Maybe there already is one in the Easton Vaults - why release one when an X10 just shot 709

 

Quite true. But do we know top level archers shooting 30 year old limbs and risers? And I'd be willing to bet in the proper hands, 30 year old risers and limbs would fare quite well.

 

This video might be interesting if you'd like to see a recent international competitor shooting a 30y.o. recurve setup:

In news that will probably shock nobody: it's the archer, not the equipment that's important!

I feel that we probably reached the point some decades ago where the kit is good enough and reliable enough for it to allow perfect scores in the hands of an archer skilled enough to make use of it, therefore what would be the pressure to innovate? I think that's why we see so many archery products that are 'new' every year but that are functionality identical to their predecessor but with different graphics on.

 

I suspect the pressure to innovate will happen when someone is able to produce a reasonable facsimile of the current arrow at a price point that reflects 30 year old technology. Let's call it the 'generic drug' effect. Up until that point (and perhaps that point is here), I suspect Easton will keep cashing the checks.

There is a bit of a funny juxtaposition between saying 30yo tech is the best for arrows and having a 2 year replacement cycle for risers and limbs, with claims of improvements at the margins.

 

And now the Pandarus CA320XT with a new straightness tolerance which equals the X-10. I don't believe they bin them for weight, however.