Topic: FreddieArchery - which bow ...
In view of the occasion, I'd like to bring up the topic of Freddie's bows again.
Last days I realized a draw weight increase of 33% (from 30# to 40#) is a but too much for me.
As an excuse, I bought the 40# KTB with a mediterranean shooting style in mind originally.
But 40# is my target, and I plan to do a 5# increment to 35# in the next time.
But which bow ?
Different FreddieArchery products are available here in Europe, and actually they dominate the KTB bow style market here.
The Kaya bows are phased out as I realized now. Only a few draw weights are still available of the KTB and the Windfighter.
A dealer told me so explicitly on request - they are gone soon.
So the "White Feather" line and the "Nomad" line remain.
But what are the differences ?
As an example, the "Carbon Forever" looks almost exactly as the "Nomad KTB", except being about 15..20% cheaper.
The Nomad bow has actual yarn windings at the grip and the string bridges, the Carbon Forever only embossed/colored plastic tape.
Is there a difference in performance or durability ?
In another forum, I found the statement that the Kaya/Nomad KTB performs better than the Windfighter, but the latter is supposedly just a "naked" version of the Kaya KTB.
This leaves me a bit confused.
Can anybody shed some light on this issue ?
Well, and then, there is the Segye from Alibow as an alternative.
But I hesitate because of the hassles with customs, and the peculiar grip.