I like the concept of the $5000 bow. We need to dream about these things. This is why car manufacturers make super cars when they know they’ll only sell a small number of them and it will lose the company money. It pushes their brand and their tech making it more accessible in their normal car lines. I like Bows, Camera’s, guns, and whisky. Without the Bruichladdich’s, Lamborghini’s and Hasselblad’s we would not enjoy the items we do the way we do.
As an engineer that works in the aerospace industry and has a history in the bike industry where carbon fiber and aluminum are commonly used as well. The use of magnesium alloys have been proposed by a few companies to keep the cost similar to aluminum but with the weight reduction approaching carbon fiber. Magnesium alloy is widely used in the high end automotive industry as well and has an inherent vibration damping properties. I wish magnesium alloy was something that bow companies would look at for those reasons. Keep up the good work, Brandon. love the videos.
Hey you said my idea. Thanks for agreeing that it's not completely absurd to look at different limb materials. Imagine having the most durable consistent limbs on earth. We can dream...
Let the haters hate, your getting the word out that “we” the archery world wants better more efficient equipment. I enjoy your videos and particularly miss your flagship bow reviews, which by the way helped me make the most informed purchase of my favorite piece of hunting equipment. That was 3 years ago and I chose the VXR28. Love the channel, keep the videos coming brother!
I loved the brainstorming. Owned an archery pro shop and watching people buy new bows was great for business but at times I knew buyer’s remorse would occur when the set up they had was superior to the “new” model year. Now that I’m back to buying equipment like the regular bow hunter I can’t see me buying a bow sooner than 3-5 years because of the actual rate of true technology changes You’re onto something in theory. Full bow innovation that would stand to the test of time is reasonable idea.
@@brandonmcdonald6121 biggest issue for me was the lack of value once the new models we’re about to drop Whatever was left on the rack you had to discount to move. Unlike firearms, the peaks and valleys in archery sales are harder to endure.
Great video and thought process. I am an equipment designer so the creative, “problem” solving space is exciting. And we are having these discussions around archery!This is great! Brandon if you have any concepts that you would like to explore. I’d love to do the 3D concept design work.
What we need is a device to attach to the bottom of the bow that has a magnetic connection to the eaths gravitational pull. So, like adding a lot of weight that self levels the bow to the horizon at the push of a button. Eliminating the need for stabilizers, a bubble, or 1, 2, and 3rd axes setup / concerns.
I’ve heard it before,but a good friend told me that if your the smartest person in the room then you’re in the wrong room. A successful man surrounds himself with people smarter than himself. Good for you for getting the ideas going. It only takes a spark to start a fire. Again keep up the great work. It’s appreciated!
There is an old business book called Good to Great. It talks about how having the right people sitting in the right seats on the bus correlates to having the right people doing jobs that suit them best in a great business setting.
I really like all of your videos, but this one is by far, my favorite. I like the concept behind the $5000 bow but really enjoyed your commentary to your favorite reactions to that video. The dig on Australia had me rolling. My biggest grip for any priced bow has always been that manufacturers produce to the masses. At 6'7", I pull a 32" draw and it always seems everything is designed for everyone else. I know there are some bow makers that include an entry for us guys with gorilla arms, but the selections are limited. I am always excited to see reviews of new bows, but as soon as the Draw Length range is mentioned, most times I'm left with that empty feeling. Each year when the new hunting bows come out, I feel extremely lucky if there is 1 bow that will fit. Maybe this is the reason I have held onto the bows I have (Mathews Switchback LD, Z9, and Elite Tempo). I just wish there was more variety from which to choose for us knuckle daggers. Don't get me started on hunting clothing /footwear sizes. That's another problem....Sorry for the tangent. Really liked this video. Take care!....
Thank you. THANK YOU!!! You made my morning with this video. Sitting with my dogs, enjoying my coffee, with my Roomba dancing around my feet. You were missed during construction! Welcome back!!!
Been watching you for years now Brandon. You're obviously fun/creative and enjoy a healthy brainstorming session. Good to see you back and doing well. To all the naysayers, just chill out (and enjoy the ride) my brothers.
Maybe a laser pointer out of a stabilizer with a yardage adjustment that served as a range finder and to show your on target. I'm not sure if a laser pointer would spook a deer 🤔. For an extreme idea, how about self correcting arrows with tiny cameras and mechanical fletchings to maintain heart shots regardless of animal movement or inaccurate shots!
Screw the haters. I am an engineer and a product manager. Sometimes we have to dream to get ourselves out of a box and why not??? It's fun! Btw love whistle pig! Made sure to grab a drink to watch this video! I think ti makes sense in specific places and could be ideal to use with a carbon or aluminum bows. If you use it especially on the cams and the limb pockets you could save weight in the areas that make the most difference and get a bit more speed out of the cams. Keep the awesome content coming. Love your style and quality!
Lol this has been one of my favorite videos. Brandon I have a new broadhead design patent pending. Hope to be on the market soon and would love a review from you.
