Bow presses for Elite bows

[Iowabucks]

Hey everyone, i am awaiting my new bow, well, it's a 2010 GT500, but still new. First new bow i have had in 7 years. I have always had a local pro shop set up anything that needed the bow pressed, but have decided i would rather start doing some of this stuff myself.

Only thing is i don't want to spend alot on a press as i might not use it alot. I have even thought about building my own press too.

A friend of mine has an older Apple bow press that he bought about 12 years ago. Don't know which model it could be. He said i am more than welcome to use it if it would work.

Would the GT500 work in an older press like that, or is it considered more of a parallel limb bow?

[TEXAS 10PT]

Do not put your Elite bow in that old Apple press. You could crack your limbs and void the warranty. You need something like an X-Press or EZ type press to use on these bows.

TEXAS

[hyj]

they make paralel limb adapters for some of the older apple presses, but by the time you buy them you might as well buy a new press. I have an X-press, but cheap its not. Check out the ez-press green model, little easier on the wallet. My advice is buy it once, buy it right. learned that the hard way with a cheap press several years back only to bite the bullet on the sure loc and get not so much for the other press...

[Passinthru82]

I built a press that is kind of like an x-press for under 100 bucks, and works great on the Elites. I havent built fingers to use on bows like PSE, and monstars though.

[jwk72]

Google "Cougar Jim X Press". You can buy the plans for like $5-$10 and can be built for under $100. It is basically a Sure-Loc X press and works awesome. If you don't know how to weld I have heard of a few people that have built it using JB Weld metal epoxy and they worked out fine.

[maverick]

I have a portable bowpress Bowmaster
http://www.prototechind.com/bow_press_info.htm


I can use it on an elite tour?

he must put the Split Limb Brackets ?

[eagle-357]

I have a portable bowpress Bowmaster
http://www.prototechind.com/bow_press_info.htm


I can use it on an elite tour?

he must put the Split Limb Brackets ?

You can use the Bowmaster Press, but it is much better if you use the adapter arms.
I bought some from Eagle Archery for $20.00USD or so.