Any one ever try an Athens?

[Just Hunt]

I got an Athens Convixtion, I am really impressed. The Hoyt Spider, Matthews Creed, Chill, or Bow tech line just didnt seem to stack better except for in dollars.. A must try..

[Hatchet]

Nice look'n set up ! I'm still shoot'n n 06 Hoyt Trykon til I hit the lottery

[BHC]

I hear good things about Athens..........Still shooting my Mathews Z7

[BowhunterNJ]

Nice looking setup! I've never even heard of them, I'll have to do a little research!

[Just Hunt]

They dont do a lot of Advertising.. The New hoyts are a little pricy, at $1300+..lol!

[Hatchet]

the hoyt @ 1300 is the carbon Spyder 

Axle-to-Axle: 30"
FPS (ATA): 332
Brace Height: 6 ¾"
Mass Weight: 3.6lbs

 

for 750-800 $ they have the Spyder

Axle-to-Axle: 30"
FPS (ATA): 330
Brace Height: 6 ¾"
Mass Weight: 3.8lbs

 

the only real difference is the carbon is .02 lighter n 2' fps faster  oh yea  n the price 

Edited February 14, 2014 by Hatchet

[Just Hunt]

My Athens Covixtion is 30 ATA, 7 inch brace, 3.8 lbs  height 335+IBO. At 67-68lbs 28.5 inch DL 366 grian arrow I shot about 305fps.. I sen a video of a Chill, Creed and Spydr at very simalar DL at 70lbs if I recal right not breaking 295..  The Spyders from last are dicounted to that when new theyve retailed for a grand off the top of my head. My Athens last year was $799+ a $50 upgrade for carbon dipped limbs.  Really worth trying before grabbing a hoyt or Matthews.. Lots of compnaies are putting out some cool bows.

[Just Hunt]

[BowTechExperience]

Athens is a relatively new Boutique type bow maker that has been on the scene for several years now. As Dave said, they do not do heavy advertising, relying on word of mouth mostly and stocked in smaller shops.

 

That riser looks sweet with all the cut-outs and radiused edges. With that said, I'm a Bowtech guy.  I cannot give up the simple tuning of the OB cam system and split harness for fine tuning to the shooters personal hand torque and lets not forget the flex guard cable guard to reduce shooter's torque even more..  Bottom line is you gotta shoot what turns you on and feel confident with.

 

I am liking even more that stabilizer setup. Who makes it?

[Just Hunt]

My stablizer is an SS1 ( side mount ) by Stokerized.. Pure Badness!! 

[NJBowman]

 The problem with these smaller bow companies is they do not usually last. They might make a great product but they cannot keep up with the larger companies and when they go out of business you cannot sell the bows for peanuts. Not bashing them by any means it's just the nature of the beast within the archery industry.

[The Field Archer]

Convixtion is a work of art IMO... one sweet looking bow and it has the same geometry as the Ibex did, I never shot the Convixtion but I did shoot the Ibex. Bows have come a long way in the last 10 years, almost all vibe/shock free at the shot, quiet and all of the new engineering is in the bows of the smaller/newer bow manufacturers... bow manufacturers like Hoyt, Elite etc. get their limbs from the same limb maufacturers... Athens cuts their own risers and they have a very cool custom shop. I was thinking about getting a Convixtion myself but I have had High Country bows since the early 90's and I am getting updated with the new X-10 Split Limb.

 

Awesome bow, Dave, sweet set up too. Best of luck with it!