The best response I’ve ever seen: Get a crossbow. “NO, we’re working on innovations for people who haven’t given up on life yet!” I am so for regulating crossbows to be used by youth and hunters with injuries. Having an injury was the only legal means of taking game with a crossbow in my state. Had to carry a doctor’s note on your person. I miss that regulation! I do have the same question that has already been asked. Where do we step over the line and improve the gear to the point it is no longer considered archery equipment? We start pushing into the crossbow category of equipment?
The last part of the last comment is very true. People DO think they can buy accuracy by buying the most expensive product. They say things like "form doesn't matter because you won't shoot that way when you're hunting". They pay no heed to proper shot execution. They grab the bow, flinch, hammer the trigger, and jerk their arm up all at the same time. But they have the nicest shit in archery. Now don't get me wrong. I believe you get what you pay for. Becoming a better archer maximizes those expensive, high tech products. Like Aaron snider says "if you can't hit a stop sign at 40 you have bigger problems than the brand of your bow".
Let’s steal some idea from the crossbow world: Reverse-draw compound. I have no clue how this would work, but it would look weird as hell and possibly increase an archer’s powerstroke.
I've spent 12k in 3 years on bows,. I would love a 5k tec'd out bow.. Why not, I love bows and I love to shoot them..... Appreciate your video and the idea you put out there. Cheers..
Yeah i spent 1150,00. About to spend more 😂. I bought three bows last year. I like the idea of titanium. I also collect knives and titanium feels really good in the hand. So yeah I agree with you 😂
Please use this spot again. With the bourbon and cigars. Excellence. Good vibes. I have followed you for just over a year now and I’ve learned so much from you. Take everything with a grain of salt. It’s the internet. I, for one, am a big fan of this channel. Keep on thwacking bud
I should have mentioned this in the first comment that you read.... the broadhead engineer/designer said if they used a certain type of powdered metal to make their heads they would be way better, but not cost effective. More impact resistance and edge retention. I have seen connecting rods for diesel engines made from powdered metal before
I got way too excited that you read my servo limb bolt tightening comment XD. I stole that idea (partially) from the original Gears of War. There's a weapon called the Torque Bow. The longer you aim the bow, the more powerful your shot is. But I've had this idea for a while, and I really don't this it would be that hard to make. I am not an engineer, just a humble machinist and cnc programmer.
There's a crossbow that cocks the limbs using compressed air hydraulics after you hook the string, it looks pretty cool. I'm sure you could do the same for a bow but it's a lot slower than just drawing a normal bow.
Custom rifles are typically built from the ground up so it’s time bow manufacturers start. With the success of in line accessories and bridge lock technology we should soon be able to order a “custom” bow and have the sight mount and rest built directly into the riser. Companies could offer a universal mounting bracket for the actual sight. But let’s go a step farther using computer programming. When ordering your custom bow and choosing the sight, rest, and quiver. Including the number of arrows and weight of them. Run the program that would find the exact balancing point of the bow so it would tell you the exact length and weight of stabilizers you need, an once again build them directly into the riser. All the technology is there to start offering these “custom” bows.
Awesome video! I agree you can do both. As technology advances so does our skill! Yes we can do it the old way, but I have found over the last three years as I studied and learned that math can improve our understanding of what our arrows/ bow does to the animal has blown my mind! Can I kill a deer with a recurve bow? Yes! Can i improve my hunting with a compound bow? Yes! Keep up the awesome ideas!
Not sure if this is enough for a whole video of its own, but I'd like to hear your thoughts on practicing in the off-season with lower poundage. Love the channel!
Best video yet!!! Myself I couldn't ever spend 5k on a bow but it sure is fun to think what could be! The sky is the limit and your video definitely engaged or enraged some folks. Keep the great content coming!
Love the commentary. All I want is a heated grip. Wi late season is fucking cold. I thought about trying to come up with a plug in grip. Then a rechargeable battery supply in a stabilizer.
Keep this backdrop and setup...please So soothing to watch ...even if it is you..jk, you know I support you brother. Thank her for the use of the chair. Lighting is amazing
“What if there was a way to eliminate the sight”. There is, its called instinctive archery. Trad archers, football quarterbacks, basketball players use it all the time. No sights,
Most comments from the last 2 video threads about more $$ added to a bow setup is why I decided to change months b4 2023 kicked in. My change is all about 1 thing. Becoming the best high tech minimalist that I can be. I've already done that over the last few years but not to the extent of becoming full measure. I've done the long bike ride in & sometimes with a cart, a couple of different saddles b4 finding a 3rd which is 💯 & several different climbing ropes to avoid bringing extra metal into the woods 🤔. So I'm ordering a new set of limbs for my takedown recurve. My custom recurve is made by G. Fred Asbell & it had 65 lb. limbs that I'm going to replace with a more suitable, lighter pair. Just looking to please the universe with more balance. If u look @ the time I wrote this u will notice that I'm taking the phrase 'early to bed, early to rise' more literally than most. P.S. If & when I shoot the next Rompola buck that can be verified with X-ray equipment on public or state land I will send u the video. That way I know that your endorsement & street cred will stand for more than any entity that currently exists.
