Backyard Bows Mathews Solocam Review
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- Опубліковано 15 жов 2022
- My favorite era of bows still is the Matthew's solo-cams and several others before and after. Chose for first blast from the past review because so may are still in circulation today. Buying used bows is not lucrative but if you can make your investment back thats a win in my book. These bows are holding right at 500 dollars and i believe will only go up.
Botch destroyer 350 LE. That is a nostalgic bow that I shot so well and she was fast
Still have my mq32. Will never let it go
Your channel is quickly becoming my favorite to watch. Keep it up!🏹
Great video! My first bow was the Mathews Outback, which I gifted to a friend when I got out of the military. Ended up getting the Z7 as a replacement. However, the local range was bad, and most everyone I know had people hunting their properties already, so I fell away from archery.
Just recently found out local Fish and Game club had redone their target range, and added 3D range, so started back today. Was really fun getting back into it. Got a new string on order, but old string was still in excellent condition for being in storage. In all, it is basically a brand new bow. I plan on shooting a local 3D tournament league this summer with it.
As a right-handed person that shoots archery left-handed (left eye dominant) It doesn't surprise me that the left-handed bows are slow to sell. Tried selling my Z7 a year after I bought it with no luck. However, now I am glad I still have it, as I do really love the bow.
Awesome video, I love the Z7 I will keep it forever.
Can’t wait to see a video on that tactical creed!!
Thank you for bringing on the older Mathews bows, I have a, Heli M, Monster Chill I will never get rid of them, they are lighter, balanced. I have other later bows
Mathews Halon 7, 27 ata V3, there OK BUT there are some changes to the new ones could have left alone.
I have heard a lot of good things about the z7 and also the helium.
I also have a thing for older bows and I actually feel like I shoot better with lower let off bows.
I have a Mathews halon 32 and a Hoyt ventum 33. When I start having issues with target panic, I put those bows down and pickup a 2009 pse xforce that I still own, and It cures my target panic after a while because the lower let off reminds me of how I have to get into that back wall.
I also just picked up an old elite z28.
Excelent info.....thank you. Im looking to replace my Z7 that was stolen from the back of my truck.
Man, I loved watching this video. I haven't shot for 15 years, but in 1997 / 1998 I was winning local Target and 3D leagues with my Mathews Feathermax. I even "robin hooded" a 2312. I'm interested in getting back into the hobby and am sad to see that the Solocam is no longer. I read nock travel... but (with overdraws of course) my 1997 Feathermax was over 330fps with IBO, 312'ish target, and 284 at hunting arrow weight. I'm not sure the premium bows of today are any faster, and it's hard to imagine that they are any more accurate. I have a nostalgic love of the Solocam and have been thinking about buying one of the late model Solocam's. Maybe a little bit of bias, but this video was right on time :)
It’s so interesting because when the Z7 came out I was a highschool kid dying to get a bow and got a used Mathews Outback for $450. Now knowing Z7’s float around at that price just hit a euphoric nostalgic spot in my soul
Love the review I still hunt with my Z7 great bow!
I here that a lot, z7 have past the test of time
The Mathew’s Z7 was great! I still shoot a Mathew’s Creed!
Brother great video and review I'm a lifelong bowhunter I have two sons one named Hoyt and my oldest is named Easton after earl Hoyt and doug Easton an I'm not gonna lie I love my new Hoyt's but my favorite bows and to me the most sexy bows I've ever owned are my Mathews Solo Cam bows
Yeah the solocam is the ric flair of bows for sure
Solocam + GeoGrid = wins. When my Lost Camo Mathews Z2 stops shooting MOA at 20 yards, I'll upgrade. It was the last GeoGrid Z7..
When I called Mathews directly to ask about the Z2 and how it compared to the Z7, Matt McPherson himself got on the horn with me and walked me through it telling me that they were the same exact bows and told me I could buy a Z2 with confidence. A lot of Z7 lovers said it was the best hunting iteration because of it's compact Extreme-like size, but with Magnum cams. Mathews IS amazing at how well they take care of their family of owners.
I shot mine at a Hoyt Dealer range and the Hoyt owners with their $2000 rigs would look at me (with my 2nd hand one year old Z2 that I got loaded for $675) when I'd let one loose and say, "Damn! That bow is fast! And silent!" 😂
Used buying tip: Take some cotton with you. Run it over the limbs and look for places where it might catch and pull on the cotton.That's where you know you have compromised limbs with hairline cracks.
