The Answer. That being said, I would get an Experience because "smooth" is a relative term ans your muscles will adjust to the feel of a different draw cycle. For me, the Experience held better and was dad in the hand at the shot.....no vibe or jump. The Answer had a touch of vibe and a little "kick".

 

The Answer. That being said, I would get an Experience because "smooth" is a relative term ans your muscles will adjust to the feel of a different draw cycle. For me, the Experience held better and was dad in the hand at the shot.....no vibe or jump. The Answer had a touch of vibe and a little "kick".

x2. I went from a 2002 Mathews Q2XL to a 2012 BowTech Insanity CPX, a dramatic change. At first I thought the Insanity was just too aggressive for me, but the more I shoot it, the more I like it.

 

Elite is smother. Both super nice bows tho. I went from a bowtech to an elite. One nice thing with elites is there is no hump or harsh drop into the valley like most Bowtechs. Go shoot both, only way to see which one suits you better.

 

I would say the answer, but I couldn't shoot it as well. I agree the experience was more solid and less touchy. The experience seemed to forgive my pin floating more than the answer


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Experience all the way.

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For me, the Bowtech. I just like the way they feel and shoot. Not a fan of the huge Elite valley. I just went back to an Insanity and love it. My Answer was an early dud. I'm interested to see what they do in 2014.

 

Experience

 

I believe you know the answer.

 

Loaded "Answer". Cheers!
Fred

 

To me The Answer it is the answer I went and shot all the flagship bows at the shop thinking I was gonna get the g3 hoyt and ended up walking out with the answer. I shot the Experience, Insanity,had an Invasion all the new Mathews,Bears,Pse, walked out with an answer love everything about it. Go shoot-'em-up all and see for yourself.

 

I have both. Answer is a "smoother" draw i would say. But i prefer to shoot the Experience.

 

Answer

 

Don't have an answer but just got rid of my experience for a elite and I like the elite way better way nicer draw cycle! But everyone is different shoot em both and the right one will pick you..

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Experience had both experience had a lot better for me and no jump on the shot

 

I had both. I sold the Experience. For me, the Answer was an easier bow to shoot. Back wall was solid and has a much easier draw stroke. Experience felt like it wanted to run away. My Answer is dead quiet.

 

I liked the Answer, but I shoot my Experience a lot better. For me the Experience holds on target so much better than the Answer and is quieter.

 

I couldn't get used to the banana style grip on both so that's why I shoot pse. but if I had to choose between the 2 I would pick the elite.

 

Owned an 2012 Answer. The bow was an awesome shooter for sure.

The draw cycle is one of the main items I loved most about it. A tad stiff up front but smooth the rest of the way back. Nothing beats an Elite in terms of nice drawing.

The 33" ATA is just about perfect for a parallel limb bow.

Much to be said about the off set, adjustable cable rod. I was able to get the flething clearance down to the bare minimum, thus less side torque.

It was not the most quiet bow I've ever owned, and yes it was properly tuned.

It also displayed some kick from the bottom limb on the shot.

I was able to shoot the bow with good accuracy out to at least 40 yards. Held nice at full draw.

Now for the Experience. There really is no comparison between the two. The Experience is 3 times the bow the Answer is IMO.

If you put the draw mods in one hole size shorter than the posts, it customizes the draw to be fairly close to that of the Answer, but it's not sloppy at the end. Cams will still lock into place, you will still get a good valley, but it's not sloppy like the Elites.

The dual yokes are priceless. It's so easy to pull a bare shaft or broadhead over to where you want them, yet you maintain perfect center shot and your sight pin should still be center line of your string.

Nock point should be level, or very, very, close to it.

Flex guard is awesome to say the least. It does away with any side torque, if there were any to begin with.

The bow is super forgiving. No doubt the most forgiving 32" ATA bow I've ever shot, or owned. And I've owned my fair share.

