I'm in love...

Author

Message

wintellect
Apprentice Bowman

Posts: 116
No Commercial Interest

Posted: Fri Mar 28, 2008 10:34 am Post subject: I'm in love...

...the curves, the sleek lines, the comfort, that beautiful red colour yep, I want a Hoyt Nexus. Just look at this baby... It'll be about a year (or so) before I can save up for one though For those that have one - I envy you _________________ It was an 'X' when it left the bow! I'm not responsible for where it chooses to land!

Club: Malden Bowmen
Bow: Hoyt Nexus (Inferno) - Hoyt Stratix limbs
Sight: Cartel K-sight
Arrows: Easton ACC 3L-18/620
Accesories: Beiter stabalisers and everything else

Malcy
Junior Poster

Posts: 95
No Commercial Interest
Location: West Cumbria

Posted: Fri Mar 28, 2008 11:01 am Post subject:

I tried one and didn't like it. I have a Helix and just wanted to compare the two. I thought it would be like the old Matrix but it's not even close.

Club: Cockermouth Company of Archers
Bow: Helix/Border TXG / Border Super Reiver / Bickerstaffe
Sight: Sureloc
Arrows: Nav FMJ / CT Cheetah / Easton SuperSlam / Sticks
Accesories: Love 'em

Bushy
Moderator

East Mids Area Rep (NFAS)

Posts: 1898
Club Committee Member
Location: my own little planet

Posted: Fri Mar 28, 2008 3:05 pm Post subject:

yet one of the lads who i shoot against in barebow uses a nexus with g3 limbs and he really rates it ??? _________________ All hail to the Ale

Club: Black Arrow, Forest Bowmen, Merlin Archery Club, University of Derby Archery Club
Bow: KG Kudos, Apex Limbs 47lb on fingers
Sight: depends on levels of alcohol
Arrows: Easton Navigators
Accesories: Triad Stabiliser

Looking for a new Long Bow

Ratfighter
Global Moderator

Posts: 739
Staff Shooter
Location: the Ratcave

Posted: Fri Mar 28, 2008 9:04 pm Post subject:

I think there is a great similarity between the Nexus and the Merlin Elite, which is @ 20% cheaper, which on projection would mean only saving to November this year and therefore giving you all winter indoors to get used to it! _________________ MERLIN ARCHERY CLUB GETTING RATTIER BY THE MINUTE

Club: Merlin Archery Club
Bow: Merlin XS x2
Sight: Axcel 3000 Viper Scope
Arrows: Navigators & Gold Tip Ultralight Pro's
Accesories: Apollo launcher, CC Porter release, Merlin Triad stabiliser

Bows now sporting my own strings!!!! yummy!!

Chedawan
Grand Master Bowman

Posts: 1488
Club Committee Member
Location: Derbyshire

Posted: Fri Mar 28, 2008 9:24 pm Post subject:

Again, I shot one, and never got on with it! It's just personal preference really, so please make sure you try it (and others) before you buy. I had my heart set on a KG Kudos, tried it, and ended up buying my Winact, works for me a lot better! Saved a hundred pounds too, but the primary concern was that the Kudos just didn't sit right for me. _________________ :: Sig courtesy of CamdogXIII of EMP ::

Club: Forest Bowmen (Field) Greenwood Archers (Target)
Bow: Winact riser (Yellow Gold) SF Super carbon limbs (Black) 43Lb on the fingers.
Sight: Cartel Activa (Black)... Yes I use a sight! You can stop booing now!
Arrows: Yes, ACC's fletched black and yellow.
Accesories: Many, mostly black and yellow, I try wherever possible to look like an angry wasp.

Also shooting KG Cobra Deluxe, with big wooden arrows, there's also a stave of wood in my loft with a longbow hiding in it, going looking for it soon!

Selwoc
Bowman

Westcott Archers Moderator

Posts: 334
No Commercial Interest
Location: Vale of the White Horse

Posted: Fri Mar 28, 2008 10:01 pm Post subject:

The Ratfighter wrote:

I think there is a great similarity between the Nexus and the Merlin Elite, which is @ 20% cheaper, which on projection would mean only saving to November this year and therefore giving you all winter indoors to get used to it!

After my problems with my Win&Bin riser at the Scottish Champs, I took a drive to Merlin on Wednesday. After trying both the Nexus and Elite, I left the shop with an Elite.

Club: Westcott Archers
Bow: Merlin Elite & Border Hex4 - Unmarked Field
Sight: Sure-Loc
Arrows: CT Cheetah & ACE
Accesories: Full HMC Scaffolding

Helix & 900CX- Marked Distance

Ratfighter
Global Moderator

Posts: 739
Staff Shooter
Location: the Ratcave

Posted: Sat Mar 29, 2008 12:00 am Post subject:

Nice one Shel, Good to meet up with you in Scotland by the way. I hope you get on well with the Elite _________________ MERLIN ARCHERY CLUB GETTING RATTIER BY THE MINUTE

Chedawan
Grand Master Bowman

Posts: 1488
Club Committee Member
Location: Derbyshire

Posted: Sat Mar 29, 2008 5:13 pm Post subject:

Selwoc wrote:

After my problems with my Win&Bin riser at the Scottish Champs, I took a drive to Merlin on Wednesday. After trying both the Nexus and Elite, I left the shop with an Elite.

