Turkeygirl Posted April 1, 2011 Report Share Posted April 1, 2011 Stopped at a shop yesterday, shot a Hoyt Vicxen and Mathews Passion. Shot the Passion first - smooth, quiet, little top heavy, unsure if I liek the grip or not. Shot the Vicxen next - also smooth, quiet, noticed a little more hand vibration. Shot the Passion again,lol. I'd say the Passion took the edge over the Vicxen. So I'm down to the Mathews Passion or Elite Hunter, but I'm leaning towards the Elite. I think partly because of the thinner grip, extremely smooth draw, etc. I thought I'd like the Mathews grip, which I did, but it's thicker and I felt like I just couldn't get it settled into my palm compared to the Elite grip which just found it's way there. So narrowed down to those 2, might try and go shoot the Elite again next week and try and make a decision.:48::turned::angel1: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbHunterNY Posted April 1, 2011 Report Share Posted April 1, 2011 haven't shot either, but i hear they're both nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoosierhunter Posted April 2, 2011 Report Share Posted April 2, 2011 So I'm down to the Mathews Passion or Elite Hunter, but I'm leaning towards the Elite. I think partly because of the thinner grip, extremely smooth draw, etc. I thought I'd like the Mathews grip, which I did, but it's thicker and I felt like I just couldn't get it settled into my palm compared to the Elite grip which just found it's way there. .:48::turned::angel1: Isn't the draw cycle on the elites amazing! I really think if you blindfolded ANY shooter and had them draw bows they would pick that bow for the draw cycle. If mathews of Hoyt was smart they would buy Elite before it gets too big. I've been shooting elite since 2009 and I just can't find a bow I like better and I've tried to! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RangerClay Posted April 3, 2011 Report Share Posted April 3, 2011 What amazed me about the Elite's are their back wall. It feels like you could stay at full draw forever. Have fun Ruth! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoosierhunter Posted April 4, 2011 Report Share Posted April 4, 2011 What amazed me about the Elite's are their back wall. It feels like you could stay at full draw forever. Have fun Ruth! Now I can say my elite really wants to go and if I relax those cams roll over for sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Washi Posted April 4, 2011 Report Share Posted April 4, 2011 See if you can try a Mathews with the Focus grip. You might like it better than the stock one. The Elite grips do feel nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turkeygirl Posted April 4, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 4, 2011 Need to get back and shoot the elite and hopefully a Mathews in the same place...still in a dilemma between Passion and Hunter.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
need2hunt Posted April 4, 2011 Report Share Posted April 4, 2011 Now I can say my elite really wants to go and if I relax those cams roll over for sure. I've heard that about Elite but the new line is a completely different story Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbHunterNY Posted April 4, 2011 Report Share Posted April 4, 2011 Need to get back and shoot the elite and hopefully a Mathews in the same place...still in a dilemma between Passion and Hunter.... Just think of all the pink accessories you can get for that Mathews! lol....just kidding. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tedicast Posted April 5, 2011 Report Share Posted April 5, 2011 Don't let the grip on the Mathews scare you away. There are a ton of aftermarket grips available.....TorqueLess, Tronjo, Shrewd, and the Mathews Focus Grips....All great grips that really improve the feel of a Mathews bow. My wife and I both have TorqueLess grips on our Mathews. I have a low wrist, ans she has a medium wrist. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turkeygirl Posted April 5, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 5, 2011 I don't think the grip on the Mathews is that bad...I'm feeling slightly swayed towards Mathews now...I was thinking back to when I shot the Mathews Passion and when I shot, no vibration...the bow didn't even budge in my hand and I thought "Am I gripping to hard?" But I wasn't. The Elite shot great but noticed slight vibration and maybe a little jump at the shot. If I don't go today, probably Friday go shoot some bows again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leo Posted April 5, 2011 Report Share Posted April 5, 2011 Honestly, I haven't found any correlation between hand shock, smoothness of draw, speed and my ability to shoot the bow well. A slightly longer ATA and brace height does help in some cases but a really well made grip versus a mediocre grip can eliminate that advantage. So my advice is keep it simple and just concentrate on deciding which one you actually shoot better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RangerClay Posted April 7, 2011 Report Share Posted April 7, 2011 Honestly, I haven't found any correlation between hand shock, smoothness of draw, speed and my ability to shoot the bow well. A slightly longer ATA and brace height does help in some cases but a really well made grip versus a mediocre grip can eliminate that advantage. So my advice is keep it simple and just concentrate on deciding which one you actually shoot better. I agree with Leo. When I test shot my Hoyt it had some vibration. Once I bought a stabilizer for it, the vibration disappeared. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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