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My old bow is a 12 year old XI Impact (Myles Keller) series, I am looking at
replacinging it with a PSE single cam Diamondback model. 28" 60lb and going to a release.
What are your thoughts on this bow???
I have been out of the new technology loop for quite some time.
your input is greatly appreciated.
Thanks.

I have owned PSE bows all my life and upgrade every couple of years, for some stupid reason <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/laugh.gif" alt="" /> I am not familiar with the bow you speak of, but The Beast is a VERY good bow and runs about $250. I look for a couple of things in bows. First, goofy looking cams are out! For the 5 extra foot per second you gain over a round wheel, the stupid looking cams are a waste. They are "the new thing" but do very little good. They are less forgiving, louder when shot and harder on limbs and strings. Second, look for machined wheels, vs. nylon or "cast" wheels. A machined riser is important to me, as apposed to a cast or stamped riser (handle). I like good solid limb pockets (where the limbs join the riser). This junction is a critical point and needs to be easy to adjust and well designed for the best accuracy. If you are spending under $175 for the bow alone, you will get what you pay for. $225 and up are generally where serious good bows start. I bought The Beast and it is FAST and very accurate. I highly recommend it for serious hunters that don't need to own "the most expensive" bow on the market, but want all good components. Flinch

They're good bows, but why PSE only?
The reason I ask is I just went through the bow purchasing experience. I was looking at PSE, AR, Bowtech, Matthews & Kodiak. I didn't even consider Hoyt because it didn't have the "back wall" when you draw back and that was very important to me. I had settled on a Bowtech Extreme VFT. Then I shot the Hoyt. I ended up purchasing a Hoyt after shooting all the bows I was interested in. It shot very well and was the smoothest drawing and shooting to me. Plus I went with a cam that Hoyt has that provided me a back wall, it is a variant of their cam & 1/2 called a spiral cam.

Bottom line, what ever bow(s) your interested in [color:"blue"]shot'em all!!![/color] Get one that feels good to you. That is what matters most.

Good luck and have fun.

Flinch The Diamondback is one of the "Pro" series bows I looked at the
Nova and The Beast this one is much smoother (to me) also it is a touch longer axil to axil so I have the option of going back to shooting fingers if I cant or dont like shooting a release ( I have always shot with a tab)
BlueStew The reason I am only looking at PSE is I had one 20yrs ago an it was very good and where I live dealers are few and all have the same suppliers so selection is poor and Mathews are outragously priced (they start
somewhere around $800.00 canadian dollars. )
Also I have never liked Bear or Jennings.
I thought I would like to try one of the split limb Buckmasters untill I picked one up off the shelf and played with it a bit . Nice bow but not for me.
Thank you both for your opinions.

Martyn

The Diamondback isn't longer than the Nova in most configurations or the Beast. All are excellent bows, however. The Diamondback is basically the pro-shop version of the Thunderbolt with the main difference being a lower brace height on the Diamondback--hence, slightly faster. I'm not much of a single-cam bow guy but if I were to buy one, the Thunderbolt would be it with no questions asked. Great bow and great value. PSE may not be the flashiest manufacturer in the archery fashion world, but their bows are very reliable from my experience and that of many others.

I'm currently shooting a Dakota with the synergy pro 65 cams. At 41 inches long, its a very forgiving shooter and would be great with fingers. You might want to take a look at one.