Mathews Switchback.....nuff said

 

I second that! I would also recommend the Mathews Switchback XT or Mathews S2. They are variations of the Switchback and they are great! Ive had my XT since 06 and it has been so reliable and efficient!

 

ben pearson and hoyt and the lower end pse's like the stinger and brute,

 

Well first off it will without question be a single cam. No timing issues. Second a longer ata and braceheight. third good quality strings and harnesses

 

going to have to agree with this. well said:thumbs_up

 

My Mathews legacy was rock solid. Sold it last year. My Q2XL is solid as well but being a long ATA has a long string and takes a tad more to settle it and tweak it. But once set, it's solid

 

what is the most maintenance free

Don't think there is one, they all require about the same maintenance since its mostly your strings/cables that wear the quickest. My CRX 35 has been solid, roller guard (no slide to replace or mess up the cables), good factory cable and strings. Personally I would go cheaper and see what happens, you might not like a compound.

The early 90's bows were better as far as maintenance goes.

 

IMO most of the problems come from pressing the bow wrong, dry firing the bow or shooting arrows that are to light to get the extra speed that seems so crucial to everyone right now.

I usually shoot 8+ grains of arrow weight to every pound of draw weight so the majority of the energy gets put into the arrow......NOT The bow. Never have had an issue with any brand but again I don't push em' that hard.

 

my Mathews MQ32 is about as basic and robust as you get. I like my new Hoyt but I really like that MQ32 for it basic design. I have shot a lot of deer with it and its now my back up bow.

 

Any Mathews Solocam. Dual cam bows are more complicated and need more work.

 

My dren is pretty maintenance free. Wax strings check/ tighten screws and shoot the dang thing. And from my experience with it, i find it durable.

 

Switchback XT is one solid well made, easy to shoot but heavy bow. Seems everyone loves the sbxt glad I picked one up... Has to be one of the most talked about bows. It is always mentioned on the forums.

 

After finding AT I don't think a compound that is hassle free exists. Never worried about cam lean and all that other stuff before I found this site. One day I will have a recurve for simplicity....plus I always wanted one.

 

I think a good string makes a lot of bows better. I really cannot make a comment on single cams because I have never owned one, but I know a guy who sells Mathews and is as die hard Mathews as they come, and he says that it is a myth that a single cam cannot go out of tune. I think the moral of the story is all bows need some maintenance. I have not owned enough bows to know which is actually the most maintenance free. Maybe someone who has owned many different brands and many different cam systems can make a comment on this. I think you need to compare bows with the same strings also. If you compare different bows with different quality strings I do not think you are comparing apples to apples.

 

The new mathews Helim would be a good choice for you. Light, simple, smooth, solo cam, and tough finish.