Why my Bow EXPLODED!!!

#archery #bowhunting #hoytarchery #hunting #hunting #archerylifestyle #deer #3darchery #bowhunter #elk ‪@hoytarcheryofficial‬

[@michaelrea6764]

Curious what rest were you using? You say it was limb driven but it looks like (by the looks of the launcher) it was a QAD which is cable driven. Just curious.

[@devinvaught8932]

I was thinking the same

[@jonah-n8l]

Was thinking that too!

[@georgepavlou2041]

Sorry that happened to you man. I’m a blue collar guy myself. Not easy to buy one of these bows with a family. I hope either your pro shop or Hoyt make it right.

[@tannerjunek1342]

Man that sucks bad hope u get everything figured out

[@ICU2B4UDO]

This is no joke what happened to him...I'm so glad I only use a Whisker Biscuit on my bows...

[@pisswhistle5306]

Same. It's a simple accurate rest. People trash them but it has worked for me for years now.

[@samowens6403]

if i had to guess, your nock blew up causing the chain reaction to everything happening. when the nock breaks on the shot it’s almost like a dry fire where the transfer of the bows energy doesn’t get transferred to arrow completely causing the derailment. as far as the arrow breaking it’s probably cause you have a cable driven rest that didn’t drop on the shot and because the nock breaks on the shot the arrow will flex in a weird direction hitting the prongs causing the arrow to break. don’t know where you were shooting but if you don’t have the nock end of your arrow i would try and look for it. if you have it or find it, see if your nock is still intact and you might have a better idea of what happened.

[@SlimPickins_07]

I think you are right. It sounded like a dry fire, either something with the arrow broke or it wasn't knocked all the way. I don't know why people want to come up with anything but them making a mistake, it happens to the best of us. I've seen pro shooters forget to put an arrow in altogether.

[@ArchersAnonymous-nb4ym]

Id bet the same thing. Check your nocks regularly for hairline cracks or worn throats! Seen this happen way to much.

[@Easternandoutward]

I’m glad you’re alright but sorry about your bow

[@JasonHarris-qi9oz]

Sorry for you bud. Try not to let the trolls get you down. They are just jealous of what you have gotten all by yourself. Keep your head up!

[@Texaslivinoutdoors]

Another heads up with limb driven rest is they have to be timed so this same thing could happen again if it’s out of time. I hunted last season with an epsilon and had a lot of timing issues where my vanes hit my blade on the way out. I’m going back to cable driven this up coming season and the epsilon is going on my target bow.

[@jakobrandolph3126]

Such a random sequence of events that’s strait fucked, had somthing similar with mine but the bow shop fucked up putting my string back on and when I was upping draw weight it blew up on the scale luckily not in my hands but also luckily didn’t fuck my limbs up or anything so just went and snagged a new string

[@JasonStClair-c9i]

I hey man was it a hoyt rest ? Because it seems like it would be the rest malfunctioning or. The. Bowtech but I bet you Hoyt fixes it anyways but honestly man I think your approach is kind of off “I want what I want” and. The. The threat of switching it’s not their fault man you get more with sugar than vinegar bro good luck hope it works for ya !

[@ElevateHNT]

It wasn’t a threat, I called the Hoyt manufacturer and got a bad response, then the manager called me back after I made this video. He personally called my bow shop and had the bow sent to the factory to get worked on. I wasn’t clear, but there customer service wasn’t the best up till the manager took control.

[@ElevateHNT]

That’s why I said I’d switch

[@allamericanlandclearing6577]

They should replace it with no questions asked. They usually stand behind their shit. I mean, i know they dont 1000 dry shot every single bow, but every batch, they pick one or two. I just went back to hoyt because you can beat the shit out of them. My 100+lb apa limb cracked after like 500 shots, they sent me another one, and owner is super nice. But lost my confidence in bringing that bow to alaska in sept. Freak accidents happen with everything but hoyt should do you right. If they dont reach out and I'll have my shop call their dealer for you.

[@jordanperkins7588]

lucky the arrow did not go in your hand when it blew up, it can happen.

