Better late than never! Today is the opening day of Iowa's Whitetail Archery season and I finally got my
Bear Truth 2 in my hands today and got a chance to shoot it. I've got a few weeks to get familiar with it before I hit the woods real hard and it will be plenty of time. I've been itching for 2 months to get ahold of this thing and take it outside and test it out. The bow I'm shooting this year is a 2009 model and it was just produced on September 2nd, shipped to me and then it was off to Full Draw Archery in Omaha for its components and to have some arrows custom made for my new bow. I decided on all Trophy Ridge accessories this year after great luck with their Trophy Hunter rest on my last bow. This time I'll be using the DropZone fall away rest, Matrix series sights and Trophy Ridge 1 piece quiver. Ken and Deb at Full Draw always do an exceptional job and are very active in the area archery community in this area. They are a true pro shop and it shows in their work.
The bow feels tiny, something I've wanted and with this bow being only 33 inches from axel to axel it doesn't get much smaller than that. It makes moving around in tight places easier and keeps me from banging the bow on the tree stand or getting in the branches above me. The bow itself weighs 3.9 pounds. My specific bow is a 29 inch draw with a 70 pound draw which makes you appreciate the 80% let off.
I wasn't disappointed when I was able to get on the range with my new bow. Its 314 -318 fps IBO speed is just amazing, it is fast! It shoots smooth, flat and fast. I'm not a bow technician so I won't give you a technical review. I'm a hunter that wants to put a bow in my hand have it work consistently each and every time I use it. So far the Bear bow has done great, shot very accurate and consistent right out of the shop. After putting 50 shots through it I was satisfied I'd made a great switch.
I began shooting a bow and arrow when I was 4 years old and my first bow was a Bear product. In fact back in 1976 when I was 4 years old there were not many choices. Bear was the standard. Over the years I've tried Jennings, Martin, Matthews and Hoyt. Its sure nice to be back in a Bear product. I have to agree with Will Primos, Fred Bear would have been proud. I'm tickled with for sure and can't wait to get it in the woods!
Jason Smith, Land Specialist and Auctioneer
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