But the main items that really makes the Experience shine is the riser and split, beyond parallel limbs. The darn near perfectly deflexed longer riser makes the Experience hold at full draw like no other hunting bow of today. It really is that stable.

Between that and the beyond parallel limbs, when you shoot the bow it just sits there in your hand. It's like "Did I just shoot this thing?"

To this end, I will say that for the price difference, as well as all the items I've listed above, I recommend paying the extra $100.00. You will be glad you did.

Happy Shooting.

Skeet.

 

I recently shot both and chose the answer. If I was a 27-29" draw I might have went with the experience but a 30" it seemed to load up hard at the end of the draw. But it is a nice bow.

 

My experience with these two bows mirrors that of Skeet almost to the letter. The only difference is that I don't tweek the draw mods and draw stops. I do NOT like a bow that wants to take of on me (has no valley), but I get along with the valley on the Experience quite well. The tune-ability of those dual yokes is amazing. So much so that I don't think I will ever own another bow without the tune-ability of yokes (or at least a yoke). We all tend to be a bit protective/defensive about the bow we shoot, but from my little view of the argument - the Experience is the best-of-the-best.

 

Experience is pretty smooth with no big hump, dead in hand, well balanced, and it has the oh so important yokes at each end. No brainer for me!

 

Got to play with them both a little at my local shop........I left with the Experience. Best 32" bow there is.....hands down.

 

I have owner a 2013 Answer and an Experience in the last 4 months. I liked the Experience much better than the Answer. Answer was a little smoother but I didn't like the kick or the valley. The Answer was considerably slower as well. That being said I sold them both and now have 2 Insanitys. I shot the Experience and the Insanity side by side for a month and my desire to shoot the Experience left so I bought a second Insanity for a backup. All are great bows, just depends what turns you on.

 

I agree in the experience vs insanity, they really shoot and sound the same to me. I wondered if the clutch string stop made the experience brace hight more like 6.25" on the shot and not the 7" that is advertised making it similar to the 6" insanity brace. Anyone ever change out the clutch and lose some speed?

 

No that is not the case.

 

As far as the OP's question, the Answer has the "smoothest" draw and a very nice transition into the valley. Both bows have pros and cons as stated by the opinions and experiences of those above. If you do choose the Answer, I'd go for a 2013 or even wait for a 2014. 2012's had finish issues as did some of the early Cerakote cams on 2013's.

 

I just figured since the string goes into the clutch a half an inch or so during the shot, the point where the arrow is released from the string may be less than brace by 1/2 inch to 1 inch. You may not be aware that the clutch is an open stop with teeth in it to slow and quiet the string after the shot. This string stop design seems to be unique to the bowtech experience and when I shot one it captured the string at less than 7" from grip. I think it would take a slow motion camera to see the point where the arrow is released from the string on both bows, I just think they would be close because if stop design.

 

Skeet and I are both aware of what a clutch string stop is, he currently owns the bowtech experience and I owned one shortly after the ata show. The brace height is still the same.

 

And to clarify again I am referring to the distance from the string to the grip when the bow is shot. I am not aware of a technical term for this and called it "brace on the shot" which I am not comparing to the bows at rest brace hight. Any bow engineers out there have jargon for this shenanigans?

 

Chuck, any string will flex forward when the bow is shot.

A string stop is used to stop some of that "whip" but it will still be there in other areas.

A string stop is also used to reduce vibration and noise.

However, it has nothing to do with brace height. Brace height is brace height. It's determined by the design of the riser and/or limbs.

Brace height simply is a measurement from the string to the deepest part of the grip at static.

If the string stop was adjusted on [the Experience that you shot] so the string was stopped prior to 7", it was adjusted out too far. But even with that, it would still be able to go inside the slits. Therefore brace height would not be affected.

You want the string stop to be adjusted so the string is about a business card thickness away from the string at brace.

Lastly, if the string is stopped prior to the 7" as you stated, it would make the bow have a longer bh, not shorter.

Shorter bh = faster speeds. Longer bh = slower speeds.


Skeet.