Comments on: Problems at Bowtech? http://blog.kingsoutdoorworld.com/2005/11/03/problems-at-bowtech/ Behind the Scenes at King's Sat, 22 Nov 2008 05:33:56 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=1.5.2 Comment on Problems at Bowtech? by: 3dshooter http://blog.kingsoutdoorworld.com/2005/11/03/problems-at-bowtech/#comment-322876 Tue, 11 Nov 2008 04:39:20 +0000 http://blog.kingsoutdoorworld.com/2005/11/03/problems-at-bowtech/#comment-322876 I own a 07 guardian and i must say that it is very much a pleasure to shoot. I have had some problems with losing e-clips, which isnt a big deal for all bows can lose them ,but have noticed that the machined hole in the top limb where the axel pin for the cam goes throw was improperly machined. The local dealer that i deal with is excellent and has ordered another set of top limbs under warranty.I have also gone on the Bowtech website and emailed about the problem and have not heard back from them, its been over 2 months now. I have shot Hoyt before and loved the Xtech and ultraelite and may goe back to them for my next bow. I found the Guardian to be somewhat cheaply made where hoyt seems to manufacture a slower bow on the average but to me ,builds a much better limb pocket and have no problems with their limbs nor have I heard from any other hoyt shooters . I own a 07 guardian and i must say that it is very much a pleasure to shoot. I have had some problems with losing e-clips, which isnt a big deal for all bows can lose them ,but have noticed that the machined hole in the top limb where the axel pin for the cam goes throw was improperly machined. The local dealer that i deal with is excellent and has ordered another set of top limbs under warranty.I have also gone on the Bowtech website and emailed about the problem and have not heard back from them, its been over 2 months now. I have shot Hoyt before and loved the Xtech and ultraelite and may goe back to them for my next bow. I found the Guardian to be somewhat cheaply made where hoyt seems to manufacture a slower bow on the average but to me ,builds a much better limb pocket and have no problems with their limbs nor have I heard from any other hoyt shooters .

]]> Comment on Problems at Bowtech? by: Bill http://blog.kingsoutdoorworld.com/2005/11/03/problems-at-bowtech/#comment-319684 Mon, 03 Nov 2008 03:43:12 +0000 http://blog.kingsoutdoorworld.com/2005/11/03/problems-at-bowtech/#comment-319684 Just got a 2008 Allegiance in a trade. Thought maybe I made a mistake trading my switchback. But after shooting the allegiance, I was pleasantly surprised. Wow, is all I can say. I never thought I would shoot a bow that was more smooth than my switchback but the allegiance is! It is a 60-70# bow and pulls with less draw than the switchback and it was 50-60#. Very happy and pleased. Just got a 2008 Allegiance in a trade. Thought maybe I made a mistake trading my switchback. But after shooting the allegiance, I was pleasantly surprised. Wow, is all I can say. I never thought I would shoot a bow that was more smooth than my switchback but the allegiance is! It is a 60-70# bow and pulls with less draw than the switchback and it was 50-60#. Very happy and pleased.

]]> Comment on Problems at Bowtech? by: ubbrd http://blog.kingsoutdoorworld.com/2005/11/03/problems-at-bowtech/#comment-294193 Wed, 24 Sep 2008 11:13:21 +0000 http://blog.kingsoutdoorworld.com/2005/11/03/problems-at-bowtech/#comment-294193 Is anyone having problems with the cams on the 08 Bowtech Commander? I have seen one Commander with bent cams at the string posts due to the very thin metal metal at the post area. The owner, an engineer, contacted Bowtech and explained the problem but he recieved a one line reply fobbing of the problem. Apparently the solution is to make the cams a bit thicker in the string post area (40 thou thicker metal strenthens the camsl in the problem aresa by 8 times. I have also heard of onother Commander owner who had to replace cables 5 times due to the modules cutting into the serving then the string. This owner eventually recognised the problem and had to have the modules machined (at his own expense) as the grooves where the serving fits were very roughly finished, again Bowtech wanted to know nothing about the problem. I shoot an 07 Bowtech Constitutution & apart from the very poor Chrome finish (flaking off) I find it excellent to shoot in tournament archey but, based on what I have seen & heard I don't think I will ever consider buying a Bowtech Commander. Is anyone having problems with the cams on the 08 Bowtech Commander?
I have seen one Commander with bent cams at the string posts due to the very thin metal metal at the post area.
The owner, an engineer, contacted Bowtech and explained the problem but he recieved a one line reply fobbing of the problem. Apparently the solution is to make the cams a bit thicker in the string post area (40 thou thicker metal strenthens the camsl in the problem aresa by 8 times.
I have also heard of onother Commander owner who had to replace cables 5 times due to the modules cutting into the serving then the string. This owner eventually recognised the problem and had to have the modules machined (at his own expense) as the grooves where the serving fits were very roughly finished, again Bowtech wanted to know nothing about the problem.
I shoot an 07 Bowtech Constitutution & apart from the very poor Chrome finish (flaking off) I find it excellent to shoot in tournament archey but, based on what I have seen & heard I don’t think I will ever consider buying a Bowtech Commander.

