I finally got my Monster set up (purchased from another THF member).

I have been shooting my Black Ice for three years now, and loved it - still do....

I set up sites, stabilizer etc (thanks All Star Archery), and went to sighting it in..... THIS BOW IS CRAZY FAST......

It was blowing through ALL my targets. At 30 yards, I am still shooting dead on with the top pin......

All I can say is WOW.... This thing scared me it was so fast.....

Mathews is the best. I used to shoot Diamond and I'll never go back.

I know speed isn't supposed to be everything but it sure is fun. Which monster did you get?

Monster is a nice bow, its no PSE but its a nice bow.

I had a PSE and it will be my last. My monster 7 shoots the same pin with in an inch out to 37yds. crono said 318 with 450g arrow.

i had a pse loved it too but i got in a bike wreck and went out the mathews dxt fit me best i shot quite a few bows and i felt that the dxt fit me best. and cuz i got a huge sticker with the mathews catch us if you can. its like 2 foot by 1 1/2 foot.

MATHEWS ALL THE WAY!!!

X2 CATCH US IF YOU CAN!!!

what specs?? thats some pretty impressive numbers

My Bowtech 82nd airborne will catch you!

and the Elite GTO will fly past both of you

with equal draw length and Lbs

And I don't want to go backwards to catch mathews with my maxxis 31.

Reezen - smoothest, most accurate bow I have ever owned.
Matthews all the way..

It may fly past the Mathews, but not my Bowtech 82nd.

After years of owning shooting PSE( about 6 different ones),a Browning a Pearson,a Bear,a Martin(not going to mention all my longbows and recurves)...I finally got a Matthews DXT last year. And I shot it maybe 6 times and a smile creeped across my face. My buddies said whats up? Nice shooter aint it?
I said..yep I finally now know what they meant by hand shock. It was completely(felt) absent from the Matthews as compared to all the others I had owned and shot.

not saying I wouldn't own a Hoyt or a Bowtech or a another PSE ora........but the Matthews definitely backs it brag!
And the company has good foundation in personal beliefs to boot,and for me since I'm dropping near side of 1k I I like to know that too!

RangerRick- Have you owned or shot a bowtech?

there is a reason everyone tries to compare their bows to a Mathews!!

not me i havent shot one that compares to my new elite.. everyone should try them they are awesome

I used the old chronograph yesterday on my Z7. I have a 27.5 inch draw, and my bow is at 60 LBS. It shot 280 and I don't think thats too bad.

exactly w/ the HOYT

Killed my first two deer with a bow at 14. My bow was an old Tiger Martin, then I went to a Point Blank Ltd. Started gun hunting and got away from it for many years after selling the Point Blank. Buddy of mine let me shoot his monster last year. I was hooked again. He bought a Z7 this year and I bought his monster. Have not shot another bow, but can't imagine one being any better.

Dan No I haven't but if something happened to my Matthews DXT and my Buddy who can get Matthews bows for me at discount Id have to consider others.
If able Id certainly consider a Bowtech, say a Destroyer 340 or if not then maybe a Hoyt Alphamax32 and odwn the line possible other companies depending on what is in stock at pro shop etc.
Seems to me like in last 3 or 4 years that the heat/competition has really been turned up and a good handful of companies are making great bows(not just good bows). I just finally got one of them and able to see that the money was worth it.

I took my bowtech 82nd in tuesday night and its shooting 315 fps.
Set at 60 lbs and 29.5 in draw length i think.
I could increase my lbs up to 70 and get lighter arrows if I want to (im shooting heavy arrows for knock down power) and I would be shooting even faster.
I dont think thats to bad.

I don't understand why people get a huge kick about 1 uping and criticizing Mathews

Well he has 2 inches more draw and 10 more pounds too. Id hope he is getting another 35 fps. But hey its all good int it?



Remember when folks I hung out with at the ranges, early 90s,didn't thing we could stabilize and arrow past 300 fps? I can recall when PSE came out with the Brute force my buddy had to get it, 242 fps with a overdraw(who use those anymore?) and folks were like wow!!! That was fast...still is fast over 80 yds a second...just we got even faster now is all. Pretty handy for the 1 pin shooters that's for sure!