I bought a v3 27ata Thursday. 60lbs x 29in. draw. I've liked 35ish ata bows for a while and was actually thinking of buying another Hoyt. Shot couple different Hoyts, the bigger v3, and two prime bows. They're all pretty good. I shot it a ton this weeked and the max range on my property is 80 yards which is about the bottom of the bubble level. No issues whatsoever. Don't even need a stabilizer. I went with the little bow and a fixed 5 pin sight because I liked how compact and simple the whole package was, figured if I don't like it after a few weeks of ownership I'll just get something else then. My first impression is that won't be an issue. I don't hunt from a blind/treestand so I wasn't thinking in terms of those uses. I wanted something that would fit on my pack well and not ride too tall and/or low when I'm on my bike. I'd be just as happy I'm sure with any of the other bows I shot but frankly, just wanted to try out this whole tiny bow thing. So far so good.
The only problem I ran into was getting the peep high enough, it's at its max possible height on the string and luckily works just fine, had I needed more it would have been a no-go on that bow for me due to the position of the string weights and monkey tail.
*Edit: While the string angle is different than my Hoyt (34 ata), and even my old Mathews Creed (30 ata which feels pretty similar to my Hoyt's string angle) I don't find it bothersome. I consider how quickly I can line up my peep and sight housing and achieve a solid anchor more than anything else and I don't have any issues. Moreover, it's a whole new bow compared to my other two - grip, weight, balance point, draw, ata, etc...all are different so its more a matter of acclimating myself to it compared to my others. Didn't take long at all to get comfortable shooting and getting my pins set. If weather permits I'll be hitting some area 3d courses soon, doing so is ordinarily my preferred test of a new bow. How well I get along with it carrying around in the woods and shooting from odd angles, varying levels of shade, small & large targets, wind/rain or sunshine and so-forth. If that goes well, which I expect it to, I'll be sending the Hoyt down the road. Another point to consider, and this is andecdotal so take with a grain of salt is that with the more acute string angle I feel like there's less chance of interferance with my aparral and/or my chest harness which carries my binos, rangefinder, and small pouch for odds & ends. Also, for anyone on the fence, I'm 6'1" and as stated I have the 60lbs mods with limbs cranked down which ends up about 64 lbs draw weight, 29 inch draw, shooting 437 grain Easton ACC's with 125 grain tips. I'll report back after I've had the bow a while and shot it more but as of this writing it's solidly in the "would buy again" column.
