What do you consider??

[hoosieroutdoorsman]

What do you consider to be KEY essentials to being a good bow or even a great bow? Does the axle to axle length matter? Why?
Does the brace height matter? Why?
Does the weight of the bow matter? Why?
How about the amount of vibration dampners?
Grip Style?
Dual cam,solo cam,older style wheely ?
Paralell Limb or recurve style?
Camo pattern?
Brand?
Just wondered what goes into everyones personal criteria for their bow purchases.

[Keith]

Easy to shot ,bow weight about 4# ,brace height 6 1/2 to 7 because my draw length is 28" I shot a long axle-axle now 42" High Country bow. My son bow is 32" axle-axle and I like it too.Cam don't know ,shoot 2 cam bow now, son is solo cam. The solo cam shot smoother IMO
camo are not the deers don't care. I do like the parallel limbs.
Brand name not a big deal.. What feel good in my hands. Bow speed in the high upper 200fps.. A great bow would be one that does not need a bunch of dampners..

I don't like the switchback.
I do like the bowtech bows..

[michihunter]

Cost! That is the number one priority for me. But not in the way you may think. I want as much bow as I can get for as low of cost as possible. If that means paying $600-800 so be it. But I'm a cheap SOB and will usually shop around and get what I'm looking for at half that cost. As fare as specs go, I prefer a shorter (34" or less) bow. I'd like a BH of 7" plus. I prefer the bow to be of a parallel limb design to lessen vibration and hand shock. I prefer laminated limbs. I prefer single cam for less timing issues. Camo patterns are getting better so I would certainly like one of the newer patterns but really liked the superflauge offered by Darton a few yearrs back.I prefer my bow to be between 4 and 5#'s in overall weight before accessories. Grip is not as important to me due to the fact that there are so many aftermarket grips available that you can make it anything you'd like. With thhat said, I personally prefer a wider grip such as what Bowtech and Mathews offers. But the very best grip I ever felt on a stock bow was definitely the Darton grip. Best in the biz in my opinion.