New guy getting back into archery

[fatlander]

Your both really sad about this and really concerned about how an arc compares to everything. Did you pay the $1,500 msrp on an arc before finding out thousands of us are still hunting with bows that were $250-500 20 years ago?

If were going to go that route, I made an archery kill last year with a recurve from 1984.

I hunt with two 5 year old bows, actually. One Mathews and one Hoyt.

I don’t care what anyone else shoots, but coming here and saying you paid 1/4 of the price for a switchback as compared to an ARC and that they’re comparable pieces of equipment is just incorrect.

The OP came here to ask about new bows and what’s different from 15 years ago. Telling him falsehoods about the good ole days isn’t moving the needle. Good luck to you.


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[270-300]

I hunt with two 5 year old bows, actually. One Mathews and one Hoyt.

I don’t care what anyone else shoots, but coming here and saying you paid 1/4 of the price for a switchback as compared to an ARC and that they’re comparable pieces of equipment is just incorrect.

The OP came here to ask about new bows and what’s different from 15 years ago. Telling him falsehoods about the good ole days isn’t moving the needle. Good luck to you.


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None of that is what I said. You must have taken it all out of context. I didnt tell him 15 years ago was good. I told him it has only gotten worse.

I dont think op came here to see you start arguments with anyone who doesnt share your viewpoint that more money = better hunting.

 

[Mighty Mouse]

15 years ago you could set up a hunting bow for $1k and have one of the nicest bows in any brands lineup with top tier accessories. 1k is barely better than a beginner bow bare bow now.

Increased popularity of bowhunting due to social media, TAC, etc. is partially to blame for increased pricing of archery gear, but general price inflation is the biggest culprit. Official sources say $1000 15 years ago is equivalent to $1480 today. A quick spot check of past/present pricing suggests that flagship bare bow MSRP's have roughly tracked with general price inflation:

• Mathews Z7 (2011 model) at ≈$900 vs. ARC at ≈$1450
• Hoyt Carbon Element (2011 model) at ≈$1300 vs. Hoyt RX-10 at ≈$2150

Bows are slower and more sensitive to tuning. More parts are outsourced to china. Tell me whats better.

340 fps IBO is pretty typical for hunting bows both today and 15 years ago. There are a few options a bit faster and many options slower if that's what you prefer.

Tuning gets talked about more nowadays and newer bows have more DIY tuning features, but I don't think the newer bows are significantly more sensitive.

 

[270-300]

That inflation didnt hit the rifle market the same way it hit the archery market.

 

[Quant]

I am in the same boat. I haven’t shot a vertical bow in 15 years, and I am just getting back into it. The advice about trying a lot of bows is absolutely right. I went into the archery shop thinking I was choosing between Hoyt Rx10 ultra and a PSE Mach 33, and walked out an Mathews ARC 34.

The good news is that there really aren’t any bad bows out there. The quality and the features have improved across the board. Just find what you like and run with it.

I get that bow prices have gone up over time, but so has the quality. The same can’t be said for cars, trucks, appliances or houses. Relative to the inflation of other big ticket items, archery equipment is a bargain.

 

[schwaf]

That inflation didnt hit the rifle market the same way it hit the archery market.

Rifles don't depreciate the same either. I'd hate to be an archery brand needing to come up with and marketing the latest and greatest every year. I wonder if we will ever see a hard wall where we stop seeing innovation or improvements.

 

[270-300]

Rifles don't depreciate the same either. I'd hate to be an archery brand needing to come up with and marketing the latest and greatest every year. I wonder if we will ever see a hard wall where we stop seeing innovation or improvements.

I think in the next 5-10 years we will just see a lot of the companies going under, same as they have started to in the last 5.