How about an elongated peep sight with an ajustable inner peep? And to that last one tell him this, I'm 5.2' 150 lbs and shoot a V3 at 80+ lbs AL DAY (200+ shots is not out of reach and on some day's done) I am more than capeable of 89 lbs and I'm not a muscle head, I just very good upper body and core. Very good video, got some good impuy, and some head's thinking!
With hand torque being such a big issue I would think many archers could benefit from a torque reducing grip that pivots freely the necessary degrees in both a vertical and horizontal axis. That way the pressure from your hand would be applied to a single point on the riser. Something like a ball and socket joint perhaps.
Brandon McDonald: cultivating a refined, anti-RanchFairy style to become the Rich Eisen Show of archery opinion vlogs. Very, very entertaining. And Jesus does know what’s in your heart…
Adding the electric servo motors to the limbs would still keep the bow man powered. Your muscles would still have to hold the weight. All of the power is still stored in your muscles and transfered to the arrow when you let go of the string🤔
Get rid of awkward stabilizers, have micro adjustable hand grip (front to back side to side) to level bow. Also have dampening quality to it. Or have have adjustable quiver to accomplish same thing.
Always enjoy your content. You should talk to Dorge Huang (owner of Firenock) regarding innovation or lack there of in the archery industry. He is on the Deer Gear Podcast frequently.
Bows from the past have already hit today's speeds, were actually lighter and have been tested to show less vibration. But it definitely makes sense. More parts = more weight and more problems. I don't like how the industry has pushed consumers to feel like they need new rigs every year. Some manufacturers are finally keep a ow around for a couple years and improving tunability and shootability. Again, each person can only draw so much weight, has a specific draw length and either want a comfortable draw curve or performance draw curve. Anatomy is dictating how fast and far one can shoot ultimately. Once folks get over "what's the best bow" issue and realize the shooter dictates that, folks might not suffer from buyers remorse so much. Shoot what fits your stature, what feels correct to you and what you wallet can handle. It's archery, it's supposed to be fun. Well, once you get over the sticker shock lol
Did anyone mention Titanium is the worst idea ever? OK, just checking. I said a battery-powered hand warmer grip and it was only $100 more... saved you $3800, or $2500 if it's a Mathews with stabilizers... not one mention. 🤣🤣🤣 This was a great video. I like the outside-the-box thinking, and it's cheaper than buying 12 bows to review
Dear mr. McDonald first off I like to commend you on your cigar and drink, I'm not an engineer or a rocket scientist but I have been shooting a bow for about 35 years, I've also played a lot of sports that I really thought would be my niche in life and I put everything I had into every sport , archery is the last sport i well ever do so I put all my heart and soul into shooting the best that I can I've taken I've taken input from other good archers and Incorporated it into my practice and over the years I've become a pretty good Archer bought my last bow 3 years ago it was the Mathews vxr 28 in. My belief is that the archery industry has hit the Pinnacle of what a compound bow can do so having said all that my best advice to anyone who thinks that buying a $5,000 bow is going to make them a better shot they should remember this quote from a very wise man who said it's not the arrow it's the Indian.
Now I want to troll you just for the shout-out. jkjk. I do feel both sides of the passion, I dream of hunting with a trad bow as well as having the lastest carvon fiber Hoyt. I spend time watching both kinds of videos, meanwhile I have a nice Matthews sitting in the corner reminding me to put the youtube videos down and go practice...
Funny to see people get upset over a video where you are just sharing fun thoughts of what a bow “could” potentially be. This is the world we live in…. Keep up the great content! #Team$5000Bow
I think Titanium is the key. Sit on a Ti bicycle for thousands of miles a year vs aluminum and carbon and you will develope a certain appreciation. My Ti Single Speed and Ti road bike are hands down been my favorite. I can imagine a Ti bow would be awesome, especially left bare and in painted.
A Ti bow covered with a cerakote finish would be cool. That way it would be more functional. After reading all the comments I think the practical platform with this is if it was made in the recurve format. U would still be able to reach the 5K price tag & it would hold up better over time due to the physics involved with compounds.
@@deanbrantley Yes, it would be as far as a target bow goes. I have 2 bikes made by the huge company Giant. One is a road bike called the Anyroad. The other is a fat-tire bike. The road bike is all aluminum & carbon & I left it as it is. But I switched seats on both bikes cuz of functional reasons. The fat-tire bike I camo painted & it really helped hide the large profile. I use them both for bowhunting. One of them has the attachment for my Burley bike cart that I also camo'ed out!
Ok first and foremost I and no engineer!!! I just have a question. What about magnesium parts??? I have heard they are lighter and in some cases stronger and more expensive.