[@everythingloud4068]

I know someone that had brand new Easton arrows, and one blew up first shot and went through her hand now she gets free arrows for life

[@warptmanbmx]

@@everythingloud4068 had a gold tip put a 6mm hole in my arm and broke my rest 3500 dollars at the ER for a ct scan but got lucky and had 0 carbon fiber in my arm after and only hit a vein not an artery but i was squirting every heart beat till i added pressure a lot of pressure lol i was back to shooting 2 days later most likely the arrow was damaged from striking another arrow but i have also seen the glue marks on new ones where they fill in cracks at the factory went to fmjs and victory after that

[@GozersHouse]

Worst nightmare, hope it works out bro❤

[@DavidBowCrazyBabyak86]

Maybe hoyt will warranty your stuff if it is messed up

[@cashlofgren8618]

Hey bro I work in the archery industry and if you need any advice on any thing I’d be happy to try and help, just let me know and maybe we can get this figured out

[@ElevateHNT]

I made a new video, go check it out. It’s about the beginning of our bow shop.

[@cashlofgren8618]

@@ElevateHNT super great to hear man hoping for a bright future for you in this industry

[@ElevateHNT]

@@cashlofgren8618 what do you do in the industry??

[@PoorManGarage]

Where’s the go fund me. I’ll pitch in if you switch to an elite lol! They are my favorite

[@wcwcgarner2717]

If you bought it new from hoyt they should cover it under warranty.

[@lastnovicewins]

You hit the tree with your bow limb. Are you seriously complaining and acting like you don't know how this happened? Other youtubers are making fun of you.

[@sicklogick]

I'm in the same boat. I'm a blue collar dude, and the only income in my household, so the budget is tight. i started hunting 3 years ago with a used bowtech assassin. i had success with the bowtech, but i sacrificed, worked OT and saved so i could get a nicer bow. I'd be heartbroken if this happened to my new bow. sucks that this happened and i hope you can get it fixed/ replaced. don't let the trolls and haters get to you.

[@ElevateHNT]

Thanks brother

[@UKIHUNT]

Very glad you didn’t get injured

[@colbyw.hoover377]

That’s a crazy set of events man, so sorry to hear about that, and it’s something all us archery lovers fear happening. I know where you are coming from about saving penny’s and building something you truly love! This passion we share is something that I love and understand how much of a stress reliever it can be. It can take a crappy day and make it so much better. I know you are not asking for handouts or anything like that but shoot me your Venmo if you got it. Let me help you out.

[@ElevateHNT]

Thanks man

[@stokermeister3]

Hope you can get your bow fixed and get back to shooting I have a Hoyt Maxxis I got from eBay and a Hoyt NitRux that I bought from a local hoyt store here in Ireland

[@kenferguson2095]

Hey man , I'm from up north, I didn't know there was a hoyt store down south, where's it at at.

[@codyboozer9737]

I dont shoot a hoyt but i also seen a hoyt dry fired and it was fine.

[@adammarston1891]

Are you sure this arrow wasn't cut too short and fell off rest behind it.As you released. I've seen similar damage from that before. Where guys changed draw length for a trial, not realising arrows were cut too short for new draw length. That's what it looks like to me.Exactly the same damage

[@jakobrandolph3126]

But hopefully everything’s good for ya hoping for the best brotha, worst comes to worst look at the ignites, idk if they still make them but I got mine a few years back for like $450 it would for sure be somthing to look into

[@ElevateHNT]

Thanks for the advice man. I appreciate it

[@evi2083]

Dude QAD is driven by a cable that attaches to a cable on your bow. It is supposed to be where you just described it. That isn't what caused your bow to explode.

[@ga6456]

What a “woe is me” cornball. Hoyt doesn’t owe you anything, yet you’re going to throw a tantrum and “switch to another bow company” because they may not replace a bow that broke due to end user error? News flash dude - lots of guys have to work hard and save up for their bows, however when they screw up, they own up and move on, rather than crying online, looking to pressure Hoyt into give them a handout. I very much hope they don’t give you so much as the time of day.

[@RichardCrookes-ri3fe]

Sorry to hear about your bow bro, obviously not your fault, hope you can get back shooting soon. I’m interested to follow your journey learning to work on your own bow.

[@JasonStClair-c9i]

I hey man was it a hoyt rest ? Because it seems like it would be the rest malfunctioning or. The. Bowtech but I bet you Hoyt fixes it anyways but honestly man I think your approach is kind of off “I want what I want” and. The. The threat of switching it’s not their fault man you get more with sugar than vinegar bro good luck hope it works for ya !

[@newhampshireoutdoornetwork9505]

Im a construction worker and feel your pain. All my hunting gear takes me lots of hours at work to get . Good luck and hope things work out for you

[@ElevateHNT]

Thanks man

[@ajalvarez1387]

Just buy a cheap bow, lots of compound bows now are great better than the most expensive one!!😎👍

[@jamesh.8536]

Subbed. Both for the content as well as your 666 subscribers prioir...sheesh

[@littlewoody5539]

Good lucky if I had buy a bow right now I would buy a recurve for hunting I just don’t care for all the gadgets on Bows .