I had an LX can’t remember what year but after all this time PSE used to lead the market Mathews changed the technology forever I think all of the top brands are great I just prefer Mathew’s
I went to a used Mathews SQ2-XL for my latest bow... needed new, lower poundage limbs, and a 26 inch draw cam...1 call to Mathews service dept in Sparta took care of it... the dealer had the new parts installed in less then 2 weeks....WELL WORTH the investment....
It’s incredible to me that they have everything u need still
I had a Hoyt FlashPoint Heat that I hunted with as a teenager back in the mid 90's, then I bought a Z7 Magnum in my late 30's in hopes of getting back in the woods and that never happened. Sold the Z7 and got into guns instead to have, at least, some fun at the range.
Just picked mine up for 200 bucks off a buddy super stoked!
Lucky 🍀
Wow do I feel old . I got my Mathews lx new in 2004 . I have shot every bow that Mathews have made and even the new lift doesn't shoot as smooth as the lx . Something happened to Mathews bows after 2004 as far as smoothness goes . It seems year after year they were chasing speed over smoothness . All the cams have a jerking action to them and it only got worse . If you never shot a smooth bow then you don't know what the differences are . I never worries about speed either . I have always keep the poundage at around 50 to 55 max . I'm sure speed matters to a lot of people so Mathews did what they had to do in the speed race to keep the bows as smooth as they could and people just got use to the jerking of the bows . I'm still hoping Mathews will make a new bow that is super smooth but lighter weight than the lx . You would think after 20 years they could come up with a smooth shooting bow instead of chasing speed .
I’m agree 💯 comfort over speed all day
Try the solution SS. I don’t think I’ve ever had a better draw
I would love to see you do a review on a 2006 Hoyt trykon. A buddy of mine showed me one he bought and I thought it was the coolest looking bow I have ever seen! Not many videos reviewing this old bow and would love to see you do one. Great channel.
Just looked it up sweet looking bow
Old bows need some love too. lol 🤞
I still have my Z7 . And I still have my HTX No Cam. The no cam is in the lost camp xd. It's the white and black camo. I still love both those bows. But I got the ss34 this year and I love that bow. So I use one as a back up on traveling to hunts to kansas and new york
Heli-m is my favorite single cam
One of my favs
Idk how you feel about the Halon 32/6 but I check in monthly to your channel just to see if you did a bow review on it. Appreciate the content my dude!
Shoot a reezen 6.5. Love it. Cool video
Great bow have a buddy that still shoots one
I have the matthews creed with the wooden handle. I have killed many deer with it thru the years and will probably never sell it. However I wasn’t aware the poundage went up to 70? I thought the max was 60lb?
I 100% know exactly what you mean when you said the perfect bow. I have the same marriage with my halon 7. I have a Vxr & also a v3 and to this day my halon 7 never collects dust. Absolutely monogamous with it.
I didn’t know you could still get parts for all the older bows, I never looked that deep other than eBay, I’d love some 70lb limbs for my old DXT
You can order almost anything, I hate saying everything, but I have had success on every request to date, and my local bow shops says they can get all parts any bow.
Mathews is the only company that keeps parts for every bow they ever made.
@@Deer3083 they make them if they don't have them
Wish Mathews would do a redo of there z7's line of bows they was some of the best shooting bows easy to turn and just simple
Great bows for sure. They did make a z2 and z3 a few years back.
Yo man what kind of target is that? Looks really nice and easy to pull.
Please do one on the bear Carnage!!! Best bear archery bow ever.
I’ll look into it for sure we would like to do a timeless bow from each company
What sight you have on the z7. Also i love my mathews dxt its my primary bow for elk and deer here out west. Super light super quiet and shoots freaking darts.
I picked up a Mathews monster 7.0 as my first bow this year. Not sure if I made the right choice given the fact that I probably could have picked up a midline bow for the amount it cost to set up the monster to me. Not sure what your opinion on the old monster is but I’d love to hear your honest answer.
Started with a pse brute x, then switchback xt, after Mathews z3, then halon 32, then no cam htr, then hoyt hyperforce, then carbon defiant, then a Hoyt rx1, then a prime black 3, and now I’m full circle to a switchback xt again. Something about the single cams man, simple no nonsense hunting rigs.
