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Form follows function it would seem. A lot of people don't like the Hoyt riser. It is ugly they say. Well maybe but they are strong. Hoyt has also come out with a new bow with a carbon riser called The Carbon Matrix. Carbon is supposed to be stronger and stiffer than aluminum, so to me form follows function in this application.

Mathews newest offerings has a wider and stronger riser with it's newest bow the Z7. Form following function. With waffled appearance this bows riser is wider and stronger than what Mathews riser designs have been in the past. Pretty? Beauty is in the eye of the beholder I say.

I am amazed at how much, smoother, quieter, and better bows shoot than they did just a few years ago. Look at PSE's Omen. It is faster than the X-Force. Just amazing what the engineer's are coming up with.

As archer's and hunters they are sure making our job easier. Consider that you can shoot a bow at 50 pounds of draw weight and produce more kinetic energy than bows that you used to have to shoot 80 pounds. We live in a time that archery equipment actually can help us be more accurate and better do the task at hand. Whether it be hunting for an animal or placing the arrow in the middle on a target over and over.