[@ajalvarez1387]

Amazon and Walmart bows are good almost all the bows came from the same place manufacturers!

[@wcwcgarner2717]

I do not think you have a limb driven rest. I think you have a cable driven rest.

[@jasonowens8872]

Hoyt bows are tough and very durable. And they stand behind a great warranty. If you bought it new, they will fix it.

[@donlucas3462]

mistakes happen, watching your video still not sure what happened. hoyt may fix it for you have to call and talk to them, i really think they will try and put this on you, and say its not covered.. things happen, ive had a few screw ups myself..good luck

[@chrismacomber9727]

Hot has life time lim replacement so don't worry ...cams are not that much brother and I would be surprised if they was bent . I have the venom and my lips had a splinter hoyt said they should be fine but sent me new ones ..just have the shop call

[@jxhkb]

Why I shoot cable driven. Never fell for the limb driven hype. Go take a look at some Mathews 😉.

[@drewolm]

Hype? What hype? Ive used limb driven for twenty years and never a single failure. Trying to piece together what he’s saying, he is saying the “tech” put a limb driven rest cable through a control cable. If that’s the case the rest has nothing to do with this, it’s the set up. That said, if what he is saying is accurate I don’t think the rest would have functioned correctly to begin with. Hard to tell from the vide but looks like it’s a cable driven brand of rest. That would mean the cable wasn’t tied in properly. Either way, it’s not the rest, it’s how the rest was set up.

[@michaelrea6764]

I switch to a Hamskea Epsilon because my QAD MX2 failed right before TAC on my Lift very similar to his mishap. Fortunately my bow didn’t derail. Since, every chance I get and on every bow I own I have gotten rid of all my QAD cable driven rests and replaced them either the Hamskea Epsilon or the Hunter Pro

[@Steezyj12]

@@michaelrea6764facts. QAD in my opinion is cheap plastic garbage. You can hear the plastic rattling in them when shooting. I shoot the ripcord ratchet limb driven and it is by far the best limb driven rest I’ve ever used.

[@jonah-n8l]

Agreed but qad is junk! Ripcord is where it’s at

[@dereksteele2284]

​@Steezyj12 I've used QAD rest for over 20 years and have never heard them make a rattling noise

[@jeffhartmann2469]

Things WILL get better for you…I’m also going to learn how to build my own bows, trouble shoot etc. Take care.

[@dereksteele2284]

Looked more like a cable driven rest

[@donlucas3462]

contact hoyt maybe they will help you out..if your going thru a dealer he might give you a deal, depends how bad the damage and how much. have you found that out

[@malp6280]

I'd say it was your nock, causing the event ie "dry firing" as you can see the nock fly past the bow as it all comes apart!! the rest explanation sounds "sorry to say it" dumb as old biscuits!! your rest fails, ok.... so your rest is lightly locked upright & your arrow will pass through, possibly damaging the fletching's & fly off target.... nothing else OR the rest drops down as its not under tension due to teh string being detached from your limbs "you didn't notice???" either way the rest/string failure sounds like an installer or user error when installing & teh bow blowing up again sounds like user error above anything else again so Hoyt wouldn't cover such as a warranty job, its user error that's caused the accident. as I find it very interesting your covering the nock point up with your hand as your holding the broken arrow. the comment regarding the bow expanding & hitting the branches, well 1st you shouldn't have anything near the strings ie it should be clear... anyway, chances are the only thing that's hit the branches above or near by would be the remaining parts of the nock as it disintegrated, the arrow clearly hit your scope side ways hence it splitting in half..... as again, a fault with your rest wouldn't result in a dry fire.. your arrow will still go-off just not where you aimed regarding the I've saved & built the bow "accessorised it" well it sounds like you've bought out of your real budget, because you wanted what everyone else is using or has said is very good etc anyway the vast majority of all these accessories you can reuse... on a new bow, but buy a bow in your real budget range. anyway, you really need to get into the habit of checking your nocks after each & every collection from a target & on your 1st shot of the day. I go to the range with 12 arrows I'll shoot any of those arrows.. as for loosing arrows "I've yet to loose a single one!" I've gone to the range & had 24 arrows in my quiver, its irrelevant, you go ready for events, you taking x4 arrows, well your not prepared for anything.... "in every day terms, that's poor planning"

