BowTech Admiral Bow Review

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BowTech Guardian Review
By Stacy Ogle

Since 1999, Bowtech has definitely made its mark on the archery industry and this year they have again raised the bar on their line up. The new Admiral flagship is nothing less than the best in a hunting bow. This year they took, the mid pivot limb design and made it even more rigid with less moving parts. The riser and center pivot arms are one solid piece. The parallel limbs coupled with the new rotating mod system on its binary cams make for a shock free shot and smooth draw. The new cams need no press to adjust your draw length, which is a nice feature.
Surprisingly, the admiral needs no press to work on your string simply relax the limbs, install your peep or even change the string then just tighten the limb bolts back down and you’re good to go.
They have also added a carbon rod string suppressor that is inline with the stabilizer hole in the front of the bow. You will also notice all e-clips except the two on the cable rollers have been replaced by hex head bolts. The Admiral also comes in BowTechs featured ‘in-velvet’ finish which is the best on the market with its dampening properties and soft to the touch feel. They have also kept the shelf close to the shooters hand giving it that natural feel. Even with its short 31 inch, axle to axle the Admiral shoots more like a longer bow. This is due to the seven ½-inch brace height. The amazing thing is even with this generous brace height the Admiral still produces an IBO of 320 fps.
In the last month, I have had a chance to shoot several new bows that have hit the market, including two of the new Mathews and several PSE models. I have also tried a couple from Hoyt but none of them even comes close to the Admiral when noise, vibration and shot ability are figured into the equation. This makes BowTech in my opinion the best line of bows on the market.
I’ve had the pleasure of putting about 500 shots through the Admiral so far and it’s the most quiet and shock free bow that I’ve shot to date. The draw is smooth with a nice valley and of course the most solid wall on the market. At the shot, there is no shock and hardly any noise or jump. I am shooting an arrow with total weight of 400 grains and getting an average of 280 fps! That is not bad considering it’s a 60 lb bow with a 7 ½ brace height. The Admiral is a very forgiving bow even with its 320 IBO and at 31 inches, axle to axle the Admiral is a pleasure to shoot.
So if your in the hunt for a new bow this year check out your local BowTech dealer or look them up on the web at www.bowtecharchery.com I think you will like what you find.