Bowtech Launches twenty fifth Anniversary Honor Bow

Bowtech is celebrating 25 years with a bow that raises eyebrows. The model has created the Honor, an unbelievable limited-edition bow, and it has an important trigger in its crosshairs.

I had the prospect to take a look at the Honor in particular person at The Rally in Cave Metropolis this 12 months. As an arrow-flinging instrument, it’s a nice piece of engineering prowess. Because the model doesn’t construct it in my (small) measurement, I didn’t have the prospect to shoot it. However I did examine the bow first-hand and watched its setup and efficiency. It’s spectacular. Extra on this later.

Extra importantly, Bowtech will donate among the proceeds from every Honor bow to help the Folds of Honor. This nonprofit group offers instructional scholarships to the households of fallen and disabled U.S. navy service members and first responders. 

I’ve had the dignity of spending time over the previous few years with the group’s president, Col. Nick Nichols (Ret). I can inform you firsthand that this is a company stuffed with passionate people who I’m personally proud to help.

So, what do I take into consideration this $4,000 all-inclusive bow package deal? Let’s dig in.

In brief: Bowtech’s Honor bow is bound to boost some eyebrows with its price ticket. However other than the spectacular profit to a worthy trigger, the all-inclusive package deal is definitely not far off the value mark. This spectacular bow has the whole lot you want (and a few cool extras you don’t) to hit the woods.

Let’s begin with the specs.

The Honor Bow: Priced to Kill

Earlier than we dive too deep, the elephant within the room must be addressed. With a price ticket of $4,000, I can already hear the web trolls gathering their pitchforks. So, let’s face this one head-on.

Sure, it is a actually costly bow. However it’s additionally not only a bow. Once you take a look at the whole lot included, the value isn’t far off what you’d find yourself paying in case you purchased all the person items. It has a limited-edition pelican case, an superior show stand, and each accent wanted for a whole bow construct. It is a full package deal of top-tier bow and equipment.

It contains:

• Bowtech CenterMass Quiver
• Ripcord Ratchet Limb Pushed Relaxation
• CenterMass Twin Trac Sight
• Two CenterMass stabilizers
• Pelican Air bow case
• Customized-made show by BowTree
• Premium customized strings and cables by GAS Bowstrings
• Commemorative Folds of Honor x Bowtech problem coin

That stated, it’s additionally not simply one other bow. The Honor is a limited-edition bow, and the proceeds will help an unbelievable trigger. So, once we take a look at value, there’s no apples-to-apples comparability.

Okay, now that we’ve obtained that out of the best way.

Honor Bow: First Impressions

After being invited to be one of many first to get this bow in my hand, I’ve an admission to make. I’ve by no means and can by no means shoot the Honor bow. Why? Properly, it comes right down to the truth that I bodily can’t shoot it. Even at its minimal weights and lengths, my stature doesn’t lend itself to taking pictures your commonplace bow. Until I develop a couple of inches and hit the health club with some severe dedication, it simply isn’t within the playing cards for me.

How Gentle Is Too Gentle?

I did spend a variety of time with it in hand. At sub-4 kilos, the bow is considerably lighter than I’m used to toting across the woods. I spent appreciable time making mock, three-finger, pre-draw pictures, and the light-weight nature of the bow was definitely noticeable.

Nonetheless, some folks actually may not like that mild of a bow. I’ve been on a years-long enterprise to attempt to minimize weight from my equipment, and I’m discovering that I’m a kind of archers preferring some weight.

For me, and plenty of different bowhunters, that again wall doesn’t really feel fairly as formidable with out some heft within the room. I like that I find yourself with much less bow arm fatigue, however don’t love how I get some wander in my sight.

Getting It Dialed

From being bare-boned one hour to hammering stars at 71 yards the following, I watched Col. Nichols get the primary bow dialed with the assistance of the Bowtech group. It’s laborious to explain bows today in a method that makes them stand out from the group. With the bow expertise advancing because it has, to be blunt, just about everyone seems to be making an important bow.

What the Honor bow has that actually units it aside are some cool particulars on high of the anticipated top-notch efficiency.

It’s All within the Particulars

From a distance, the Honor bow may simply appear like a deep slate grey. When you look nearer, you see that the muted topo cerakote is simply flat superior. The riser has particulars paying homage to the twenty fifth anniversary, together with landmarks necessary to the Oregon-based model. Simply above the arrow relaxation, you’ll discover the Bowtech facility itself etched into the riser.

I’d usually say one thing like this could be an excessive amount of, however the detailing was executed completely on this case.

Availability

There’ll solely be 250 Honor bows made, the primary of which has already gone on to Folds of Honor. I assume that even with the value tag, the bow will promote out shortly.

Is the Bowtech Honor Well worth the Hype?

The Honor bow is a legacy piece that sends a helluva good arrow. The trigger it helps, all the package deal being included, the efficiency, and the unbelievable detailing make this bow value speaking up the hype. I don’t assume it’s a bow that hits marks above and past what different top-tier manufacturers produce.

That isn’t the purpose right here. What Bowtech has executed is create a good looking, light-weight compound bow that makes a press release and helps a trigger. It’s undoubtedly able to making the pictures wanted within the woods and the yard.

When you’ve got the expendable money and need to get your fingers on a chunk of Bowtech historical past, that is methods to do it. The typical hunter on the lookout for the following discipline bow most likely ought to look elsewhere — and that’s okay. It has restricted availability for a cause.

Additional, in case you’d prefer to be taught extra about methods you may help Folds of Honor with out forking over fairly so many Benjamins, it’s a really worthy trigger.