Athens Archery - Opinions?

[wildernessmaster]

What do you guys think of these bows? Wanna hear your input. Considering one...

 

[Billy Goat]

Messed with one a little yesterday, seemed alright. I didn't see anything about it I didn't like.

I think that's what Robby the legend shoots. (Or whatever his sig had been changed to)

It was interesting that the tech answering the phone to field the questions had been with Elite. Wonder how close the production facilities are.

 

[doncarpenter]

I have had three Athens bows over the last couple years. They all had the draw length specific cams so I can't speak to the new module cams, but I can tell you they can hang with the big bow companies. They use limbs stops so the back wall is very solid. The cams roll over with no hump and dump. The cams are two track binary which require shimming for tuning. This isn't a problem if you own a bow press and in my experience holds up well after thousands of shots. The axles have several different washer thicknesses to accommodate lots of lateral movement. The new gas bow strings that come standard are the best stock strings I have ever used. The only bow company where I don't have to get custom strings right off the bat. The grip is narrower than most but it has a good angle and flat back, very repeatable. I always add a small strip of .5 mil lizard skin bat grip tape.

The customer service I have experienced with Athens has been great and there is a really good Facebook group were you can get parts easily if you want to buy used. They have a lifetime transferrable warranty.



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[MuleyFever]

Love mine. Took it to a Hoyt dealer for some tuning and he commented on how smooth and quiet it was.

 

[IN_Varmntr]

I used to shoot on their Field Staff and live about 90 mins from their production facility which I have been to. Their machining facility, Lyntech Engineering in Athens, Indiana (at least that is where they used to be machined), IIRC produces parts for the agricultural industry and started making bows in 2009.

I shot the Accomplice 32 and the Ibex which were both DLS cams. The new adjustable cams look nice, I haven't shot any of them since my Ibex. My favorite was the Ibex, it was a great stand bow as it was super short. Super solid backwalls and decent draw cycle. Wish I still owned it.

I believe the archery brand is owned by Athens Outdoors out of Athens, New York as of 2018.

Athens Archery is Acquired by Athens Outdoors | Archery Business

New York-based Athens Outdoors has purchased Indiana-based Athens Archery and plans to expand the brand.

www.archerybusiness.com

Nothing super innovative, but then again, not much is any more outside of ease-of-tuning offerings of Bowtech, Elite, etc...

 

[bluerivertrapper]

I shoot a Athens Afflixtion and I love it. It's very smooth and has a solid backwall. Customer service is great and I will be buying another Athens when the time comes. My bow is 70# @ 27" and feels like 60 pound on the draw. Very nice.

 

[Grinch1516]

I bought a second hand Athens from a guy I used to work with who had been a Field Staff shooter. It has no model name on it and based on when I bought it and when he had gotten it, I’d guess it’s about 10 years old. I killed an elk in Idaho with it last year, and it’s driving tacks in prep for this season. I’d like to shoot a new one since I’m going to upgrade later this year.

 

[socalhntr]

I bought a 2020 Ridge 34. Needless to say I sold it 2 weeks later. A couple of things I didn’t like. The first was how much vibration the bow had. Felt like a tuning fork after the shot. And second was the draw cycle was not smooth at all compared to other bows. I really wanted to like their bows. CS from Athens is top notch though, just not the bow for me.

 

[deadend88]

My back up is a 2019 Ridge 32. It’s very smooth draw and quiet with no vibrations on shot. I love the bow and will keep it as my back up. Just can’t get away from my Xpedition MX-16 for the speed at my short draw length. My only dislike is the draw specific cams but if you pick up a 2020 that’s no issue.

 

[cuttiebrownbow]

As I understand if you don’t have a an Athens dealer near you they will set you up with a local shooter that will help you tune your bow. So chances are you don’t need a bow press because they may have one.

I saw some speed tests of the 2020 Summit 6 at Short DL (27 or 27.5 can’t remember) and it was pushing some very solid numbers so the cam must be pretty efficient.


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[horsehands]

I bought a 2020 Ridge 32 for a back-up to see how they were. They are smooth ,quiet, good finish, hold like a rock and repeatedly stacks arrows. Undoubtedly the best warranty offered by any bow company and great strings. Mine is a 50#er and shoots a 430 grain arrow at around 264 fps. It was easier to tune than any bow I ever had with that cam system. I should keep it but I want to try the Xpeditions.