Love this comment I did something very similar
Switchback XT
Had a z7 didn’t care for the look of the gridlock riser but I killed probably 50 or more deer with that bow got a vxr 31.5 now but I miss the single cam bows wished I’d never gotten rid of it
Oh man that geo grid is my favorite lol
Miss my Heli-M
Some u just can’t let go
Just got a Mathews creed today for 400 it's black with carbon fiber limbs don't know what year it is
Does this apply for the Drenalin, in your opinion? I found a great deal on one of them and reading they are great bows. It will be my first bow😊 Thanks!
Drenalin , reezen, helim, there are so many
😃🔥🙌
Ok what’s your honest opinion on the z series, chill, and no cam draw cycle. Who is the smoothest with the best hold 👀
I don’t like the no cam never have, my fav is the helim so solocam
Sorry, me again, what are your thoughts on the Z9 vs the Z7 Magnum. I’ve narrowed my search to these 2 (I believe).
I would z7 magnum but I’ll mention I have never shot tue z9
miss my z7 extreme should have never sold it
How does one take care of left/right tears besides arrow rest and arrow spine?
Check shooting form , adjust yokes or cable gaurd
Yoke tuning
Other bow tuning methods
And
Sometimes it’s just form related
What's your personal hunting set up?
To start this season Hoyt rx7, w/ there Intergrated quad rest, 3 pin cbe trek site, shooting none other than fmjs
Let's go a little further and see the switchback xt next time
Great bow would love to review some more older bows
what if something breaks ?will i still get waaranty?i still have my old creed limited the same as yours
I can’t say for sure since the warranty doesn’t transfer but Mathew’s def will work with you and on occasion I’ve had some luck getting things fixed that weren’t on warranty
im the original owner
i got my limited eddition totally lost camo for 600 ,was very cheep in canadian funds the shop shut down not long after my purchase
Just got a heli m i just got it because it called me man i saw it and just had to have it. Whats everyones opinions on it.
Personally one of the best bows Mathew’s made
@BackyardBows that makes me so happy knowing a pro likes it. I have never shot it. I got it off a guy a couple of hours from me he brings it in 2 weeks. Nice older man who is including everything he still has, targets everything. I'm so lucky. I can't wait to start. This is my first compound other than a Chinese crap one and it's OK but not what I wanted. The pigs in my area are dead. I feel more confident now knowing I have e the power. Coming from a recurve, it's a whole new world. I loved this video heaps. Very informative 👏 thanks man.
@@jyeprice9382 congrats good find for sure
Please review the Mathew’s NO CAM HTX not the HTR. Because there aren’t many GOOD reviews on the HTX no cam.
I have thought of that as a good “blast from the past” catergory bow, although I will say when I owned one several years back I wasn’t crazy about it
O ok, I just bought me a Mathew’s creed can’t wait to start shooting it. I feel the same about the solo cams from 2011-16 were some of Mathew’s best bows ever made.
@@jacobeasler433 I prolly will never let any of my solocams go there is just something about them
I miss my solo! In my opinion, its tha best bow out there, even in todays market!
I would have to agree
your draw length should be 1-2" longer than what you have there...
I dont mean to be so blunt but I hope you shoot more consistent then that 😳.
With a bow I’m bringing in the feild and I’m working in reps each day with I would say ya usually
@@BackyardBows I dont mean to be so blunt again but from what I see I dont think you would be consistent with your normal setup. Make a video with a 6 arrow grouping an lemme see what you can do. Im actually curious. 25-30 yards lemme see what you got. Whats the point in buying thousands of dollars in bows if you cant shoot them 😳. I watched another video of you shooting an same thought as this video.
@@mattman9232 can’t shoot them? I would ask u to do the same pick up a diff bow each week and video the first shots taken with it and send it to me and I’ll post it, 30-50 yards.
@@BackyardBows did you miss the part of the video that covered the fact that the bows had not been sighted for the arrows he was shooting, or that the draw length wasn’t the same on all the bows?
Oh shut up and just enjoy the video 🤡
What was the cost of that new cam though?
Depends I believe 80-100 which if u think about how old these parts are and that u can still conveniently order it’s a great deal
@@BackyardBows it’s cheaper than I thought. Local shop has one for sale at $550 bare, but I’d need a cam too. Thought it would be a nice backup but not a cheap one. Oh and I’m poor. Lol.