]]> Comment on Problems at Bowtech? by: Seth http://blog.kingsoutdoorworld.com/2005/11/03/problems-at-bowtech/#comment-287708 Tue, 09 Sep 2008 19:59:00 +0000 http://blog.kingsoutdoorworld.com/2005/11/03/problems-at-bowtech/#comment-287708 I have owned a bowteh Tomcat for this being my third year. I have broken three cable slides (one while drawing on a 180 class mule deer) That didn't make me happy, but I have killed 4 deer 1 bear and 2 bulls in three years. Bow does its job poking holes in the animals just fine. I also just had my bow in shop for an extreme makeover. Shot great for months, then three weeks before elk season this year, can't hit a plate at twenty and they arrows are visually spiraling towards the target. Brought in my bow and complained, archery shop said it was me, took it to a larger shop and they took it apart. Blamed it on my string length and stretching, fixed the string and gave it back, still shot poorly, took it to sportsmans warehouse in Missoula to the most knowledgable guy I know and he fixed the problem. Bearings in the cam had rusted and needed replaced. (Guess I shouldn't hunt in poor weather conditions anymore ha) irregardless small problems for a great bow at a great price will do for me. The bow broke down but the rght place backed it up! Thanks Bowtech! I have owned a bowteh Tomcat for this being my third year. I have broken three cable slides (one while drawing on a 180 class mule deer) That didn’t make me happy, but I have killed 4 deer 1 bear and 2 bulls in three years. Bow does its job poking holes in the animals just fine.
I also just had my bow in shop for an extreme makeover. Shot great for months, then three weeks before elk season this year, can’t hit a plate at twenty and they arrows are visually spiraling towards the target. Brought in my bow and complained, archery shop said it was me, took it to a larger shop and they took it apart. Blamed it on my string length and stretching, fixed the string and gave it back, still shot poorly, took it to sportsmans warehouse in Missoula to the most knowledgable guy I know and he fixed the problem. Bearings in the cam had rusted and needed replaced. (Guess I shouldn’t hunt in poor weather conditions anymore ha) irregardless small problems for a great bow at a great price will do for me. The bow broke down but the rght place backed it up! Thanks Bowtech!

]]> Comment on Problems at Bowtech? by: Darrin http://blog.kingsoutdoorworld.com/2005/11/03/problems-at-bowtech/#comment-279009 Sat, 30 Aug 2008 12:20:28 +0000 http://blog.kingsoutdoorworld.com/2005/11/03/problems-at-bowtech/#comment-279009 Hello all I am curently shooting a diomond. It has taken me along time to get used to it, Still not sure i like it, I know that it is suposed to be a bow tech, but cumon is it realy? it sure dont feel like my old martin did. IM seriously thinking of going back to martin. As far a someones personal life, i think that it is only personal if it only involves them, not the rest of the company or others. So are they correct in firing him? who knows, they obviously did what they thougt best for their company/ who can blame them for that! Hello all I am curently shooting a diomond. It has taken me along time to get used to it, Still not sure i like it, I know that it is suposed to be a bow tech, but cumon is it realy? it sure dont feel like my old martin did. IM seriously thinking of going back to martin. As far a someones personal life, i think that it is only personal if it only involves them, not the rest of the company or others. So are they correct in firing him? who knows, they obviously did what they thougt best for their company/ who can blame them for that!

]]> Comment on Problems at Bowtech? by: Terry http://blog.kingsoutdoorworld.com/2005/11/03/problems-at-bowtech/#comment-209565 Fri, 23 May 2008 23:15:34 +0000 http://blog.kingsoutdoorworld.com/2005/11/03/problems-at-bowtech/#comment-209565 I have shot the 82nd and also own one great and fast shooting bow.I think if you like speed it's a bow for you I have shot the 82nd and also own one great and fast shooting bow.I think if you like speed it’s a bow for you

