Happy to Not So Much at 350 Feet Per Second

TARider

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Decided to treat myself to a new bow this morning. This afternoon I had my first accidental dry fire while getting used to a new release. String snapped, hopefully not much else damaged but will find out on Tuesday when I have time to go back. I hate when I do something stupid......
 
Dayum that sucks!! What did you get? I am still shooting my (P)lay (S)chool (E)quipment Evo Dream Season. I like it pretty good for tree stand hunting b/c of its short axle to axle.
 
IIRC my bow is 14yrs old. I contemplated getting a new one but mine isn't broke. I have friends that buy new every 1-2 seasons, baffles the hell out of me lol.
 
Mine was 15 years old as well and nothing wrong with it. Just had the itch for a new toy. I originally planned to go mid-tier but nothing I liked went out to a 31" draw length so went a little overboard and got the new Halon 32. It was a bit painful handing over the cash but I suppose if I keep it 15 years like the last one it's not so bad......
 
GONOVRIT said:
IIRC my bow is 14yrs old. I contemplated getting a new one but mine isn't broke. I have friends that buy new every 1-2 seasons, baffles the hell out of me lol.
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Same here. My bow is a high country probably 12-13 years old. Probably killed 50 deer. It's beat up, ugly but effective.

My son is on his 3rd, because....new bows are cool. Plus he is a 34" draw which means there are very few choices out there....lucky for him his grandpa loves buying bows. Lol.
 
I know nothing about bows. But about 2 weeks ago, my dad gave me his old Proline Force II because it's been hanging in his basement for probably 10 years. I've never shot a bow before. I decided to shoot a couple arrows at a rotting stump and they all hit. So the next day I took 7 arrows and shot them at the same stump, which I measured to be 50ft from where I was standing. All 7 hit, with about an 8" spread.
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Pic only shows 6 because one busted through the bark on the right hand side and kept on trucking. I was pretty pleased with myself and the bow too! Anybody know anything about Proline bows? They any good? What is the little rubber/plastic piece that front of the arrow rests on called? Mine is broken off.
 
GONOVRIT said:
IIRC my bow is 14yrs old. I contemplated getting a new one but mine isn't broke. I have friends that buy new every 1-2 seasons, baffles the hell out of me lol.
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I bought a used Hoyt in high school (15 years ago)...because it was the same bow my dad had (bought his new in the 90's). For whatever reason I buy in to the hype of needing a new bow every five years or so, spend $5-600, use it for a season, they don't kill any differently, sell it for half what I paid...and end up going back to my 20+ year old Hoyt.
 
First gen. 05 Switchback still shoots well w vintage carbon express. one pin for 20/30 and one pin for 40 ........I will not buy another bow in my life.
 
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