20 Year Old Bow vs. New

[bigbassin]

How much better will a new bow be over one that’s 20 years old? Current bow I’m shooting is a 2006 Reflex Compound, 50-70 pound draw. No clue on draw length, maybe 27”. Bow was a gift that someone else wasn’t using.

Shoot at most 10 times per year (every weekend leading up to now season, once or twice during) and use for whitetail stand hunting.

Looking at the last season the string on the bow will still be good, need to restring next year. Does the if it ain’t broke don’t fix it mindset apply here, or if I’m already $100-150 in the hole for the string I may as well just get a new bow all together?

 

[Taudisio]

How much better will a new bow be over one that’s 20 years old? Current bow I’m shooting is a 2006 Reflex Compound, 50-70 pound draw. No clue on draw length, maybe 27”. Bow was a gift that someone else wasn’t using.

Shoot at most 10 times per year (every weekend leading up to now season, once or twice during) and use for whitetail stand hunting.

Looking at the last season the string on the bow will still be good, need to restring next year. Does the if it ain’t broke don’t fix it mindset apply here, or if I’m already $100-150 in the hole for the string I may as well just get a new bow all together?

It’s honestly your choice. If you have the money and want something new, go shoot a few bows at a shop in the price range you want to spend.

Your bow isn’t magically going to stop shooting if you have taken care of it. You can definitely get a setup that is smoother and quieter and probably faster. That said, people still kill stuff with stick bows, so a fairly recently manufactured compound bow model will still “outperform” one.