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Well, I had a lesson with my coach today so for about 90 minutes I was using my "old" rig: Best Zenit BB, Border Hex6 W @ 30# with 1915s and 70 grain tips - 8.5" bh, Beiter plunger and ZT rest.
Afterwards, I had 30 minutes during which I slapped the exact same setup (minus the ZT rest) onto the new BT. I adjusted the rest for the arrows, but otherwise shot it exactly the same way - so no tuning.
Here are my first impressions:
WOW!
Smooth as silk on the draw. The massiveness of the form and the weight seem to allow the limbs to be drawn with no extra effort by the body, if that makes any sense. The balance is so good that once one starts to pull on the string, the weight seems to disappear.
The Best weighs 1800 grams and I shoot with an extra 16.04 oz of weight for a total weight of 79.533 oz. The BT weighs 81.130 oz. so it is slightly heavier than the Best. But once you begin to draw, the balance makes the BT feel effortless compared to the Best and I think the Best is a great riser.
The only other way I know how to describe this is using a sports car analogy. If you were to drive a BMW X3 convertible or a Jaguar XKR convertible or perhaps a Vanquish (I haven't had that pleasure but spoke to someone who owns one), the car feels pretty heavy so that you don't feel any wind buffeting. But when you drive it, it is smooth, very easy to drive, handles well - it seems almost effortless. The workmanship is beautiful and solid and the fit and finish is immaculate. That is how this riser felt.
I am going to spend the next few days setting up the bow more carefully and will try and add more comments, but for now, all I can say in summation is: Holger, I may need to order a second one soon!
Alan
Afterwards, I had 30 minutes during which I slapped the exact same setup (minus the ZT rest) onto the new BT. I adjusted the rest for the arrows, but otherwise shot it exactly the same way - so no tuning.
Here are my first impressions:
WOW!
Smooth as silk on the draw. The massiveness of the form and the weight seem to allow the limbs to be drawn with no extra effort by the body, if that makes any sense. The balance is so good that once one starts to pull on the string, the weight seems to disappear.
The Best weighs 1800 grams and I shoot with an extra 16.04 oz of weight for a total weight of 79.533 oz. The BT weighs 81.130 oz. so it is slightly heavier than the Best. But once you begin to draw, the balance makes the BT feel effortless compared to the Best and I think the Best is a great riser.
The only other way I know how to describe this is using a sports car analogy. If you were to drive a BMW X3 convertible or a Jaguar XKR convertible or perhaps a Vanquish (I haven't had that pleasure but spoke to someone who owns one), the car feels pretty heavy so that you don't feel any wind buffeting. But when you drive it, it is smooth, very easy to drive, handles well - it seems almost effortless. The workmanship is beautiful and solid and the fit and finish is immaculate. That is how this riser felt.
I am going to spend the next few days setting up the bow more carefully and will try and add more comments, but for now, all I can say in summation is: Holger, I may need to order a second one soon!
Alan