]]> Comment on Problems at Bowtech? by: Stuart Fowler http://blog.kingsoutdoorworld.com/2005/11/03/problems-at-bowtech/#comment-201598 Wed, 07 May 2008 11:58:32 +0000 http://blog.kingsoutdoorworld.com/2005/11/03/problems-at-bowtech/#comment-201598 I snapped a cable slide on my 60 lb Allegiance, actually it broke. The plastic broke. My dealer told me this is a common problem with the BowTech, and gladly sold me another for $4.00 which doesn't seem like much. But he had a bag of about 30 of them, they must sell alot. That would signal manufacturing defect, material flaw, or design flaw. They may break after 50-100-1000 shots, they couldn't say, just they will break. I have had Dartons, Bear bows for over 35 years, and never broke a cable slide.............My Allegiance is a great bow, but a $0.20 piece of plastic makes it Junk., unreliable, and even hazardous. I snapped a cable slide on my 60 lb Allegiance, actually it broke. The plastic broke. My dealer told me this is a common problem with the BowTech, and gladly sold me another for $4.00 which doesn’t seem like much. But he had a bag of about 30 of them, they must sell alot. That would signal manufacturing defect, material flaw, or design flaw. They may break after 50-100-1000 shots, they couldn’t say, just they will break. I have had Dartons, Bear bows for over 35 years, and never broke a cable slide………….My Allegiance is a great bow, but a $0.20 piece of plastic makes it Junk., unreliable, and even hazardous.

]]> Comment on Problems at Bowtech? by: chris http://blog.kingsoutdoorworld.com/2005/11/03/problems-at-bowtech/#comment-166174 Sun, 16 Mar 2008 17:26:21 +0000 http://blog.kingsoutdoorworld.com/2005/11/03/problems-at-bowtech/#comment-166174 is it true that bowtech bows have a problem with the stings slipping of when you draw them back is it true that bowtech bows have a problem with the stings slipping of when you draw them back

]]> Comment on Problems at Bowtech? by: Corey B. James http://blog.kingsoutdoorworld.com/2005/11/03/problems-at-bowtech/#comment-153396 Thu, 21 Feb 2008 18:43:28 +0000 http://blog.kingsoutdoorworld.com/2005/11/03/problems-at-bowtech/#comment-153396 I purchased a new Equalizer in 2006 when they came out and never looked back. I have a 27.5" draw and set at the full 60lbs down to 54 lbs, this little bow is a deer and elk killer with the right broadheads, it will do anything any of the 80lbs bow will do and nearly at the same speeds. I own a Tribute set at 68lbs and a Guardian at 70 lbs. They are very smooth bows. Because they are so smooth, I set out to design the perfect release only to find that Scott's James-Greene and Carter take a lead here: Check out my blog http://bowreleaseaids.blogspot.com I developed a device that allows the use of the Gator Jaw on the Scott's Strap and also an adaptation device to move from Scott's to TruBall releases and some Carter releases. Love the BowTech Bow! Also had Parker, Martin and PSE and Hoyt. Hands down the Bowtechs are smooth and reliable. Corey I purchased a new Equalizer in 2006 when they came out and never looked back. I have a 27.5″ draw and set at the full 60lbs down to 54 lbs, this little bow is a deer and elk killer with the right broadheads, it will do anything any of the 80lbs bow will do and nearly at the same speeds. I own a Tribute set at 68lbs and a Guardian at 70 lbs. They are very smooth bows. Because they are so smooth, I set out to design the perfect release only to find that Scott’s James-Greene and Carter take a lead here:

Check out my blog http://bowreleaseaids.blogspot.com

I developed a device that allows the use of the Gator Jaw on the Scott’s Strap and also an adaptation device to move from Scott’s to TruBall releases and some Carter releases.

Love the BowTech Bow! Also had Parker, Martin and PSE and Hoyt. Hands down the Bowtechs are smooth and reliable.

Corey

]]> Comment on Problems at Bowtech? by: Cliff http://blog.kingsoutdoorworld.com/2005/11/03/problems-at-bowtech/#comment-151272 Mon, 18 Feb 2008 00:41:33 +0000 http://blog.kingsoutdoorworld.com/2005/11/03/problems-at-bowtech/#comment-151272 Been bowhunting for 35 years. Shot competative college and after. Killed many deer and a bear. Shot Jennings, PSE and love my Hoyt Alphatec. BUT. I just shot my nieghbors Bowtech Guardian. The five arrows in the group were all touching. That is the smoothest shooting bow I've ever shot. I will have one within a month................ . Been bowhunting for 35 years. Shot competative college and after. Killed many deer and a bear. Shot Jennings, PSE and love my Hoyt Alphatec. BUT. I just shot my nieghbors Bowtech Guardian. The five arrows in the group were all touching. That is the smoothest shooting bow I’ve ever shot. I will have one within a month…………….
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