Diamond Archer 01 Posted December 27, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 27, 2009 Alright guys, I currently have the diamond edge and I like it. I am thinking about gettin a new bow because I figured now I can pull a bow back past the fifty pound mark. I was originally thinking about the iceman but it is a lot more money than I have. I went to look at the bow and it looks like a pretty good bow. I also went to look at the turbohawk and I liked it very much. The th is also a little over 100 dollars cheaper than the iceman. I am probabally going to forget the iceman because he will take my old bow in for money and I like how the turbohawk feels. I still like the diamond edge but I just think I am going to try the hoyt line of bows. Dont get me wrong I think diamond still makes a great line of bows. Thanks all of you for your input about the bows. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Kat Posted December 27, 2009 Report Share Posted December 27, 2009 Alright guys, I currently have the diamond edge and I like it. I am thinking about gettin a new bow because I figured now I can pull a bow back past the fifty pound mark. I was originally thinking about the iceman but it is a lot more money than I have. I went to look at the bow and it looks like a pretty good bow. I also went to look at the turbohawk and I liked it very much. The th is also a little over 100 dollars cheaper than the iceman. I am probabally going to get the iceman because he will take my old bow in for money and I like how the turbohawk feels. I still like the diamond edge but I just think I am going to try the hoyt line of bows. Dont get me wrong I think diamond still makes a great line of bows. Thanks all of you for your input about the bows. Glad I told ya about it...I knew once ya felt that hoyt in your hand the choice would be simple, especially when ya save some money! The TH is an Alphamax....only difference is the riser is cast and not machined. I love mine to death! Oh and welcome to the brotherhood! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diamond Archer 01 Posted December 27, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 27, 2009 Yes, thank you very much for telling me about it. I have yet to shoot it but I am going to look at it again on monday. I felt the th in my hand and I really like it. I will keep you posted about it. I plan on maybe buying it on monday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocMort Posted December 27, 2009 Report Share Posted December 27, 2009 Put your hoyts against my omen any day of the week Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cray8705 Posted December 27, 2009 Report Share Posted December 27, 2009 (edited) I don't mean to come off as an a-hole either but you are wrong. All major bow companies have a LOW END set of their bows. Mathews has misson, Bowtech has Diamond, Hoyt has theirs ( can't think of the name ). The bows are not made of the same high quality product. Does this mean they are junk??? No it doesn't....did I say that? No I didn't. Like Dan says if ya like the bow and it shots for you then great. I simply wanted to let you know you can get a middle to high end bow for the same price as the diamond iceman which is a low end bow. If you knew so much, you would obviously know that Bowtech owns Diamond bows. You'd also see where I included Bowtech in the high end spectrum of bows with Hoyt and Mathews. Ask any archer who shoots bows alot and they will agree with me here. Every Diamond bow that comes into any competition with the exception of the black ice is loud, rattles, and usually the owner comes over to the guys shooting the upper end bows going man I wish I woulda got one of those instead. FYI I was simply trying to inform the OP that he could get a middle end bow that outperforms the diamond line for a cheaper price. Never did I say a Diamond was junk.... Guess it's a crime for someone who shoots alot of bows and might just know what they're talking about to share a little insight with a fellow archer. Without me telling him about the TH he would have never considered it and would have just settled for a Diamond. Maybe he'll like the Diamond better, but at least he knows he has options. I was going to settle for a Hoyt Alphamax but thanks to a forum member here shedding some light on the Turbohawk, I went and shot it and saved some money. I thougts that what this forum was for??? I knew that Diamond was Bowtech, which is why I put them together in my post. I guess the reason I don't consider Diamond a low-end bow is because all of the things people say make them a low-end bow I have never experienced in shooting them. I admit I don't know a whole lot about Hoyt except for what I hear from people who shoot them, all seem to be very happy with them. I have shot Diamond bows, and have been very happy with them. Moral of this entire thread....find out what other people shoot and like, and then go try them yourself and see what you like, then purchase the one that is best for you. Edited December 27, 2009 by cray8705 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Kat Posted December 27, 2009 Report Share Posted December 27, 2009 Put your hoyts against my omen any day of the week never shot the Omen, but I'd put my hoyt against it any day Omen is PSE right? I really like thier Bow Madness line. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Kat Posted December 27, 2009 Report Share Posted December 27, 2009 I knew that Diamond was Bowtech, which is why I put them together in my post. I guess the reason I don't consider Diamond a low-end bow is because all of the things people say make them a low-end bow I have never experienced in shooting them. I admit I don't know a whole lot about Hoyt except for what I hear from people who shoot them, all seem to be very happy with them. I have shot Diamond bows, and have been very happy with them. Moral of this entire thread....find out what other people shoot and like, and then go try them yourself and see what you like, then purchase the one that is best for you. once again low end doesn't mean junk. It just simply means they are built a bit cheaper to make them more affordable. That why I said I don't think you understood what I was saying. I have a buddy who shot a truth series bow for years and shot it very well. Still the bow is considered a lower end bow.... I think you get what I was saying now though....and as long as it shoots for ya then thats what counts! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turkeygirl Posted December 27, 2009 Report Share Posted December 27, 2009 Just like cray8705 said every company has their low end bows. Really shouldn't matter what people want to shoot its how the bow fits them. If its a $200 bow and its fits them really well and they shoot good then it doesn't matter. Diamond has some bows that are around $700 thats not close to being a low end bow. So price shouldn't matter its how a bow fits a person. Actually to some, such as myself, pricem atter greatly, especially when you can't afford a high price bow. I won't pay $700 no matter how great it is. A lower end bow that fits is just fine. I'm not aiming to have "the best" or be in the "popular" group...that's not what hunting is about and I sure can't take my $700 bow to heaven with me. What matters is trying the bows out yourself and seeing what youl ike and are willing to spend personally...each person is different, there's no "rule". Now, glad the problem was solved and there's a new bow owner in the ranks:rockon: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billkay Posted December 28, 2009 Report Share Posted December 28, 2009 For what it is worth, Diamond is not the "low end" bow line of Bowtech. If you do a bit of research you'll find that the Diamond is a single cam line while Bowtech is a dual cam bow line. That said, each has an upper end, Bowtech-Destroyer, Diamond-Iceman, (Not sure of the 2010 Iceman name). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Kat Posted December 28, 2009 Report Share Posted December 28, 2009 Buy what ya want bro! I'm done trying to offer advice on bows. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High Country Posted December 28, 2009 Report Share Posted December 28, 2009 I am not sure what a high end and a low end bow is...I am assuming it is primarily $$$. All modern bows shoot extremely well in competant hands, and all are more capable than I am. Billkay is correct...the primary difference between BowTech and Diamond is how many cams the bow has...all Diamonds are single cams, where BowTechs are binary cams (and shoot a bit faster because of it). The actual designs and materials are basically the same. I am still hunting with a $300 High Country Ultra One Cam that went out of date about ten years ago...still shoots about 315 ft/s with 26" carbon shafts with 100 grain MX3s and easily prints 6 arrows inside of 2" at 40 yards. My HC outshoots my father's Matthews Legacy all day long, both in group quality and speed. Of all the $$$ bows out there that I have tried in recent years (including Matthews and Hoyt), none have truly out-performed my HC. The only one that really felt better was the Diamond Black Ice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Kat Posted December 28, 2009 Report Share Posted December 28, 2009 I am not sure what a high end and a low end bow is... That would be the quality of product that the bow is made up of....limbs, risers, cams, grip, pulley, washers, axles, etc are different grades. It's kinda like a chevy truck.....some are plain jane trucks, others have upgraded interior, transmission, etc. Price is not the issue. :disolve: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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