Jeff's Review of the new 2011 Elite Hunter

Working on bows and shooting at Jeff's house always a fun time. In one of our most recent practice sessions Jeff could not stop raving about his Hunter. Now this was not supposed to be the set up for this season. Jeff is shooting the Hunter that I had ordered and I am shooting his Pulse. I was loving what I was hearing about the Hunter so that is what I ordered. I had heard it compared to the GT500 and that is absolutely the best shooting bow I have had in years. To me it was a no brainer that I would love shooting the Hunter as well. Well as normally happens, Jeff gets my bow to set up. ( Why would I set it up when I can get one of JLH's Supertunes!!!) He was diggin' it. He told me it was holding like a rock and was super forgiving. That all sounded good to me but after hearing the speed report which while its not hateful....(In fact it is faster than almost any bow I have owned with my stubby arms at 280fps with a 340 gr. arrow) I was craving a little more speed.

He loved it so much he suggested a straight up trade for the Pulse!

I was game so the swap began...It really didn't take to much work as we both shoot about the same equipment. We just had to get Hinky to make us new strings in our size and colors of choice......again.....He was pretty salty let me tell ya....and we were in business!!! He shoots this thing well and is constatly raving so I asked him to write me a review. What follows is Jeff's Review of the 2011 Elite Hunter. I will be posting a review of Rogers Pure followed by my Pulse!!!

Review of the Hunter
I’ll start off with cosmetics….fit and finish are perfect, after all, it’s an Elite…I wouldn’t expect anything less from them.
I purchased a 70# ninja Hunter at 27”
After I got my Hinky strings put on, everything fell right into spec. 31 ¾ ATA and 7 ½” BH and maxed at 71.7#
Setting centershot and nock height are second nature to me…simple 7/8” off the shelf and 13/16” centershot.
For nock height…. with the bow level, I set the arrow “just” out of level, with the bubble just touching the back line (nock high)
I will usually run about 10 to 15 shots through it to set the strings, then time the cams….once that’s done, it’s off to sight it in.
3 shots at 25 yds and I had that pin set, then checked 45 yds…left and right were spot on, so I proceeded to set the pin gaps…after about 20 shots, this bow is ready for the woods.
I’m shooting Carbon Express Blue Streaks 250’s with 100 grain points…total arrow weight is 332 gr.
I know the Hunter isn’t a speed demon, but it is spitting arrows nicely down range.
Overall, the Hunter is a ridiculously smooth bow. It holds like a rock (feels like a much longer ATA bow) it is plenty forgiving, and easily the quietest Elite I’ve owned….and quickly becoming my favorite.




Hinky made a ridiculous set of four color Maryland Flag strings for this rig!!!