Durability is good, of course, but what might be more important for those of us who expect never to run over our bows with a truck or drop them off a cliff is that “strong and stiff” translates to a bow that is less subject to torque, and that produces significantly less vibration and hand shock, not to mention noise. Hoyt has produced some ads showing trucks running over the carbon bows without seriously damaging them. All Hoyt’s recent flagship bows, carbon and aluminum, are surprisingly similar in terms of weight-in the 3.6- to 3.8-pound range.The difference is that the newer carbon bows are significantly stronger and stiffer than any aluminum riser bows, and measurably stronger and stiffer than the earlier carbon bows. Since they feature carbon risers, the new Spyder bows also invite comparison with Hoyt’s earlier carbon riser bows, the Element series. Arguably the same in name only, this year’s Spyder line-up features Hoyt’s latest incarnation of its tubular carbon riser design and the all new Z5 Cam & 1/2 system. The Spyder lineup was introduced in 2013, and featured Hoyt’s very successful Rocket Cam& 1/2 system and aluminum risers. It’s also longer axle-to-axle, at 33 inches. Having recently featured Hoyt’s Carbon Spyder 30 in a Bow Report, I was eager to test The Carbon Spyder Turbo, which is up to eight feet per second faster but touted as very similar in its draw cycle and overall feel.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |