Turkeygirl Posted January 16, 2016 Report Share Posted January 16, 2016 The bow shop I bought my Elites from came through for me, they had bows down to 50lbs I could shoot and did a great job setting them up for me to try and found out I am better at 26" DL, 25.5" is just a tad short. So I thought I was really going to like Mathews. Well 1st bow I shot was a Hoyt Defiant 34. Let me tell you, love the grip on the bow, it was dead steady drawn back, smooth draw, lightweight, shot nice, just really felt good. Then I shot a Mathews HTX...harder to draw back, grip just didn't fit in my hand as well and not as steady. Then I shot a Mathews Halon. Real nice, smooth draw, but heavy and just did not balance well in my hand, grip was not comfortable. Shot the Hoyt again. I think next week I'll end up ordering a Hoyt for my new hunting bow but I may end up taking it for some 3D! The Defiant 34 is 34" ATA then the regular Defiant is 30" ATA. I don't know if the 30 will be much different from the 34 stability wise and shooting wise, anyone know? The 30 would be a little shorter for tree stand hunting and I'm only 5'5". I don't remember if there were any more Hoyts to shoot but after shooting that one, I was like wow this is nice. Guess I might be going back to Hoyt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ravin R10 man Posted January 16, 2016 Report Share Posted January 16, 2016 (edited) Go with what fit best, yes the shorter bow will be better in the stand too. Sounds like you found your new bow! A longer draw will also help you shoot better, now when you hit the wall, you will be more locked in and it will feel alot more comfortable at the release. Should help steady your groups Congrats Edited January 17, 2016 by Mathews XT Man Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turkeygirl Posted January 21, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 21, 2016 So I was back at my bow shop today. Though it was going to be a Hoyt. Well after starting off shooting the Halon 6 then the Hoyt Defiant....I ended up ordering a Mathews Halon 6. Such a smooth drawing, dead in hand, no vibration bow...it's quiet amazing and will be one nice hunting bow but I'll probably play on the 3D range as well. 50 lb bow, 26" DL in the Stone color is on order, 6-8 wks I'll be waiting. They didn't ask me at the shop and I just realized now, does it come in a standard let-off or do I need to call them and specify? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbeck Posted January 22, 2016 Report Share Posted January 22, 2016 good bow, I think they are standard let off. but not positive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turkeygirl Posted February 17, 2016 Author Report Share Posted February 17, 2016 Yeah I believe it's 85% let-off. Still waiting...anxiously. Can''t wait to put it to good use! I read some things about Mathews DL running a little long, is this true? I went up from 25.5" on my Elite to 26" on the Mathews because the 25.5" was just a little short. The Halon I shot was a little long but I will say I was much more comfortable being able to extend my bow arm, did not realize how much bend I had in my bow arm at 25.5" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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