More on my Ben Pearson Pride
In my previous post in this series, I posted an overview of the bow, made by Ben Pearson, along with the specs, and a couple of photos. There are lots of debates raging regarding the best bows – Mathews, Bowtech, Martin, PSE and more – it’s much like the Dodge,Chevrolet,Ford,Toyota,Nissan debates you hear around the water cooler, or whatever. Ben Pearson bows aren’t as common here in Arizona; I don’t know too many people shooting them. I’m trying to come up with a list of dealers in the state.
Regarding my new bow, some observations… I love the bio-grip. You can see a photo on my previous post. This incorporates an angle into the grip which is supposed to reduce torque. I find the grip extremely comfortable. This bow is light, and the fit and finish appear to be first class; no complaints there. The bow supposedly came set-up with a 27″ draw length, and a 65-lb draw weight. My Diamondback VX is set up at 27″ and around 62 lbs, if I remember correctly. The Diamondback is a single-cam bow, the Pride is a hybrid-cam. The pull is very different, to me. I haven’t had it checked in a shop yet, but it seems to pull much harder. Not too hard, just much different. When I take the Diamondback to the shop for a tune-up, I’ll have the set-ups checked on both of them, to make sure I am comparing apples to apples. The bow comes with Bowjax which help dampen noise and vibration. I know my Diamondback is scary quiet – I can’t wait to see how the Pride shoots.
I’ll post some more photos. In the next post, I’ll talk about the Trophy Taker rest that I am putting on it.
