I have been hunting with a Martin Cheetah. Not a very expensive or "high end" bow, but I really liked it. I killed a few deer and hogs and one nice bull elk in Colorado with that Cheetah. It was quick, quiet, and easy to shoot. I bought it a couple years ago because I shot my pastor's and it just felt right. It has been a trusty bow. Only my third to own in the last 19 years...10 of which I bowhunted pretty hard.
Fast-forward to yesterday when, after shopping for a few weeks and shooting some "better" bows than my Cheetah, I walked out of my local bow shop with a new Mathews Z7. I shot it a lot during my "research" and it was by far the favorite of the ones that I've shot. But is it the favorite in my garage?
That Cheetah has been faithful to me. Never has it failed to perform. I can't help but feel as if I am cheating on the Cheetah. Does it deserve to be banished and forgotten, like an old girlfriend who got fat?
I love my new set-up. It is great to shoot and I can't wait to hunt with it this next weekend. Question is, will it do it's job as well as the Cheetah did, or will I have a very expensive regret? Only time will tell.
Fast-forward to yesterday when, after shopping for a few weeks and shooting some "better" bows than my Cheetah, I walked out of my local bow shop with a new Mathews Z7. I shot it a lot during my "research" and it was by far the favorite of the ones that I've shot. But is it the favorite in my garage?
That Cheetah has been faithful to me. Never has it failed to perform. I can't help but feel as if I am cheating on the Cheetah. Does it deserve to be banished and forgotten, like an old girlfriend who got fat?
I love my new set-up. It is great to shoot and I can't wait to hunt with it this next weekend. Question is, will it do it's job as well as the Cheetah did, or will I have a very expensive regret? Only time will tell.
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