PSE Promonition HD

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i hafta say i'm pleased as punch with my new bow. I'd been shooting a Mission X3 for several years now, but really thought i'd need to upgrade my speed. The mission was buttery smooth to draw, which was going to be hard to let go of. I think it had the same cams as the mathews switchback, as i'd been told, but never confirmed. None the less, it was a good shooter for years.

 

I looked at a lot of bows, but wouldn't pick even pick them up off the shelf, as the price approached $1k. Sorry, no can do, i'm not plunking $1500 or even $1000 on a bare bow, i don't care if it calls the animals in.

 

I noticed a hoyt charger, i think it was, that was somewhat inexpensive, but it had plastic limb pockets. No go, as i'm pretty harsh on my gear. Another year went by, and i noticed a PSE Premonition HD for $599. So i shot it. The draw cycle was somewhat stiffer up front and towards the end than my mission, but it broke off nicely to a comfortable holding weight. It was noticeable quieter, had a string stop, and seemed a bit faster, though i haven't put it thru a chrono yet.

 

So, i asked a deer if he thought it would be better if i shot him with a smooth draw cycle, or a stiff draw cycle. He didn't think it mattered too much. So, i thought, if a deer doesn't care about the draw cycle, why would i give it a second thought? By this time, the end of the season was drawing near, and much to the delight of my inner jew, the bow was 499. I took the plunge.

 

After a week of shooting, i realized that the draw wasn't nearly as bad as i thought it would be, and pulling the string became second nature.

I used my trophy taker pronghorn off the mission, but upgraded to an IQ 7 pin. That was a real upgrade. I found out that the center dot thing worked great. I soon realized that a simple glove on my hand was torquing my old bow probably a half an inch, and had caused me to miss 4 deer. So far this rig is shooting great, i just take my glove off before the shot. Also, you can correct torque from strange shot angles simply by lining up the dot. I can't recommend this sight enough. I feel like i could go pro right now, lol.

 

So, i killed a deer with this rig in January. It was quiet enough that i missed with the first shot, (not compensating for the steep downward angle, and hit a smidge high) and the deer couldn't find me to save his life, despite his best efforts. I held the pin a tad lower and drilled him on the second shot.

 

I'm really, really liking this bow. Especially for the money, it's a fantastic shooting rig. Fast, quiet, accurate. I just stepped outside, and shot some nice 1" groups at 30 yards, and i hadn't picked up the bow in a while.

 

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That's awesome story. I have been interested in that sight but have never seen one out of the package. Have you used it at long distance (60-70) yards? how did it work?

 

 

i have mine sighted in to 80 yards, and i have shot great groups that far. at this point, i don't feel comfortable with shooting a deer that far, but with a little more work, i know i will easily be there.

 

 

my last arrow i shot at 80 yards was 4" from the previous shot. I think this sight is very capable, but it is my first higher end sight, ($170), so i don't have too much to compare it to.

 

but the bow torque indicator in incredible. I honestly did miss 4 deer because i was wearing a glove. I'd be shooting dead money, but when i'd hunt, it would get cold and a deer would come in. (i only missed in january, come to think of it). August shots were money all the way. Of course, i had a glove on, and blow 25 yards shots, not really knowing how. I'd practice, go over everything again, in my head, and not know how i could miss a 25 yard shot by a foot.

 

after i got the IQ, I drew my bow in my stand this january, only to find that the bow was so torqued it was crazy. I pulled my glove off, drew again, this time, no torque. To make a long story short, my next shot smoked a deer at 35 yards, only this time i pulled my glove off right before the shot.

 

This sight will help correct torque caused when you are leaning around a bush or tree, or leaning out of a tree stand, or are wearing a glove, or any other anomaly caused when real world hunting shots are less then idealistic. I've had no problems shooting targets, but then again, everything is perfect, im always standing or sitting the same way, etc. But when you get in the field, things change, and the landscape is what it is, and you have to take unorthodox shots. This sight makes it "orthodox."

 

this sight does not compensate for trajectory caused by steep angles, however. you still need an angle compensating rangefinder for that. I made that mistake, and it almost cost me a deer.

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buy the way, i put it through the chrono yesterday, and it shot 323 fps. with my hunting set up. I'm shooting an old Gold tip vapor pro, which is no longer made, but is a 7.9 gpi, cut at 28 inches for my 29" dl, and a 100 grain tip.

 

but i've ordered a dozen easton hexx, which are also a 7.9 gpi, but have a smaller diameter and are also .001 straightness; since i can no longer get the vapor pro's.