New Mathews

[w33kender]

what is it about the newer bows that make them more "forgiving"?

I don't know the required jargon of the industry to explain it scientifically but here's what "forgiving" means in layman's experience.

My old Jennings (2000 era) that was gifted to me was a bow I could never get consistent groups with, no matter how often I corrected my form, no matter how I obsessed over what I was doing wrong and worked to correct it. No matter how I adjusted the pins, etc. I agonized over paper tuning, etc.

Finally, a good buddy of mine saw me shooting it and said I needed an upgrade. I took his advice and bought a new Mathews HTR in '16 and suddenly became a good shot. It's as if the problem wasn't me after all at all. I shit you not.

I still check my form, follow through, etc, but there's no way I went from sucking to a good shot for any other reason than my upgrade. I only practice shooting 3 or 4 shots at a time and only 3 days a week and that HTR shoots just like the day I bought it and brought it home. Shoots Muzzy fixed blades just like field points. It's a honey of a shooter.