SwampDawg Posted September 22, 2008 Report Share Posted September 22, 2008 A friend of mine suffered through a bad ordeal yesterday. A guy dry fired his new Drenalin and after what sounded like a shotgun, we found that the string had broke, bottom cam was bent, and his sight pins were all busted loose. Now seeing as how I am not a Matthews guy, I really couldnt speak much about repairs to it. My question is this. Can this be repaired and is it worth being repaired due to possible issues in the future? We couldnt see any stress cracks in the limbs with the naked eye. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EKYhunter Posted September 22, 2008 Report Share Posted September 22, 2008 If I was your friend, I'd take the bow to a Mathews dealer and have them check it out. Sounds like he'll at least need a new cam and string and sight. If it were my bow, I'd be sending it back to Mathews for repair and inspection. Have the dealer contact Mathews, explain the situation to them, and go from there. It's very possible that there's damage to the limbs that isn't visible. Also, that "Guy" would be getting ready to empty his wallet! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craig mack Posted September 22, 2008 Report Share Posted September 22, 2008 Thats why I dont let anyone else pull back my bow. That sucks for your friend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michiganbowhunter_SQ2 Posted September 22, 2008 Report Share Posted September 22, 2008 Thats why I don't let anyone else pull back my bow. That sucks for your friend. Same here Craig. If I do happen to, there is an arrow nocked just in case. Heck even when I draw I make sure I nock an arrow. If he is the original owner of the bow, warranty should cover it. I have heard that in some cases like this, even though it was human error, Mathews will still cover it. Take it back to the proshop, tell them what happened. They'll check over the limbs and everything else to see what needs to be replaced. Hopefully, at most he'll have to pay the shop for the work, rather than that and the parts. MAYBE, not saying it is for sure, but it is possible they will cover it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hutchies Posted September 22, 2008 Report Share Posted September 22, 2008 Tell him to call Mathews. Be honest with exactly what happened. I have seen them fix bows for free for guys when they are honest about what happened. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swamphunter Posted September 23, 2008 Report Share Posted September 23, 2008 I wouldn't even trust a pro shop with that one. I would send it back to Mathews and I too, would tell that"guy" to have his wallet ready to be emptied. No one, I mean NO ONE draws my bow back for any reason other than to shoot an arrow with me stnading right there watching. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
98chevy Posted September 23, 2008 Report Share Posted September 23, 2008 Mathew custmer service is wonderful. I was at a show last year when a guy did that. At a mathews stand. They where saying later they dont know how many they have to replace under there warrenty due to idiots like your friends freind. But Mathews custmer service is awsome. My buddy last year had a certain brand lim hanger snap at the joint. His bow dropped about 25' and hit hard ground. He thought his season was over. We drove to the closest dealer to the farm dropped it off and 2 days later got a call from mathews. Then I think it was 10 days, and he got a call from the dealer with a fixed bow. Mathews rushed it since we where in the heart of our season. Thats awsome Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turningcustomcalls Posted September 23, 2008 Report Share Posted September 23, 2008 I was walking through the sporting goods at walmart a few weeks ago. I noticed a guy pulling back a bear and before I got the next isle- boom! The guy who was working the sporting goods section was standing right beside him, laughed about it and opened another box and let him pull it back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Switchback29A1 Posted September 23, 2008 Report Share Posted September 23, 2008 Thats one reason i love knowing exactly where my warranty card is..just for the things you don't know can happen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BowtechTurkeyHunter Posted September 23, 2008 Report Share Posted September 23, 2008 Thats one reason i love knowing exactly where my warranty card is..just for the things you don't know can happen. Unless you lie there isnt a warranty out there that would cover that one ... I would tell mathews exactly what happened ... I bet they would want to see it even if it were for QA in the future I mean maybe you did something that there testing guys couldn't .... worste you have to do is buy a new bow and you actually arent any worse off. Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Jerrid101 Posted September 24, 2008 Report Share Posted September 24, 2008 i work at a bow shop and we do not deal with matthews because we dont like the people that work there. I think that it was god telling you to buy a hoyt bow. The limbs on a hoyt were tested at 20,000 dry fires before any damage. Hoyt is the number one company in the country and bowtech is a close second. What ever you do i would make your friend or use to be friend cover the bill. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michiganbowhunter_SQ2 Posted September 24, 2008 Report Share Posted September 24, 2008 i work at a bow shop and we do not deal with matthews because we dont like the people that work there. I think that it was god telling you to buy a hoyt bow. The limbs on a hoyt were tested at 20,000 dry fires before any damage. Hoyt is the number one company in the country and bowtech is a close second. What ever you do i would make your friend or use to be friend cover the bill. :rolleyes: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pointing_dogs_rule Posted September 24, 2008 Report Share Posted September 24, 2008 i work at a bow shop and we do not deal with matthews because we dont like the people that work there. I think that it was god telling you to buy a hoyt bow. The limbs on a hoyt were tested at 20,000 dry fires before any damage. Hoyt is the number one company in the country and bowtech is a close second. What ever you do i would make your friend or use to be friend cover the bill. apparently this guy missed the brand bashing statement. good luck to all (no matter what type of bow you prefer). the dog Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gator Posted September 24, 2008 Report Share Posted September 24, 2008 i work at a bow shop and we do not deal with matthews because we dont like the people that work there. I think that it was god telling you to buy a hoyt bow. The limbs on a hoyt were tested at 20,000 dry fires before any damage. Hoyt is the number one company in the country and bowtech is a close second. What ever you do i would make your friend or use to be friend cover the bill. First post and he is bashing, WOW!!!!! Welcome to RT!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
okiedog Posted September 24, 2008 Report Share Posted September 24, 2008 i work at a bow shop and we do not deal with matthews because we dont like the people that work there. It sounds like there might be some bowhunters that don't deal with your shop because they don't like the people that work there as well:rolleyes:. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdvantageTimberLou Posted September 24, 2008 Report Share Posted September 24, 2008 i work at a bow shop and we do not deal with matthews because we dont like the people that work there. I think that it was god telling you to buy a hoyt bow. The limbs on a hoyt were tested at 20,000 dry fires before any damage. Hoyt is the number one company in the country and bowtech is a close second. What ever you do i would make your friend or use to be friend cover the bill. Please post the name of your bow shop so I remember and tell my friends "NOT TO GO THERE!" As for the bow in question, call Mathews and see what they can do. Great company and will probably do their best to get you shooting again. All work will probably have to go through an authorized pro shop. Good luck and keep us updated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Jerrid101 Posted September 25, 2008 Report Share Posted September 25, 2008 wasnt trying to bash on anyones preference of bow brands, i was just stating why we didn't deal with them. sorry that i offended anybody that read this. any one that bowhunts is a friend of mine no matter what they shoot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcs3344 Posted September 25, 2008 Report Share Posted September 25, 2008 buy a bowtech Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leo Posted September 25, 2008 Report Share Posted September 25, 2008 A friend of mine had a cable break on his Matthews that caused similar damage. He did have to send it in to the manufacturer to be repaired. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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