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<blockquote data-quote="Garycrow" data-source="post: 1114861" data-attributes="member: 30743"><p>There are a lot of right answers, a lot of good bows available out there today. The advice on a good pro shop that'll sell you what you need and want instead of what they want to push is good advice. I went to several pro-shops in a 75 mile radius when I bought my bow, it's pretty easy to spot the good ones. The good ones will be well equipped and have the latest gear on the shelves, not 5 year old broadhead designs they're trying to push and they'll have a rack full of this year's model bows. My bow is four years old, a mathews Z7 which was a very popular bow for mathews. You'll rarely go wrong by choosing the more popular "flagship" models from Mathews, Hoyt, or Bowtech. Stay away from the super speed bows, they're for the kids that have to have the fastest but they're usually hard to tune and shoot well. </p><p></p><p>The no-cam is gaining a great reputation as easy to shoot, quiet, and super accurate. Mathews builds bows for the long haul so they're quality and they have a great support network, you'll always be able to get parts for it. It would be a good choice if you like the way it feels. One thing I'd recommend if you go that way is that if you don't have to have it right now then wait a couple of more months until Mathews comes out with the 2016 models. The no-cam will still be in there I'm sure, but they usually tweak them just a bit to fix any little imperfections from the first year's model. The Z7 I have was made in 2010 and 2011, externally they look the same but the 2011 I have has a few improvements from the 2010 model. The limbs are different and the cam is also a bit different. I'm sure the 2016 no-cam will have a few minor improvements from what they've learned over the last year it's been out.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Garycrow, post: 1114861, member: 30743"] There are a lot of right answers, a lot of good bows available out there today. The advice on a good pro shop that'll sell you what you need and want instead of what they want to push is good advice. I went to several pro-shops in a 75 mile radius when I bought my bow, it's pretty easy to spot the good ones. The good ones will be well equipped and have the latest gear on the shelves, not 5 year old broadhead designs they're trying to push and they'll have a rack full of this year's model bows. My bow is four years old, a mathews Z7 which was a very popular bow for mathews. You'll rarely go wrong by choosing the more popular "flagship" models from Mathews, Hoyt, or Bowtech. Stay away from the super speed bows, they're for the kids that have to have the fastest but they're usually hard to tune and shoot well. The no-cam is gaining a great reputation as easy to shoot, quiet, and super accurate. Mathews builds bows for the long haul so they're quality and they have a great support network, you'll always be able to get parts for it. It would be a good choice if you like the way it feels. One thing I'd recommend if you go that way is that if you don't have to have it right now then wait a couple of more months until Mathews comes out with the 2016 models. The no-cam will still be in there I'm sure, but they usually tweak them just a bit to fix any little imperfections from the first year's model. The Z7 I have was made in 2010 and 2011, externally they look the same but the 2011 I have has a few improvements from the 2010 model. The limbs are different and the cam is also a bit different. I'm sure the 2016 no-cam will have a few minor improvements from what they've learned over the last year it's been out. [/QUOTE]
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