Your thought process is definitely feasible. But, bowhunterplanet seems to be the first ones looking into things. As in, maybe the pinnacle has been hit and now manufacturers have to find new innovations to keep folks itching for the next new thing. Channels have began to compare bows from the past with the performance of today's rigs. I definitely feel that the knowledge the perfect geometry isn't being advertised to keep folks blind to the obvious. The human body can only handle so much poundage, has a certain draw length and has specific desire for speed or comfort
Ok so how about a bow sight that has the locking (targeting) system of the Blackhawk or Apache helicopters where the gunner looks it locks on to that target. Lol
I find it funny that everyone is attacking form and practice. That’s the same bs as saying ,well if I want a Lamborghini I need practice driving more ,jackasses the whole lot of them . As a bow tech I agree, my statement still stands from my last comment on the last video ,Because innovative is something that we all strive for .look 5 years ago then 10 then 15 then 20 years ago things changed dramatically ,but here’s the key point that I like about your first video , someone back in the 2000s started with an idea of , what if we can make it were I can carry a phone with me every where I go , then with bows ,what can I do to make this bow faster ,then it was smoother , lighter etc . I digress , now speaking on features on said $5000 bow , you seemed to like a range finder bow sight built in to the bow I think I could be projected like the hud on a new Chevy or gmc , then when it comes to a grip what if it’s a type of memory foam makeup where it shapes to your grip at full draw to have a starting point so to speak were you can tell if your grip is out of form .
IMO that last comment wasn't that bad. Also, some of the things you are talking about are portions of the current high brow rifle competions. Rangefinder signs, stocks with buffers built in for "recoil" dampening, lightweight materials. Seems like a lot of those ideas transfer.
The idea about increasing draw weight after achieving full draw was genius. Your video engendered some fantastic ideas - well done. My brother is genius-adjacent and I am gonna text him that idea and see what he thinks. Excellent video - very thought-provoking. Another thought - create a machine either within the cam or riser that propels the arrow like the catapult does on an aircraft carrier. Thanks again for great content.
Just do some research.. Bow companies use to experiment quite a bit in the old days.. The original Ben Pearson Advantage had something called draw assist so what would happen is you'll draw back 60# but when you let down, you let down 90#..Hoyt use to make magnesium risers back in the day.. There where a ton of wacky stuff going on during the 80s and 90s.
To go with your sight idea, could you not just have a laser that came from the front of the riser and kind of projected a dot...and maybe integrate that into a clarification Lens that advances the image?
Integrating the site and riser the more I think of it wouldn’t be that hard. And the clearance (range) you could get would be massive. Probably less stable though. Electronic dot could also auto adjust based on brightness.
You read my comment, I’m over the moon. Love what you are doing and enjoy each video. Hope our paths will cross one day.
Hey! It's BRIAN!
Hell yeah! go Brian!
Two videos in 7 days my Christmas wish came true.
Thanks Brandon, always entertaining.
On practice and better tech, I totally agree. Imagine having bows good enough to allow Vegas to need to be at 50 or 75 yards. So epic
I like the concept of the $5000 bow. We need to dream about these things. This is why car manufacturers make super cars when they know they’ll only sell a small number of them and it will lose the company money. It pushes their brand and their tech making it more accessible in their normal car lines. I like Bows, Camera’s, guns, and whisky. Without the Bruichladdich’s, Lamborghini’s and Hasselblad’s we would not enjoy the items we do the way we do.
"What do you mean rich folk like myself?......looks around at his gorgeous stable...."Okay you're right" 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 GREAT video Brandon!
As an engineer that works in the aerospace industry and has a history in the bike industry where carbon fiber and aluminum are commonly used as well. The use of magnesium alloys have been proposed by a few companies to keep the cost similar to aluminum but with the weight reduction approaching carbon fiber. Magnesium alloy is widely used in the high end automotive industry as well and has an inherent vibration damping properties. I wish magnesium alloy was something that bow companies would look at for those reasons. Keep up the good work, Brandon. love the videos.
There are a few cheap magnesium recurve risers, they are usually rated for low poundage limbs as they tend to crack with fatigue.
Hey you said my idea. Thanks for agreeing that it's not completely absurd to look at different limb materials. Imagine having the most durable consistent limbs on earth. We can dream...
Find that medical grade stuff!! Make it happen
Let the haters hate, your getting the word out that “we” the archery world wants better more efficient equipment. I enjoy your videos and particularly miss your flagship bow reviews, which by the way helped me make the most informed purchase of my favorite piece of hunting equipment. That was 3 years ago and I chose the VXR28. Love the channel, keep the videos coming brother!
I loved the brainstorming. Owned an archery pro shop and watching people buy new bows was great for business but at times I knew buyer’s remorse would occur when the set up they had was superior to the “new” model year. Now that I’m back to buying equipment like the regular bow hunter I can’t see me buying a bow sooner than 3-5 years because of the actual rate of true technology changes You’re onto something in theory. Full bow innovation that would stand to the test of time is reasonable idea.
Keep it coming brother
Means more coming from someone who used to own a shop.
@@brandonmcdonald6121 biggest issue for me was the lack of value once the new models we’re about to drop Whatever was left on the rack you had to discount to move. Unlike firearms, the peaks and valleys in archery sales are harder to endure.
I can honestly say I've never been outshot by a Barnett Vortex. Usually halfway through a Vegas round a limb explodes and I've won by default.
That’s the only way I win. Others misfortune!
Great video and thought process. I am an equipment designer so the creative, “problem” solving space is exciting. And we are having these discussions around archery!This is great!
Brandon if you have any concepts that you would like to explore. I’d love to do the 3D concept design work.