[@malp6280]

anyway, your remaining last comments you even sound inexperienced... if you don't know how to work on your bow, you cant blame shops for poor workmanship, as don't forget nothing stopped you from going back in & pointing out something missed or poor standards etc, this literally is inexperience & negligence, regarding to you being skinny "build has nothing to do with what bow or poundage you can pull" 80lbs is just OTT & nothing but pointless

[@Joshua-1986]

You need to contact Hoyt you got warranty sometimes they will do you a solid

[@KevinMillard68]

you know stuff happens for sure, however one major part of archery is always checking your strings every single one of them and also always wax every single string every time before shooting also always inspect all connections as well make sure they are snug like they should be.. as for your hoyt bow well they cost alot of money i agree and you should have what you want i agree however iam not a hoyt fan not because the cost alot i cant afford them and i so far dont even see anything that i like.. personally i love PSE as my number one choice affordable accurate and just dont die you need the tools to get the job done bottom line. its more the shooter then the bow the bow in it self is not accurate at all it takes the shooter and all the right other parts to goto together and alot of practice as well. while your bow is out getting what ever done to it perhaps pickup a cheaper PSE to keep shooting in the meantime or even check out pawn shops for good deals as well. we have 5 pawn shop bows in the house right now older but proven reliable and 3 of them are pse bows i paid 200.00 for 1 150 the other and 160 the other and these are all compound ones and i got i have 2 recurves 1 pse nighthawk for 175.00 totally kitted up and a centerpoint recurve i traded 2 chromebooks and 50 bucks for al are in great shape.. so my most recent is a brand new 68 inch recurve comp bow paid 109.99 new on amazon .. i shoot mostly chinese arrows and some eastons the chineess ones are half the price and shoot perfect .. ok so in the end here its not the dam bow its the guy or girl that shooting it .. its nice to have expensive stuff but that does not mean anything and it does not make it better ,, it does get you into. the clubs will say you know what i mean

[@ArchersAnonymous-nb4ym]

The arrow /arrow rest situation wouldn't normally derail the bow, something else must have been going on. Lots of possibilities for failure. Limb going bad finally let go, to much grip torque, worn out nocks from lots of shooting, that tiny leaf getting between the string and cam, bad tune/to much cam lean.. Sometimes its a perfect storm of all of them, either way Hoyt would probably get you right if you go thru their dealer. Your rest not dropping is definitely a issue though, just doubt it caused the failure. Id put money on the nock being cracked or worn out from shooting, then id suspect the arrow. Hoyt's are pretty tough, so hopefully you just need strings and cables. Best part is, your not injured.

[@ElevateHNT]

Brand new arrows, so the nocks being bad were a slim chance. Not impossible.

[@ArchersAnonymous-nb4ym]

​@@ElevateHNTIf your able to, can you check your nock fit at full draw on a draw board? I know it sounds unlikely as well but ive seen it happen many times, where there is enough nock pinch at full draw to unseat the nock just a bit. Especially if you switched nock brands and/or arrow diameter. Even drawing the bow by the d loop with no arrow can close up the gap enough for a problem to start. Hopefully that's somewhat helpful in narrowing the issues down.

[@North_to_south_outdoors]

@@ElevateHNTthis man is correct. It was 💯 an arrow failure. Brand new or not, it exploded and not from rest contact. It was a stress failure. What brand arrow was it?

[@flintlockDave]

This literally just happened to me a week ago. I bought a bear adapt, just because I wanted another single cam bow and I had it for 3 days, I put about 20 arrows through it. I was shooting at my target in my backyard, and I drew back the arrow and released, and the bow just blew up. My cable was in half my cable slide flew off and hit me in the face my limbs were out it was pretty scary honestly And i've been shooting for almost twenty years, and i've never had that happen. It's at bears factory right now.Hopefully, they do right by me.

[@jonah-n8l]

Sell that pos!

[@Bowsonthebrain]

Dude you really don’t need to explain yourself to guys who are leaving stupid comments. Stuff happens no matter what equipment you have ! Also just save your cash I’m sure it’s repairable

[@ElevateHNT]

Thanks man

[@mastermetalshredder]

Hoyt should cover it. Seems like a warranty issue regardless of the exact circumstance, and I don't think the tree limb did it. I'm not sure about the rest issue, but am wondering if you had enough cam lean to lose your string? I'm glad the arrow didn't go into your arm!

