What Am I Getting Myself Into with an Answer?

[DCRanger]

I'm seriously considering an Answer as my next hunting rig but I'm having some reservations about some of the things I've been reading here and on AT about tuning and want assurances from Answer owners that what I'm reading is not that big of deal and the Answer is worth it.

Everything about the Answer sounds great, except all that stuff about limb swaps, spacers (which I have no idea what they're talking about) draw boards etc. I want to spend my time shooting a bow, not tuning it. If I buy a used Answer, am I looking at having to build a draw board, add/subtract spacers, swap limbs or is that all blown out of proportion? Don't mind putting my bows in the press every once in awhile, but seriously I don't have a desire to be full-time bow technician. Thanks.

[pbuck]

I've set 2 other Answers up besides my own and NONE of them needed any shimming or limb swaps. I did, however, buy a set of used limbs that after I put them on my bow they needed swapped to get the bow shooting right. The stock limbs were perfect and I have to say my Answer was one of the easiest bows to tune I've ever had. As for the draw board, well, you don't HAVE to have one but one is going to be needed at some point in time. Once theres a couple hundred shots on the bow and the strings settle you will more than likely need a twist here or there to get the cams timed and sync'ed. That is the case with ANY bow. They ALL will need tuning at some point. The binary (slaved) system may be a tad more picky about perfect cam timing BUT, the good thing is once you get them set, they seem to stay that way. With a quality set of strings once the initial fine tuning is done you can pretty much forget about it.

[Rgarbarino]

It's all blown out way of proportion!

[DCRanger]

That's kind of what I thought. Trying to make a decision between an Answer and an Insanity, which I realize are completely different bows, but the tie breaker might need to go to the one that requires the least amount of maintenance ...along with the one that fits me best. Thanks for the help.

[pbuck]

It's all blown out way of proportion!

I whole heartedly agree.

[vhunter]

You got about a 50/50 chance of getting a good one so go for it. lol

JK. 99% of them are fine. A few I'm sure needed some work, others, I think some people are just real picky with there set up and try to get everything absolutely perfect. I'm sure you will be fine if you decide to get one.

[shootstraight]

Most of the spacing issue is coming from those who grip the bow in a wooden fashion ; ) shooting off a riser feels different and we have a tendency to grip differently putting torque where it's not needed. Your transition will depend on what you've been shooting and how technically correct your grip is.

[deerct101]

Bought an Answer in April haven't done a thing to it except take the string
Leeches off, added a stab, sight and rest.

Thing shoots itself.

[DCRanger]

There's a couple of nice Answers for sale on AT at great prices. While I'm really anxious to get the new bow now, I probably should wait until my shoulder heals from surgery, test shoot both bows, then buy the one that feels and shoots the best. Right now it's between the Answer and CPXL.

[stratofisher]

I found the 1 % that wasn't perfect from the factory. I had to swap limbs and shim, but now the bow is the best shooting bow I have had. No issues after the initial fixes. A great shooter and after the initial tune no issues. Just be sure to put new strings on when you get the bow as the stock strings fuzz near the cams.