Bow with greatest adjustment

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This has been driving me crazy for the past year or two, and I'm hoping THR can help me out.

I remember seeing a review (I'm tempted to say it was on Shooting Gallery of all places) of a reasonably priced compound bow that had an extremely broad range of adjustment. I want to say it was 24-32 inches and 25-80#

Ring any bells? For some reason Mathews and PSE are the two manufacturers that come to mind.

If anyone could point me in the right direction for a bow fitting that description, I'd really apreciate it.
 
In the fall I bought a Diamond infinite edge for my son. VERY nice bow for the price point. Ideal for a bow that grows with you.
 
Exospex, I actually just logged on to ask about the diamond infinite edge!

I handled one in the store, and it's everything my Martin Shadowcat isn't: it's lightweight, compact, adjustable. I'm seriously thinking about getting one, since the lowest I can get my Shadowcat to go is 50 pounds and a 29 inch draw, so I can shoot it with fingers, but a trigger release? Dream on.

What weights have you tried it at? Is it pretty easy to adjust and know where you're at?

Also, how do you like the factory arrow rest? Anything you DONT like about the bow?
 
I don't have a bow scale to measure it, but I figure I've got it set to between 25-30 lbs. It hits the stops nice and even too. It didn't take long to set it up right for him. He's got pretty long arms for a 12 year old so I didn't have to adjust the draw length out of the box. It seems to be a great bow. He shoots it at least three times a week. the stock rest and sights work fine for him right now. He can upgrade those at a later date, on his own dime if he likes. We put a compact limbsaver stabilizer on it and it really made a difference. I think the only thing I would change is the grip feels a little chunky in the hand. You do get used to that though. Thinking about picking one up for myself too. It has a no-letoff setting. That and the short axle to axle would make it a great bow for bowfishing.
 
I run a Hoyt for hunting purposes, but bought a browning micro midas for my wife. In the fall it is her hunting bow, in the spring if I get the opportunity to go it is my fishing bow. That micro midas suprised me at its adjustability, and really surprised me with its speed when fully dressed for hunting. If I ever move away from my hoyt for any reason, I will be looking for smaller bows like these, or the ones mentioned earlier. Don't discount dome of the older youth bows either, they can often get into the high 40s or low 50s on draw weight, and a lot can adjust in the 28ish range so little folks or adults can all use them. And for bow speed, for centuries the natives got it done at 125-150 fps, so why do we need 400 fps all of a sudden?
 
Thanks for the input! I'll probably pull the trigger on one in the near future.

Hadn't considered bow fishing, but I always thought it would be fun. might have to give it a shot.
 
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