[@ElevateHNT]

Thanks man

[@shaneshonda]

My pse had a limb snap 2 weeks ago

[@christophertowsley8563]

Throw up a go fund me for your bow

[@CoachGoodwin23]

Great vid. If you have shot a bow long enough, you will have a bow blow up in your hand - its just a matter of time! There are so many factors and this machine is a grenade in your hand and its a matter of time that something gets out of tune i.e. rest, etc. I had a bow blow up in my hand during a shot because the string failed. It was string that only a year old - no reason for that string to break. Now, your Hoyt is a GREAT bow! They test this things with draw firing, etc., now, with that said, you don't want to draw fire a bow. but the good thing is this bow was loaded properly, with an arrow nocked, etc. You are already doing this I'm sure, but have Hoyt or your local shop inspect the limbs, riser, etc. I think you will be ok --- Hoyt is a great bow and they can put up with a lot of abuse. Keep up the content --- I look forward to a follow up vid. The great blessing here is, you were not hurt in the process!

[@ElevateHNT]

Thanks man for the support. I appreciate it brother

[@larryross6112]

That is why I am not interested in a drop away

[@masterski03]

My buddy had a drop away rest fail on him and his bow got destroyed! Same thing his bow derailed too. I was a drop away guy but went back to a whisker biscuit just cause I wanted less moving parts. I have never had an issue with a biscuit. I also shoot just as good as my friends that shoot drop alway rest.

[@ElevateHNT]

That’s true. Thanks for sharing. We’ll see what I can do next if I get it back

[@cothrenscountryliving8596]

What rest do you have,I thought most limb driven rest had whales tail,instead of the fork style.

[@michaelrea6764]

Right. It looks like he was shooting a QAD which is cable driven and not limb driven.

[@bobbyglass7214]

Not being funny but think about getting a nice recurve and going traditional my bow blew up and because I had to go to a 3-D shoot the second day I used a friends recurve and I’ve never switched back to the compound anyway I hope you get the bow that you really want

[@ElevateHNT]

I have one i might make some videos with it

[@Easternandoutward]

I would tell them to give me a new bow it was their fault. Or contact Hoyt

[@jonah-n8l]

😂

[@paulheberling2750]

Sorry to hear. Best of luck learning to work on your own bow. I need to do the same. Probably a good idea.

[@ElevateHNT]

Yes I will try to make videos in the future it’s a good idea

[@DavidBowCrazyBabyak86]

Dude, I've had my bow smack off the top of a door frame at my house two or three times and it hasn't messed it up. It's a Matthews but that doesn't make much of a difference

[@ElevateHNT]

It’s crazy . I think the video made a difference. They called me yesterday, we’re going to solve it. Thanks for the support man!!

[@jakobrandolph3126]

Shooting bows is a nice thing, I spent most my childhood shooting comp now just slaying deer, either way fun asf, as of rn got a hoyt ignite pretty much got the thing maxed out @ 6 3” I got that draw length maxed out damn near lmao

[@ElevateHNT]

Me too 80 lbs at 31 inches lol

[@jasonard7227]

get a mathews be happy

[@Easternandoutward]

@Elevate I went to the bow shop yesterday to get a few arrows fletched up and to change a kisser type button changed out ( lo and behold when the shop put my bow in the press and unknowing to all of us It cracked my top limb and bottom one looks dented I didn’t notice until I got home. / So now I’m in the predicament of whether he’s going to cover it. Or the factory. Because I can’t afford that repair especially not after spending all that i just did on bow equipment. And would season only two months out. It should take forever at the shop.

[@ElevateHNT]

Contact your bow dealer man. I made this video and another one. It got 13k views. After they heard about it, the manager contacted me and sent my bow to the factory currently we’re it is at the moment. Dude I’ve had a lot of negative comments about it, but you understand the pain. Keep reaching out to them let me know how it goes too.

