bigdaddymarr,
that good ole' flatliner will a bit more touchy to shoot spots with than your father-in-laws ovation. it's a real fast bow. i believe it was the first bow to shoot 300 fps., or at least one of the first. i shot one for 3-d years ago, and will warn you, if you are starting out, i would not want to see you with this bow. have the string and cables checked over real good by acompetant shop and look the limbs over good before shooting it, the later years of production, those bows built during the last few years xi was trying to stay alive, were notorious limb and riser breakers. check for tiny cracks right under the shelf at the front of the grip(where your finget tips would be when shooting),or just above the lower limb pocket, that's where they broke most often. a friend's blew up while at full draw right next to me, there is a dent in the ceiling of our club from the end of his stabilizer.

 

thanks, the guy i bought it off says its a 1999 model, still waiting for delivery so i cant verify. would this fall under the last few years they tried to stay alive category?


concerned

 

XI flatliner

Sure would fall under the LAST year they were trying to stay alive. I had a 93 xi Extreme and I think 99 is the last year I had support for it.

 

No offense intended.. but I recommend that you shop around here on AT classifieds or visit some local shops for used bows first... I had a flatliner and what was mentioned in the privious post is 100% accurate.. and my flatliner was 100% inaccurate...

PLus,, you were shooting a very good bow..(ovation) Considering the fact that your new to the sport... I would recommend you to stay a way from the flat liner... I fear that you may become discouraged with archery and quit...

Just leave that dog alone...

 

i really hated to to respond with what i said, but as you can see, they're reputation is at best questionable. the xi's that were built earlier were supurb bows and many of thier models are excellent shooters, the flat liner is just not one of them. it's a bow meant for the guy that has a good handle on form and technique. master yoda's advice is right on the money, the flatliner may be free to you , but it is not a bow to learn how to shoot with, or shoot spots with. look around here and ask questions, don't be afraid to what might seem to you as a dumb question, the only dumb question is the one that didn't get asked.:wink:

 

The 98 model Flatliner I had went through 3 sets of limbs in 13 months. Also it will not even be close to shooting like the Ovation.

 

Those Xi bows were fast, but they kicked like a mule and had terrible vibration problems. I had an Xi that vibrated so violently that it would break the 1/4" diameter arm off the arrow rest after only a few (less than 10) shots. Finally, it snapped the riser when I was at full draw one day. A friend of mine had the same bow and we pulled the grip off his and found that his riser was also about to blow.

There are a ton of good quality, inexpensive new bows on the market that will be much better for you than that Flatliner. In its day, the Flatliner was a scream'n demon, but that day has come and gone and there are much better starter bow. The PSE Nova is a very good, solid starter bow and the price is right. Give it a good look.

Automan

 

No offense intended.. but I recommend that you shop around here on AT classifieds or visit some local shops for used bows first... I had a flatliner and what was mentioned in the privious post is 100% accurate.. and my flatliner was 100% inaccurate...

PLus,, you were shooting a very good bow..(ovation) Considering the fact that your new to the sport... I would recommend you to stay a way from the flat liner... I fear that you may become discouraged with archery and quit...

Just leave that dog alone...

I agree with Master Yoda! If you are going to shoot a flatliner, then you better get ready to duck:wink:

 

Call me an optimist!!!

I will agree with the others in that they are a little touchy to shoot. They were made in the days when bow designers didn't really know how to get speed out of a bow. I bought this particular bow around 1993.

However, I shot one for years and was alway's happy with how it shot. In fact I shot my first perfect 3D round with it and shot several 300's on spots with it, and killed several deer. And I am by no means a great shot. My point is that they are shootable you just have to do it right.

I am also thinking that if you can teach yourself to shoot this bow because it will require good form to shoot consistently, you should have no trouble shooting other more forgiving bows. On the flip side if you learn archery with a very forgiving bow you may more easily develop bad habits and get away with it.

I also never had any trouble with it mechanically. I shot it for several years as my only bow. In the late 90's I picked up a Hoyt so I shot is less but still shot it. In 2000 I sold it to my brother-in-law and HE IS STILL SHOOTING IT!!

Good Luck and I hope it works out for ya!

 

pm sent

pm sent on those limbs, looks like i may need them from this feedback. talked with my father in-law, we are going to put on limb savers and turn the bow poundage down some to reduce wear on the limbs. will definitely have it thoroughly checked out before i shoot. you think this will help?

ricky

 

My experience with the XI's is more like WIArcher. Alot of people shot arrows that were to light in a quest for speed, but I'm sure some people had legitimate problems.Keep your arrow weight at 6 grains per pound or more and you should be fine.

 

My experience with the XI's is more like WIArcher. Alot of people shot arrows that were to light in a quest for speed, but I'm sure some people had legitimate problems.Keep your arrow weight at 6 grains per pound or more and you should be fine.

I was a dealer right in the heartland of XI country and had friends that worked there. Believe me their problems were real and numerous.

 

XI bows

I have been reading the post about the XI bows. I have one, it' a Impulse. I bought it new bock in the 90s. Shot it up to this year and finally got a Bowtech. I thought I had a pretty good bow in that Impulse since I shot a Bear Polar II before that. Has anyone else ever had any experience with a XI Impulse?

 

warning

WARNING WARNING DANGER WILL ROBINSON!!! I had one and the cams went out of time after about a dozen arrows each time. My friends limb broke and the owner at the shop were we bought them said it was because he dry fired it. Which he did not. But i must say i took my biggest buck to date with that bow. but got rid of it asap. But hey the price is right so what the heck:beer: