First bow I owned was a Diamond infinite edge pro. Solid bow for a newbie like me and decent for continuing to gain some better shooting techniques. Price point was great for the value I got but unfortunately my nephew dry fired it and broke both limbs. I have upgraded since but I harvested the biggest Buck with my Diamond. Thank you MFJJ with the great content.
I cut my teeth on a Bowtech Fuel, almost a predecessor of sorts. I recently got an SS34, which I definitely really enjoy, but I found myself shooting my Fuel tonight with a newfound appreciation and a bit of nostalgia. I just may head to my local pro shop; where I originally purchased it from, almost 9 years ago, have it restrung and use it as a backup bow.
I think it's great that you are reviewing entry level bows. 4 years ago I bought a Diamond Edge SB1. I had an old, permanent shoulder injury, and didn't know if I could ever draw enough weight to hunt. 4 years later, I am shooting a 60 lb Bowtech Eva Shockey Gen 2, and got my first elk this year. That Diamond bow is now teaching my husband to shoot. It's a great bow to learn the ropes with!
I bought a Diamond Edge 320 last May, and it is really good at teaching you the fundamentals. Getting back into archery the weight range allowed me to build up to the 65 goal i have for now, and it was one of the few budget bows that i could use draw length wise (30.5"). I would recommend it and the newer one for anyone who is wanting to start their compound bow journey. For accuracy, I can routinely have a 5" grouping of 5 arrows at 60 yards. At that range though and with this bow, slight missteps in form, or release show up very clearly.
Gotta say. Good call doing entry level stuff. You guys have the most educational content. Love to get more people into the sport. Thanks for the great work.
I remember when Diamond had the Razors Edge. I bought one for my wife for Xmas, years ago. It was a great bow that got her started shooting and adjustments were so easy. Thanks for the review.
That is pretty cool bow for that price range, technology is stepping up all the way around. Thank you for all the work you put into showing viewers all the Awsome products, it’s not easy to do what you do, much appreciated!
The entry level group represents an underserved group of archers. Too many people jump in with a Flagship bow and realize they can't handle 70 lbs and the huge price tag right out of the gate.
Got the SB-1 for my son who took his first two bucks with it. Great starter bow, but the strings are trash and it's difficult to tune with so much adjustment in weight and length.
Still probably accurate enough to target also shoot deer with. I believe sometimes it's the archer and proper form than the bow. Get the bow to fit you well also a bow grip that feels right in your hand makes a difference!!!
First I would like to say thank you for giving your honest opinion. I was looking into buying that bow but being adult male and the useful information you gave I’m now looking at the diamond deploy. Can you please do a review on the Deploy please. Thank you.
This is my first bow I'm shooting right now. It is very easy to use & adjust but it is kind of loud, though. Looking to jump up to a Matthew's phase 4 hopefully by mid summer.
I love my infinite edge and has done what I needed. It has its limitations but knew what I was getting when I got it. MFJJ any reviews coming up on the Athen’s bows?
I have the 320 edge. Just restarted my archery adventure last year. I can say it is a decent bow for the money. It doesnt do anything great but it really does everything pretty consistently. I can get pretty ok accuracy out if it even back out to 30-40 yards i havent changed anything on it so stock sight, rest all that. It was perfect for me, and id imagine for most. You can mess around with a lot of stuff without needing a bow shop which is nice. And if something does break on it, you only spend 450 for it.
You could upgrade to the 2023 Diamond Alter with swappable comfort/performance modules, A and B mode cable routing flexibility, synchronized binary cams, limb stop, more modern and more tunable split limbs, quieter, and higher 330 IBO rating. You still get a massive adjustment range.
@@colbykinney5633 Actually, I like the Diamond Alter so much that I bought two of them. One set up in B mode cable routing and Performance module flip disc and the other In A mode in Comfort. Both shoot great but needed a lot of cam shimming to correct right nock conditions. I wrote a recent long technical review on Archerytalk/Brand Specific/Diamond Archery section of the forum. The 7" brace height results in a very steady hold while aiming. Have held up well. Had one cable serving where it wraps around twice on the lower cam become unraveled but underlying cable was fine and reserved it myself but ordered America's Best Bowstrings set just in case. I have since waxed the heck out of the cable wrap-around tracks on the cams on both Alters which should go a long way to prevent future serving problems. No additional serving wear detected. Stock plastic cable guide was Okay but I upgraded to PSE roller glides. The ABB cables are served at the cable guide contact segments, so probably best to use a PSE roller glide in that situation. The cables are exactly the same length with the binary cams, so once in time they don't go out of time. There are A nd B mode timing marks etched in the cams to easily check cam timing at brace, which is super convenient.
Have any suggestions for an adult with a 26" draw that isn't a "beginner" or "grow into bow" because it seems that's all I can find that's not going to require a loan lol.
Biggest one is a heavier arrow. String silencers, cat whiskers, string decelerator, stabilizers, limb savers, etc. All can help quiet the bow down a little.
Bro it's spitting over 300 fps that will slay a moose from 40 yrds all day how fast you really need to go ? I've got a infinite 305 an it don't shoot no place close but it bust clean thru a buck at 40 50 yrds all day which coincidentally is exactly what I need it to do
@@deadair5737 I'm far from a noob buddy but I'll let that one slide. I like to spend my hard earned money on tags not fancy gear. Good hunters with cheaper gear will out-kill all the gear snob hipsters everytime.
