Ok. I just finished setting up a new 2017 Xcursion 7 for a customer. He shot the 2016 Xcentric 7 previously.
As we took it out of the box, it was a fun to see his face light up when he saw the new limb graphics. Stellar look to them and they pop! Once we put the bow in the vice we could really look at the improvements the Xcursion has over the Xcentric. The new riser "X"s are very good looking and solid. The new XS Plus cam is much deeper and looks very nice.
On to the set up. Set up was quick and easy. Did the same basic set up as the Xcentric series. We mounted a QAD HDX in it and you can actually move the rest forward to the riser more than you could with the Xcentric. Not much but better. We then installed peep and adjusted to him and put on draw board. The bow maxed out at 67.1# at exactly 29". Holding weight was 12#.
My customer brought his Xcentric 7 with him so we could swap over sight and stabilizers. I had him shoot about 5 arrows from his Xcentric 7 before we shot the Xcursion, just to do a comparison. After the 5 shots from The X7 I handed him the Xcursion 7 w/o his stabilizer. He drew the bow back and the smirk on his face was noticeable as he anchored. At the shot the bow sat there and there was no vibration. The smile grew bigger. I asked how the draw cycle felt. He said amazing. I asked why, he said there was no more felt load just before going into valley.
He shot the bow a few more time inside just to look at paper tear and it was good. We moved outside to the range and we set up at 20 yards with his sight untouched from his X7. At 20 yards dead center bullseye. We walked back to 30 yards 3/4" high. Back to 40 yards 1" high. Needless to say we didn't have to play with his sight.
After he shot about 30 arrows he commented that after shooting his X7 his shoulder would fatigue some just as the bow rolled to the valley. With the new Xcursion 7 there was no fatigue at all. What impressed him the most was the quietness felt in your hand at the shot. Much less buzz than his X7. The X7 buzz was contained with a stabilizer, but the Xcursion 7 with out a stabilizer was as quiet. Once we put the stabilizer in the Xcursion 7 it was ridiculous.
Finally, I asked him if he felt the change in bows was worth it. He said yes! The overall feel in the draw and less vibration were big items to him. But the looks of the new graphics and riser were just too good looking to pass up.
I did shoot the bow also for about 10 shots as I had to shoot it also, (can't let it go out the door with out getting a feel for it also and I agreed with him on every point.
Here are some chrono reading we shot with it also:
Xcursion 7
67.1#
29" draw
D-loop, peep,kisser on string
353gr. / 324
390gr. / 310
415gr. / 302
430gr. / 297
448gr. / 292
475gr. / 281
Will be setting up a Denali after in about a hour and will give that info shortly after.
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As we took it out of the box, it was a fun to see his face light up when he saw the new limb graphics. Stellar look to them and they pop! Once we put the bow in the vice we could really look at the improvements the Xcursion has over the Xcentric. The new riser "X"s are very good looking and solid. The new XS Plus cam is much deeper and looks very nice.
On to the set up. Set up was quick and easy. Did the same basic set up as the Xcentric series. We mounted a QAD HDX in it and you can actually move the rest forward to the riser more than you could with the Xcentric. Not much but better. We then installed peep and adjusted to him and put on draw board. The bow maxed out at 67.1# at exactly 29". Holding weight was 12#.
My customer brought his Xcentric 7 with him so we could swap over sight and stabilizers. I had him shoot about 5 arrows from his Xcentric 7 before we shot the Xcursion, just to do a comparison. After the 5 shots from The X7 I handed him the Xcursion 7 w/o his stabilizer. He drew the bow back and the smirk on his face was noticeable as he anchored. At the shot the bow sat there and there was no vibration. The smile grew bigger. I asked how the draw cycle felt. He said amazing. I asked why, he said there was no more felt load just before going into valley.
He shot the bow a few more time inside just to look at paper tear and it was good. We moved outside to the range and we set up at 20 yards with his sight untouched from his X7. At 20 yards dead center bullseye. We walked back to 30 yards 3/4" high. Back to 40 yards 1" high. Needless to say we didn't have to play with his sight.
After he shot about 30 arrows he commented that after shooting his X7 his shoulder would fatigue some just as the bow rolled to the valley. With the new Xcursion 7 there was no fatigue at all. What impressed him the most was the quietness felt in your hand at the shot. Much less buzz than his X7. The X7 buzz was contained with a stabilizer, but the Xcursion 7 with out a stabilizer was as quiet. Once we put the stabilizer in the Xcursion 7 it was ridiculous.
Finally, I asked him if he felt the change in bows was worth it. He said yes! The overall feel in the draw and less vibration were big items to him. But the looks of the new graphics and riser were just too good looking to pass up.
I did shoot the bow also for about 10 shots as I had to shoot it also, (can't let it go out the door with out getting a feel for it also and I agreed with him on every point.
Here are some chrono reading we shot with it also:
Xcursion 7
67.1#
29" draw
D-loop, peep,kisser on string
353gr. / 324
390gr. / 310
415gr. / 302
430gr. / 297
448gr. / 292
475gr. / 281
Will be setting up a Denali after in about a hour and will give that info shortly after.
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