What we need is a device to attach to the bottom of the bow that has a magnetic connection to the eaths gravitational pull. So, like adding a lot of weight that self levels the bow to the horizon at the push of a button. Eliminating the need for stabilizers, a bubble, or 1, 2, and 3rd axes setup / concerns.
I’ve heard it before,but a good friend told me that if your the smartest person in the room then you’re in the wrong room.
A successful man surrounds himself with people smarter than himself. Good for you for getting the ideas going. It only takes a spark to start a fire.
Again keep up the great work. It’s appreciated!
There is an old business book called Good to Great. It talks about how having the right people sitting in the right seats on the bus correlates to having the right people doing jobs that suit them best in a great business setting.
Interesting comments. Thanks for sharing!!
I really like all of your videos, but this one is by far, my favorite. I like the concept behind the $5000 bow but really enjoyed your commentary to your favorite reactions to that video. The dig on Australia had me rolling. My biggest grip for any priced bow has always been that manufacturers produce to the masses. At 6'7", I pull a 32" draw and it always seems everything is designed for everyone else. I know there are some bow makers that include an entry for us guys with gorilla arms, but the selections are limited. I am always excited to see reviews of new bows, but as soon as the Draw Length range is mentioned, most times I'm left with that empty feeling. Each year when the new hunting bows come out, I feel extremely lucky if there is 1 bow that will fit. Maybe this is the reason I have held onto the bows I have (Mathews Switchback LD, Z9, and Elite Tempo). I just wish there was more variety from which to choose for us knuckle daggers. Don't get me started on hunting clothing /footwear sizes. That's another problem....Sorry for the tangent. Really liked this video. Take care!....
Check out the APA bows. A black mamba 36 will go up to a 32.5" draw. They are incredibly...interesting bows.
Thank you. THANK YOU!!! You made my morning with this video. Sitting with my dogs, enjoying my coffee, with my Roomba dancing around my feet. You were missed during construction! Welcome back!!!
Been watching you for years now Brandon. You're obviously fun/creative and enjoy a healthy brainstorming session.
Good to see you back and doing well.
To all the naysayers, just chill out (and enjoy the ride) my brothers.
Maybe a laser pointer out of a stabilizer with a yardage adjustment that served as a range finder and to show your on target. I'm not sure if a laser pointer would spook a deer 🤔.
For an extreme idea, how about self correcting arrows with tiny cameras and mechanical fletchings to maintain heart shots regardless of animal movement or inaccurate shots!
Love your creative ideas and pushing people to think outside the norm.
Hope someone runs with some of them!
@@brandonmcdonald6121 I laughed out loud more with this video than any I've watched in a long time. Appreciate the effort and the thoughts man.
THAT. WAS. AMAZING... You need to do more of these...🤣
That was epic I love you buddy good job man I hope you hit your 20,000 I actually just started your channel myself
Screw the haters. I am an engineer and a product manager. Sometimes we have to dream to get ourselves out of a box and why not??? It's fun! Btw love whistle pig! Made sure to grab a drink to watch this video! I think ti makes sense in specific places and could be ideal to use with a carbon or aluminum bows. If you use it especially on the cams and the limb pockets you could save weight in the areas that make the most difference and get a bit more speed out of the cams. Keep the awesome content coming. Love your style and quality!
Lol this has been one of my favorite videos.
Brandon I have a new broadhead design patent pending. Hope to be on the market soon and would love a review from you.
The best response I’ve ever seen:
Get a crossbow. “NO, we’re working on innovations for people who haven’t given up on life yet!”
I am so for regulating crossbows to be used by youth and hunters with injuries. Having an injury was the only legal means of taking game with a crossbow in my state. Had to carry a doctor’s note on your person. I miss that regulation!
I do have the same question that has already been asked. Where do we step over the line and improve the gear to the point it is no longer considered archery equipment? We start pushing into the crossbow category of equipment?
I believe that last comment is what you would call a "open faced compliment sandwhich." Lol
Smooth Segway into the topic lol. I keep having a thought about having some kind of bipod that was adjustable via the grip.
New Zealand is the same as Australia……and Jesus knows what’s in your heart, made me LOL for real.
The kiwis are pissed!!! Hahaha
The last part of the last comment is very true. People DO think they can buy accuracy by buying the most expensive product. They say things like "form doesn't matter because you won't shoot that way when you're hunting". They pay no heed to proper shot execution. They grab the bow, flinch, hammer the trigger, and jerk their arm up all at the same time. But they have the nicest shit in archery.
Now don't get me wrong. I believe you get what you pay for. Becoming a better archer maximizes those expensive, high tech products. Like Aaron snider says "if you can't hit a stop sign at 40 you have bigger problems than the brand of your bow".
Pretty cool to hear 👂 my comment being read and further thought upon.
I agree this video was a wonderful journey even with the “bad” comments. 🏹🦌
And it was fun to sit in the comfy chair outside
@@brandonmcdonald6121 absolutely 👍 one could fall asleep in that thing.
I was thinking carbon fiber cams. Maybe magnets to somehow increase the speed of the rotation.
Bishop Archery makes arrows that are $8,000 per dozen, I look forward to when you test them out 😂
Let’s steal some idea from the crossbow world: Reverse-draw compound. I have no clue how this would work, but it would look weird as hell and possibly increase an archer’s powerstroke.
