New Hoyt catalogue out

[Marcus]

The 2002 Hoyt catalogue has just come out (these is one down the club) wih the most interesting aspect being the dual track idler wheel they have introduced to the lineup. With this wheel instead of having one string that runs from the bottom cam around the top to the bottom limb it has a cable that connects to the top wheel and another that runs from the wheel to the limb. I believe another company (Alpine perhaps) developed this before.
Personally I like the design. While not a fan of single cams (have shot 2 bows with them and didn't like either. I do <i>stress</i> however that I have nothing against them and believe that people can shoot well with them, as scores have shown, just don't think they are the bee's knees) I do like the concept and could be tempted into trying a set out.
There is also a new flame colour which looks good and some new risers aimed at the 3D and hunting market. The Command Ca has been altered plus the new AreoTec recurve is also shown. My only complaint is that the excellent Sapphire bow is no longer offered with XT2000 limbs.

[Jim Park]

High Country had a dual track idler wheel several years ago.
It does not actually change the amount of stretch (Hoyt says it does) since the actual length of string is about the same, but in two parts.
I also noted that on the High Country, the Dual track wheel was heavier than the typical single track wheel, and hence the bow will lose a little speed (Hoyt says it is faster, but if it is heavier I don't believe them). It loses speed because it takes a bit more energy to accelerate the wheel up to speed.
The big advantage of the dual track wheel (if it is like the High Country example, is that when you make a new string you do not need such a long string jig.
Another advantage is that there would probably be less peep rotation.

[Marcus]

One thing to remember with all catalogs from archery companies is that every year everything is faster and more accurate.
One thing with the dual track wheel over the normal idler wheel is that there is no wheel slippage which is a loss of energy (as the wheel is moving yet the energy from that movement is not being put to use) The FPS worth of that is probably very little. I believe that the stretch is meant to be smaller in the theory that each string is shorter so each string will stretch less. Again with D75 I don't see this as an issue on either bow.
I do like the fact that the dual wheel allows the draw string to run straight down the middle and not on an angle, I believe that this is a definite advantage. End of the day it will come down to how the end shooter finds the bow and how well it performs in the US 3D comps that will decide it's future. Personally I will be sticking with my Command Cams for now.

[Jim Park]

One reason why it could be faster is if the new one has a roller or ball bearing and the old one did not?