Bowtech, Elite, and Mathews (6" brace shooters)

[doppelganger]

So I went and shot three bows today:
Bowtech Reign 6 (comfort setting) (may go shoot the 7" brace with perf. setting and see the diff)
Mathews Halon 32
Elite Option 6

Draw:

• Mathews had the most smooth draw out of the three. it felt like you had an assist about 2-3" before hitting the wall. I think the really large cams allow for a smoother draw compared to the smaller cam'd elite and bowtech
• Bowtech - much like 6" brace bows, it's a bit jumpy if you need to let it down, but I use an Agenda 6 right now, so I'm use to the jumpy let down.
• Elite - It had a decent draw, in between the Bowtech and Mathews in terms of comfort and smoothness

After shot:

• Bowtech - TOTALLY DEAD in the hand. it's like you didn't know you shot, except you knew you pulled the release trigger
• Mathews - Slight "tuning fork" vibration after the shot, but that could of been due to it being not totally set up and tuned, but the bowtech wasn't either
• Elite - Had the most vibration after shot and it had a bit of a kick

Takeaways:

• All these bows are fast, no matter what setup, they just are fast
• Mathews - their "center" would take some getting use to, since they have their handle lower than all other manuf.
• Bowtech Reign is a beast and is in the top running right now.
• Never thought I'd say this, Mathews is in the top two right now
• Looking for an obsession dealer in Houston to kick the tires on their models

[Texas Grown]

Be sure to go shoot those same bows at a different shop. Or two more, just to get an honest feel for them.
From what I understand, people with a shorter draw are not affected as much by a shorter brace height. But those with a longer draw are, with 28" being about the median. I shoot one with a very short brace height so I can shoot a particular arrow and weight at a certain speed. I'm not going for the "super speed" end of the arrow spectrum either. Or the extreme heavy end of it.

[DFWfirefighter]

love my obsession better than the elite i had and the bow tech reign i shot

[Booner Sooner]

Hit CCR last weekend with the intention of taking the Reign home. Shot the Reign, Halon 32 and Obsession. All three were impressive.

The Halon 32 (6" BH) made the trip home with me today.

[doppelganger]

Hit CCR last weekend with the intention of taking the Reign home. Shot the Reign, Halon 32 and Obsession. All three were impressive.

The Halon 32 (6" BH) made the trip home with me today.

The draw on the Halon is like butter...it's a great point to that bow. the handle placement on the mathews is a bit different. when carrying it, it feels top heavy, so it'd take some getting used to

[mzurovec]

At least you know that in the end there is no wrong answer. Always a blast getting to shop though!

[12RingKing]

I need to go shoot Mathews new offerings sometime. Looks like they e come a ways since I last owned one. I'm just thinking I want a hybrid for some reason though, either an xpedition or Hoyt

I know west Houston has obsession