I've spent 12k in 3 years on bows,. I would love a 5k tec'd out bow.. Why not, I love bows and I love to shoot them..... Appreciate your video and the idea you put out there. Cheers..
Yeah i spent 1150,00. About to spend more 😂. I bought three bows last year. I like the idea of titanium. I also collect knives and titanium feels really good in the hand. So yeah I agree with you 😂
Same boat. The more I think about it the more I want one!
Holy crap that had me crackin up. I’ll be searching the comments for a reply!!!
Please use this spot again. With the bourbon and cigars. Excellence. Good vibes. I have followed you for just over a year now and I’ve learned so much from you. Take everything with a grain of salt. It’s the internet. I, for one, am a big fan of this channel. Keep on thwacking bud
I’ll convince my wife to let me borrow her barn again. Appreciate you watching.
I should have mentioned this in the first comment that you read.... the broadhead engineer/designer said if they used a certain type of powdered metal to make their heads they would be way better, but not cost effective. More impact resistance and edge retention. I have seen connecting rods for diesel engines made from powdered metal before
Lol
Love listening to your stuff
That barn looks absolutely amazing
Keep them videos coming
Jim R
This was fun. I tip my hat to you Sir.
Most of these aren’t too bad. I need to save some of the super bad ones and do a video on occasion. Always a good time
I got way too excited that you read my servo limb bolt tightening comment XD. I stole that idea (partially) from the original Gears of War. There's a weapon called the Torque Bow. The longer you aim the bow, the more powerful your shot is. But I've had this idea for a while, and I really don't this it would be that hard to make. I am not an engineer, just a humble machinist and cnc programmer.
There's a crossbow that cocks the limbs using compressed air hydraulics after you hook the string, it looks pretty cool. I'm sure you could do the same for a bow but it's a lot slower than just drawing a normal bow.
Haha the ninja air guy has ALOT of time on his hands 🤣
Custom rifles are typically built from the ground up so it’s time bow manufacturers start.
With the success of in line accessories and bridge lock technology we should soon be able to order a “custom” bow and have the sight mount and rest built directly into the riser. Companies could offer a universal mounting bracket for the actual sight.
But let’s go a step farther using computer programming. When ordering your custom bow and choosing the sight, rest, and quiver. Including the number of arrows and weight of them. Run the program that would find the exact balancing point of the bow so it would tell you the exact length and weight of stabilizers you need, an once again build them directly into the riser.
All the technology is there to start offering these “custom” bows.
Love that you are opening up conversation about progression.
Awesome video! I agree you can do both. As technology advances so does our skill! Yes we can do it the old way, but I have found over the last three years as I studied and learned that math can improve our understanding of what our arrows/ bow does to the animal has blown my mind! Can I kill a deer with a recurve bow? Yes! Can i improve my hunting with a compound bow? Yes! Keep up the awesome ideas!
😂😂😂 Love you man, but I rolled my eyes mostly at the $5k bow video. However, this video made me laugh the whole time. Loved it!
So I’m 1 for 2. I’ll take it!
@@brandonmcdonald6121 batting .500 pretty good,you can bat clean up!🎯😁😎🏹
Innovation for people who have not given up on life yet..!!! 😂😂😂😂
Classic
Not sure if this is enough for a whole video of its own, but I'd like to hear your thoughts on practicing in the off-season with lower poundage. Love the channel!
I appreciate the over the top fancy Stanley Kubrick hallway vibe
Haha, don’t tell my wife that’s the vibe!
thanks for the laugh...very entertaining
Doing great things. Really enjoy the channel and your info. Thanks
Awesome, thank you!
Best video yet!!! Myself I couldn't ever spend 5k on a bow but it sure is fun to think what could be! The sky is the limit and your video definitely engaged or enraged some folks. Keep the great content coming!
maybve you couldnt buy a 5k bow, but you could buy a 10 year old 5k bow
Glad you enjoyed it!
Can't wait to see the super cool thing you have planned at 20k
Your videos are gold! Keep it up
A heads up display from the riser to replace the sight? Lighter secure and no pins to fight with
Best video ever! Thank you for this… I loved every minute of it!
just when I think you can’t get any better… you pull this out!
Kudos Brandon!
Glad you enjoyed it!
I would have Troy get with the Rocket man and see if his “connections” throughout the years would allow something like this to happen.
Love the commentary. All I want is a heated grip. Wi late season is fucking cold. I thought about trying to come up with a plug in grip. Then a rechargeable battery supply in a stabilizer.
The comment "GET A CROSSBOW" was referring to the fact that they are already $5,000
Keep this backdrop and setup...please
So soothing to watch ...even if it is you..jk, you know I support you brother. Thank her for the use of the chair.
Lighting is amazing
It was a pleasing shot to edit. Agreed. I may kick her horses out on occasion
😂This was good! I dont believe in a $5000 bow but love the brain storm.
"I know who I am" LOVE the pretentious comment lol
“What if there was a way to eliminate the sight”. There is, its called instinctive archery. Trad archers, football quarterbacks, basketball players use it all the time. No sights,
Vibranium for sure. Or maybe adamanthium. That would make the bow. Or the metal forged from the heart of a dying star. Uru metals.