Looks very nice too in the bow pics section!
What went wrong with the Win&Win? (if you don't mind me asking?) I shoot a Winact, and wonder if there's anything I should be looking out for? Although it's given me fine service thus far in its life. I was actually considering eventually buying a second one to set up purely for field.

_________________

:: Sig courtesy of CamdogXIII of EMP ::

Selwoc
Bowman

Westcott Archers Moderator

Posts: 334
No Commercial Interest
Location: Vale of the White Horse

Posted: Sat Mar 29, 2008 6:36 pm Post subject:

Chedawan wrote:

I have always struggled to get limbs perfectly aligned on the riser, I have tried three different sets that I know line up OK on other risers. The top limb adjuster has to be fully wound over to one side to get anywhere close to having the string run down the centre, the adjustment is there to correct minor errors with limbs, not to correct misaligned risers. With the limb pockets also being slightly torsionally out of line with each other and the longrod bushing pushing the longrod out about 1" to the left, it made it very difficult to set the bow up. Ben at Merlin is trying to justify a replacement from the distributors.

I shouldn't think it was any more than an isolated problem with my riser, not a general problem with Innos.

A big plus for the Merlin is that it is so well engineered, that it took no time at all to align every thing.

Club: Westcott Archers
Bow: Merlin Elite & Border Hex4 - Unmarked Field
Sight: Sure-Loc
Arrows: CT Cheetah & ACE
Accesories: Full HMC Scaffolding

Helix & 900CX- Marked Distance

Chedawan
Grand Master Bowman

Posts: 1488
Club Committee Member
Location: Derbyshire

Posted: Sat Mar 29, 2008 8:54 pm Post subject:

Sounds like a pain. never experienced anything like that on mine, but now you mention it, it has been noted in two archery shops that my riser is milled in such a way as the pockets add approx. 4 Lbs to whatever limbs I put in (independently of the limb weight adjustment cam thingymabobs). Never caused me any problems, had it checked and it distributes this evenly so it doesn't put any unusual extra pressure on the limbs, but perhaps Win&Win isn't the way to go for my second riser. Hmm. _________________ :: Sig courtesy of CamdogXIII of EMP ::

Steve B
Admin

The Original Archers Rest Webmaster & Co-Admin
Australasia Area Rep (ABA - IFAA)
Posts: 4103
No Commercial Interest
Location: Victoria, Australia

Posted: Thu Apr 03, 2008 5:03 am Post subject:

Nice selwoc, if I shot recurve I think Merlin would be my choice, value for money and a great product

Club: Phoenix Field Archers of Sale. Victoria , Australia
Bow: Bowtech Commander
Sight: Copper John Ants
Arrows: Gold Tip Pro's
Accesories: Carter Just-B-Cuz

NoSights
Cub Poster

Posts: 9
Club Committee Member
Location: Netherlands

Posted: Thu Apr 10, 2008 8:26 am Post subject:

One of our clubmembers who shoots in the Dutch Team got a Helix and Nexus to test.....he didn't like the grips either.......He's still shooting his Matrix. So try before you buy !!!!!! _________________ Carbon Express Staff ArcheryCentre.com Staff Worlds Best Strings

Club: Bowhuntingteam Unicorn
Bow: Mathews Conquest 3
Sight: what is a sight ?????
Arrows: Carbon Express
Accesories: Worlds Best Strings & BowtunerZ

Mjollnir
Grand Master Bowman

Posts: 2707
Club Committee Member
Location: Cambridge

Posted: Thu Apr 10, 2008 9:45 am Post subject:

NoSights wrote:

he didn't like the grips either

Grips can be changed though, First thing I do when I get a new riser, is change plastic grips for wooden ones, and then work on shaping the grip to suit me.

_________________

My shoes are too tight, but it doesn’t matter, because I have forgotten how to dance.

Club: Cambus Archery Society
Bow: SF PRO riser, with SF Carbon limbs
Sight: Sure-Loc Quest-X
Arrows: Easton Navigator FMJ 460 spine
Accesories: Merlin Triad Stabilisers

wintellect
Apprentice Bowman

Posts: 116
No Commercial Interest

Posted: Thu Apr 10, 2008 4:02 pm Post subject:

I like wooden grips too! If I ever get a Hoyt riser, I'll certainly be buying one of the wooden grips for it! _________________ It was an 'X' when it left the bow! I'm not responsible for where it chooses to land!

Club: Malden Bowmen
Bow: Hoyt Nexus (Inferno) - Hoyt Stratix limbs
Sight: Cartel K-sight
Arrows: Easton ACC 3L-18/620
Accesories: Beiter stabalisers and everything else

wintellect
Apprentice Bowman

Posts: 116
No Commercial Interest

Posted: Mon Jul 14, 2008 8:24 am Post subject:

I'm back - and thanks to a bonus at work I am happy to report I got my Hoyt Nexus Yes, I did try other bows - but I love the feel of the Nexus. Here's a pic of my new baby (the wooden handle arrived after this pic was taken): _________________ It was an 'X' when it left the bow! I'm not responsible for where it chooses to land!

Club: Malden Bowmen
Bow: Hoyt Nexus (Inferno) - Hoyt Stratix limbs
Sight: Cartel K-sight
Arrows: Easton ACC 3L-18/620
Accesories: Beiter stabalisers and everything else