice looking as they are, with that high attachment, if you can't get that stick tight on a tree it's going to be a fail and prone to kick out. Would rather see lower attachment, even if it means a bowed stick when tight on a tree. The step and stand off are what is carrying the load.
 

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Hlzr said:
"The FlatStack Design stacks 4 sticks into a height of only 5 inches and stacks directly in line with the HyperLite Platform, eliminating the platforms cleat for packability."

Any specifics on this?
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If you watch the hyperlite video, they show how they stack and fit to the platform. Its very similar to the lwcg (sticks with the bolts for standoffs) in how they all fit together
 
I have no use for the sticks currently, as I’m only hunting my home property and 99% of that means preset trees, so I can totally get away with my heavier LW and XOP sticks around here and did so on public land for 8 years. However, I could see myself with a stack of those for when I get more time to explore state land again.
I also have no intention of giving up my Mission platform, especially since that’s the only thing I carry into the woods every single hunt aside from my bow, and it’s a nearly perfect platform in all but weight, but that platform is definitely calling to me. Again, if I had more time to stomp around public land, it’d be worth pinching a few pennies during the Spring to snatch a complete Hyperlite setup in Summer and dial it in for ‘24 season.
If I had some extra disposable income, I’d be all over the platform. Once I see how the stick attachment point behaves, the packability of those might even have me reconsidering just hunting presets on our property.
 
Hlzr said:
"The FlatStack Design stacks 4 sticks into a height of only 5 inches and stacks directly in line with the HyperLite Platform, eliminating the platforms cleat for packability."

Any specifics on this?
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Thanks for this. That's the info I was looking for, missed that.
4x One's stack to ~7 1/4".
A plus if your hunting tight/thick areas.

I don't know that they demonstrated sticks stacking with the platform at the ATA.
 
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Fl Canopy Stalker said:
If you watch the hyperlite video, they show how they stack and fit to the platform. Its very similar to the lwcg (sticks with the bolts for standoffs) in how they all fit together
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Couldn't find it in the video I was watching. Got a link?
 
roosterstraw said:
They stack in between the teeth of the tree bracket.
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You would think they'd be demonstrating the stacking every chance they got. That would facilitate being able to eliminate a pack of any sort, a game changer imo, I think I'd upgrade if so. Interested to hear more about this and the sound production/reduction from fellows in the real world once they start production.
 
BuffaloBill said:
Around 18:55 shows them stacking and how quiet they are.

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What did this guy say? I care about the noise I make going in to and coming out of my stand.
I think these could be made quiet with a bunch of stealth strips but how much weight will it add?
The 3 1/2" stand off distance is not going to work for me.
 
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