And this is why I subscribe. I was entertained! Thank you.
Appreciate it!
Lov your channel. Riveting
Most comments from the last 2 video threads about more $$ added to a bow setup is why I decided to change months b4 2023 kicked in. My change is all about 1 thing. Becoming the best high tech minimalist that I can be. I've already done that over the last few years but not to the extent of becoming full measure. I've done the long bike ride in & sometimes with a cart, a couple of different saddles b4 finding a 3rd which is 💯 & several different climbing ropes to avoid bringing extra metal into the woods 🤔. So I'm ordering a new set of limbs for my takedown recurve. My custom recurve is made by G. Fred Asbell & it had 65 lb. limbs that I'm going to replace with a more suitable, lighter pair. Just looking to please the universe with more balance. If u look @ the time I wrote this u will notice that I'm taking the phrase 'early to bed, early to rise' more literally than most.
P.S. If & when I shoot the next Rompola buck that can be verified with X-ray equipment on public or state land I will send u the video. That way I know that your endorsement & street cred will stand for more than any entity that currently exists.
How about an elongated peep sight with an ajustable inner peep? And to that last one tell him this, I'm 5.2' 150 lbs and shoot a V3 at 80+ lbs AL DAY (200+ shots is not out of reach and on some day's done) I am more than capeable of 89 lbs and I'm not a muscle head, I just very good upper body and core. Very good video, got some good impuy, and some head's thinking!
With hand torque being such a big issue I would think many archers could benefit from a torque reducing grip that pivots freely the necessary degrees in both a vertical and horizontal axis. That way the pressure from your hand would be applied to a single point on the riser. Something like a ball and socket joint perhaps.
Thought about that too like a good torque wrench. The grip mounts to a single point and floats when operated properly
Brandon McDonald: cultivating a refined, anti-RanchFairy style to become the Rich Eisen Show of archery opinion vlogs. Very, very entertaining. And Jesus does know what’s in your heart…
Adding the electric servo motors to the limbs would still keep the bow man powered. Your muscles would still have to hold the weight. All of the power is still stored in your muscles and transfered to the arrow when you let go of the string🤔
Keep up the vids. Definitely enjoy the entertaining content
Get rid of awkward stabilizers, have micro adjustable hand grip (front to back side to side) to level bow. Also have dampening quality to it. Or have have adjustable quiver to accomplish same thing.
Well... that was fucking awesome.
Always enjoy your content. You should talk to Dorge Huang (owner of Firenock) regarding innovation or lack there of in the archery industry. He is on the Deer Gear Podcast frequently.
That dudes awesome. I’ve talked with him a couple of times about his products, but not a conversation with this in mind.
Fun video, loved listening to the comments!! Keep creating content!!
It was a fun one to shoot and edit. Appreciate you watching
Astounding how many people missed the point. It's like racecars. The developments made for the track trickle down to production models.
Excellent video
What about the rocket arrow? After release the mini rocket engine start to work, and flies 3 times of the average shooting distance 😂.
Bows from the past have already hit today's speeds, were actually lighter and have been tested to show less vibration. But it definitely makes sense. More parts = more weight and more problems. I don't like how the industry has pushed consumers to feel like they need new rigs every year. Some manufacturers are finally keep a ow around for a couple years and improving tunability and shootability. Again, each person can only draw so much weight, has a specific draw length and either want a comfortable draw curve or performance draw curve. Anatomy is dictating how fast and far one can shoot ultimately. Once folks get over "what's the best bow" issue and realize the shooter dictates that, folks might not suffer from buyers remorse so much. Shoot what fits your stature, what feels correct to you and what you wallet can handle. It's archery, it's supposed to be fun. Well, once you get over the sticker shock lol
I love this dude
What about some sort of holographic type heads up display for a built in site?
Did anyone mention Titanium is the worst idea ever? OK, just checking. I said a battery-powered hand warmer grip and it was only $100 more... saved you $3800, or $2500 if it's a Mathews with stabilizers... not one mention. 🤣🤣🤣 This was a great video. I like the outside-the-box thinking, and it's cheaper than buying 12 bows to review
Titanium= apparently, the worst
Dear mr. McDonald first off I like to commend you on your cigar and drink, I'm not an engineer or a rocket scientist but I have been shooting a bow for about 35 years, I've also played a lot of sports that I really thought would be my niche in life and I put everything I had into every sport , archery is the last sport i well ever do so I put all my heart and soul into shooting the best that I can I've taken I've taken input from other good archers and Incorporated it into my practice and over the years I've become a pretty good Archer bought my last bow 3 years ago it was the Mathews vxr 28 in. My belief is that the archery industry has hit the Pinnacle of what a compound bow can do so having said all that my best advice to anyone who thinks that buying a $5,000 bow is going to make them a better shot they should remember this quote from a very wise man who said it's not the arrow it's the Indian.
Appreciate the thoughtful comment. I still think we can do both things. Practice and better tech.
All the NPCs came out LOL.
