Freestyle Bowhunter Class & GT500

[Nikonman]

In your opinion how much would I be giving up shooting my GT500 in the Freestyle Bowhunter Class versus the long ATA high brace height target bows?
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Nikonman

[JOSHM]

you won't be giving up anything, you'll have an advantage because the 500 should be alot faster than those high brace height bows

[Nikonman]

I toyally agree in the 3D arena but what about spot shooting?
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Nikonman

[Daniel Boone]

I toyally agree in the 3D arena but what about spot shooting?
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Nikonman

I think one could actually do well with this bow. Just came in from shooting mine. Bow shoots quite well. You could shoot big fat arrows at low poundage.
DB

[Nikonman]

DB, how does the GT500 compare to the XLR in respect to forgivness at the spots game?
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Nikonman

[JOSHM]

as far as spots with a GT500 goes I have shot 7 300 rounds in a row with this bow and my average X count is around 51x's my low X count was 49 and my high X count was 53, and this is just with my hunting release, a Scott Mongoose, the 500 is a do-it-all type bow for me

[heaterht]

I don't have a GT500 but I do have a GTO which is similar in specs. I also have the XLR. Truthfully I believe the GT and GTO are just as accurate as the XLR. The difference is the shootablility. There is less draw cycle w/ the bigger brace of the XLR which translates to less work done by you pulling the bow. The draw is a little smoother due to the longer ATA. Both of these things translate into shooting more arrows more comfortably. Of course as DB found out, If you are a 28.5 in draw or smaller the XLR will come w/ cuda cams and they pull a little stiffer compared to the reg rev cam so it's a push for shorter draws on those two bows. If you are 29 or longer then the XLR would be a benifit to someone shooting alot of arrows and supreme accuracy.
Just my opinions.
Dan

[Daniel Boone]

I don't have a GT500 but I do have a GTO which is similar in specs. I also have the XLR. Truthfully I believe the GT and GTO are just as accurate as the XLR. The difference is the shootablility. There is less draw cycle w/ the bigger brace of the XLR which translates to less work done by you pulling the bow. The draw is a little smoother due to the longer ATA. Both of these things translate into shooting more arrows more comfortably. Of course as DB found out, If you are a 28.5 in draw or smaller the XLR will come w/ cuda cams and they pull a little stiffer compared to the reg rev cam so it's a push for shorter draws on those two bows. If you are 29 or longer then the XLR would be a benifit to someone shooting alot of arrows and supreme accuracy.
Just my opinions.
Dan

I totally agree with this post. I think the XLR is diffiantly got to be a little more forgiving if you like the Cuda cams. I doubt I would have sold my XLR if it had Rev. Cams.
DB