Halon 32 6" Brace Height vs Hoyt Pro Defiant Turbo

[pingpong7]

Just looking for feedback/reviews on these bows, cant decide which one to go with. Both feel great in hand. I currently shoot a Mathews Z7 so I am bit biased on liking Mathews as is....I am out west.

Any feedback would be great!

 

[Jacob Chapman]

I haven't show the new Halon's, but honestly I haven't liked a Mathews since I got rid of my Z7, and I absolutely loved that bow.

I have a real issue w/not being able to yoke tune and just having to trust that silly wheel they have. It bit me on my ChillR.

That being said, I haven't shot the Halon series so my opinion may not be worth a whole lot!

Good luck with your search!

 

[Muley15]

The Halon 32-6 will be a much more forgiving bow in regards to let off. I hunted with the Halon 6 last year and loved everything about the bow except the weight. This year I went and shot the Turbo and regular defiant and hated the Turbo. Did not like that it wanted to go on me and felt very stiff upfront. I chose the carbon defiant 31 and am very happy with it. My speeds out of the carbon defiant are about the same as my halon as well. My Halon drew 1/2" long which is pretty normal from everyone I talked to and my Hoyt draws to its measurement. If you compare actual DL measurement to eachother the speeds are similar

 

[Bearlodge10]

I haven't shot the Halon you mentioned but tried several Mathews bows last year. The Halons balanced well for me and shot well too. I agree that the Halons are on the heavier side and that was a turn off for me. I looked at the Turbo as I have a shorter draw and was looking at getting a little more speed etc. As mentioned above the turbo cam is aggressive and wanted to get away from me, thus making the bow less forgiving. I went with the Carbon Defiant and love it thus far. I will note that my next pick would have been the Mathews Chill X, to me that bow had the things you seem to be looking for 1. A mathews 2. Good forgiving bow 3. acceptable speed. Just my thoughts

 

[pingpong7]

Thank you all for the insight

 

[OR Archer]

I sell both of those both. I personally own a Turbo. That being said I'd much rather tune a Halon. It's an easier bow to tune hands down. Very easy bow to shoot as well. Don't get me wrong I love my Hoyt but the Halon is just a much easier bow to tune and for the average archer an easier bow to shoot. And it looks really good in the sub alpine camo.

 

[AKMAN]

My review isn't much. I own and frequently fondle my as yet to be shot Halon 32 6" almost daily.
(waiting on a few pieces and it not being -6 degrees to break it out)
I obviously believe it will be a great bow. It will indeed be a little heavy by the time everything is bolted on, but in reality, your really only looking at 16 oz more than a comparable setup. (Just googled a Carbon Defiant Turbo weight)
I tend to overlook weight in my rifles (provided it extends my range) and apparently do the same in bows.

What I can truly say about the bow: I can draw back a 70 lb Halon 32 6 screwed all the way down without too much grimacing.
That doesn't say much, but I regularly shoot at about 60-ish pounds on a much lower quality bow and the Halon has a very smooth draw making 70 seem relatively easy. My plan is to work up to 65-ish by this fall and I'm certain the good engineering in the Halon 32 will help me get there.

 

[Manosteel21]

I got a pro defiant this year and love the draw cycle. Had it tuned in about 5 minutes and shaved a vane off one of my new arrows after 4 shots down range. I handled a halon when I was looking at bows this year but didn't shoot it. To me it felt really top heavy...not heavy all over but like there were weights in the cam with nothing in between if that makes sense.

 

[E-2]

You may be interested in looking at ordering a Defiant Turbo with the regular DFX cam. If Hoyt is still offering it through the custom shop.

This would give you very similar specs to the Halon 32

 

[Bill V]

I shot the Halon 32, Defiant, and Defiant Turbo last week. Personally, I really liked the draw of the Halon 32 and the Defiant much better than the Turbo.

 

[Racer268]

You really need to shoot both. I just bought a Halon 32. I'm very lucky to have a great archery shop 5min away. They set up a Halon exactly the same as my Spyder 30. I was able to take my time at their indoor range and shoot them side by side. I feel that the Halon has a smoother draw and is more forgiving. My groups are tighter and even my bad shots are still pretty good with the Halon where the bad shots were real bad with the Spyder. Hope this helps. So far I really like my Halon.

 

[Racer268]

I forgot a really big thing. At 75% let off my Spyder is very jumpy. The slightest creep and it wants to take off. That really tears my shoulder up. The Halon at 85% is rock solid at the wall. Good luck with your shopping.