Are you storing the Budweiser Clydesdales team in there? Or just for $5000 bow R&D..
Now I want to troll you just for the shout-out. jkjk. I do feel both sides of the passion, I dream of hunting with a trad bow as well as having the lastest carvon fiber Hoyt. I spend time watching both kinds of videos, meanwhile I have a nice Matthews sitting in the corner reminding me to put the youtube videos down and go practice...
Oooh HUD sight!
Could be badass!
Funny to see people get upset over a video where you are just sharing fun thoughts of what a bow “could” potentially be. This is the world we live in…. Keep up the great content! #Team$5000Bow
Agreed!
I think Titanium is the key. Sit on a Ti bicycle for thousands of miles a year vs aluminum and carbon and you will develope a certain appreciation. My Ti Single Speed and Ti road bike are hands down been my favorite. I can imagine a Ti bow would be awesome, especially left bare and in painted.
It does look sick without any finish. One day. We can dream
A Ti bow covered with a cerakote finish would be cool. That way it would be more functional. After reading all the comments I think the practical platform with this is if it was made in the recurve format. U would still be able to reach the 5K price tag & it would hold up better over time due to the physics involved with compounds.
@@josephtreadlightly5686 if it’s a Ti bow I want it to be bare metal and everyone at the bowshop stroke my ego when I walk up.
@@deanbrantley Yes, it would be as far as a target bow goes. I have 2 bikes made by the huge company Giant. One is a road bike called the Anyroad. The other is a fat-tire bike. The road bike is all aluminum & carbon & I left it as it is. But I switched seats on both bikes cuz of functional reasons. The fat-tire bike I camo painted & it really helped hide the large profile. I use them both for bowhunting. One of them has the attachment for my Burley bike cart that I also camo'ed out!
Oh my God second comment because you kept your mike on and were smoking when you were editing and we can hear it.
I love a good rye!
Ok first and foremost I and no engineer!!! I just have a question. What about magnesium parts??? I have heard they are lighter and in some cases stronger and more expensive.
Your thought process is definitely feasible. But, bowhunterplanet seems to be the first ones looking into things. As in, maybe the pinnacle has been hit and now manufacturers have to find new innovations to keep folks itching for the next new thing. Channels have began to compare bows from the past with the performance of today's rigs. I definitely feel that the knowledge the perfect geometry isn't being advertised to keep folks blind to the obvious. The human body can only handle so much poundage, has a certain draw length and has specific desire for speed or comfort
😂 Good stuff 🤣
Ok so how about a bow sight that has the locking (targeting) system of the Blackhawk or Apache helicopters where the gunner looks it locks on to that target. Lol
I find it funny that everyone is attacking form and practice. That’s the same bs as saying ,well if I want a Lamborghini I need practice driving more ,jackasses the whole lot of them . As a bow tech I agree, my statement still stands from my last comment on the last video ,Because innovative is something that we all strive for .look 5 years ago then 10 then 15 then 20 years ago things changed dramatically ,but here’s the key point that I like about your first video , someone back in the 2000s started with an idea of , what if we can make it were I can carry a phone with me every where I go , then with bows ,what can I do to make this bow faster ,then it was smoother , lighter etc . I digress , now speaking on features on said $5000 bow , you seemed to like a range finder bow sight built in to the bow I think I could be projected like the hud on a new Chevy or gmc , then when it comes to a grip what if it’s a type of memory foam makeup where it shapes to your grip at full draw to have a starting point so to speak were you can tell if your grip is out of form .
You’re right about tech over time. 20 years ago was 2002 which doesn’t seem that long ago! But the bows are way better now for sure
IMO that last comment wasn't that bad. Also, some of the things you are talking about are portions of the current high brow rifle competions. Rangefinder signs, stocks with buffers built in for "recoil" dampening, lightweight materials.
Seems like a lot of those ideas transfer.
The idea about increasing draw weight after achieving full draw was genius. Your video engendered some fantastic ideas - well done. My brother is genius-adjacent and I am gonna text him that idea and see what he thinks. Excellent video - very thought-provoking. Another thought - create a machine either within the cam or riser that propels the arrow like the catapult does on an aircraft carrier. Thanks again for great content.
I was thinking about the increasing draw weight one and it could be a game changer for wounded vets. Seriously might look into this one.
@@brandonmcdonald6121 Check out the "Steam bow" for the Excalibur crossbow.
Just do some research.. Bow companies use to experiment quite a bit in the old days.. The original Ben Pearson Advantage had something called draw assist so what would happen is you'll draw back 60# but when you let down, you let down 90#..Hoyt use to make magnesium risers back in the day.. There where a ton of wacky stuff going on during the 80s and 90s.
I put a hitek sting stop on my nexus 2 and it has sand in it and it changed the bow vibration and noise drastically
The string stop upgrades on the Prime Bows do definitely help
To go with your sight idea, could you not just have a laser that came from the front of the riser and kind of projected a dot...and maybe integrate that into a clarification Lens that advances the image?
Integrating the site and riser the more I think of it wouldn’t be that hard. And the clearance (range) you could get would be massive. Probably less stable though. Electronic dot could also auto adjust based on brightness.