[@Easternandoutward]

@@ElevateHNT Glad to hear that the Shop reached out and got your bow into the factory. I pray that it doesn’t take to long at the factory because I know how long those things can take /: Like I don’t want to bash the business. Or I don’t want to cause problems. Because he didn’t do it intentionally. ( But at the same token. I can’t afford a repair like that. Or if it becomes a bigger problem down the road while I’m on a hunting trip And as you well know. Hunting trips are not cheap so then I’m poop look on that trip so it’s just my luck. ( My dad says it just needs to be sanded down. And repainted back over, but there’s a sharp burr over it. /: (. But if I may say In our KZbin line of work there’s always going to be someone that’s gonna dislike you ! or what you are doing or what you believe in ! So I am always straightforward with my Base and I try to do the best I can with what I have. I’ll be praying that your problem is fixed. Soon and you can get back to shooting. We as the community got to stick together. And grow And that’s what I’m trying to do with my channel. And build the outdoors community. I just recently found your channel before your bow but I look forward to the content to come good luck congrats on 400subs. ( And I will do )

[@ElevateHNT]

@@Easternandoutward thanks brother for the support. Hopefully yours go well too

[@Easternandoutward]

@@ElevateHNT thanks brother I appreciate it 🤜🏻🤛🏻

[@IZZYR23]

I hope is covered under the warranty

[@JasonStClair-c9i]

I hey man was it a hoyt rest ? Because it seems like it would be the rest malfunctioning or. The. Bowtech but I bet you Hoyt fixes it anyways but honestly man I think your approach is kind of off “I want what I want” and. The. The threat of switching it’s not their fault man you get more with sugar than vinegar bro good luck hope it works for ya !

[@buckconnolly1820]

Please do that series man! I would love to follow along, because I have zero confidence in any of my local shops. And am looking into buy all the right equipment to work on my own bows.

[@ElevateHNT]

We will try it. I will make a video soon of my arrow making kit. What you need. That will be the first one

[@buckconnolly1820]

@@ElevateHNT That would be epic! I have been using my local shop since 2009 and its just time for me to get my own set up, so I know everything is done correctly. And if something goes wrong I can only blame myself.

[@Texaslivinoutdoors]

Losing arrows on a 3D course isn’t the only way you go threw arrows. Last 3D I shot I was down 2 arrows after the first 3 targets with broken nocks or a ripped vane.

[@smithkl42]

My son had a similar failure a week ago. The arrow blew up when coming off the bow, and caused the cables to jump off the cams. We're still not sure what caused the arrow to break (it broke clean, a quarter inch in front of the fletchings), but it couldn't be the rest failing to drop, as it was a whisker biscuit. Our theory was that maybe he didn't nock the arrow well, but that's just a guess. Luckily nobody was hurt, and the bow wasn't damaged.

[@jimmiekaelin4804]

Did Hoyt take care of you? Let me know. I might be able to help.

[@Coyote5555]

oh man great video bro respect. i can def relate. keep up with the vids

[@seansherman4653]

Good luck . it is absolutly worth setting up your own shop and learn all the ins and outs .

[@whatisarchery]

Hey I just seen this video and it’s been 2 weeks I’m just curious do you have any updates on your bow…Im new to archery and dry fired my bow twice and I was on a budget and if it was broken I wouldn’t have a bow anymore so I feel you bro

[@ElevateHNT]

Nothing. No updates besides it’s in Hoyt factory

[@jonah-n8l]

Lol 😂, sell it ! This is y I never buy a used bow ever!

[@jessehensel3638]

Look at pawn shops for a second and even a third bow. They are hard to value so pawn shops tend to your on them. I picked up a loaded VXR back in January for $500 out the door. It replaced my Cabela's PSE from the year before. Now I have a back up.

[@jonah-n8l]

Don’t do this! This is all the idiots dry fired bows at pawn shops

[@lisad2276]

Thanks for sharing. Sorry this happened to your bow!!

[@jasonard7227]

sounds like a nock broke which is a dry fire really just cause the rest failed that would not cause a derail nor make the arrow go into the rest like that not at 80 pounds that arrow is gonna go through the rest forks and veer off from there imo.. ive seen many bows dry fired of all brands and be fine but they where low poundage.

[@ElevateHNT]

Cable broke

[@UKIHUNT]

Have you ever thought about switching brands? There’s two brands I know that would cover that under warranty & swap you out if they couldn’t fix it / didn’t feel it was safe.

[@ElevateHNT]

What brands??

[@UKIHUNT]

@@ElevateHNT Mathew’s for sure Guy dry fired a bow at the pro shop & they were gonna do a cam replacement because they were bent or a full bow swap on the new lift. PSE will to , assuming you’re the original owner from the context stated there would be some proof of purchase or registration they can verify as well it wouldn’t be a hassle what’s so ever

[@UKIHUNT]

Edit* guy brought in a dry fired bow. I assume he dropped it after the shot as well *

[@richmerlo2769]

I have a Hoyt an older one at that and can't say I ever experienced anything like that , but Hoyt is a very reputable company and they should take care of you. Have you ever considered getting into traditional archery ?? None of that mechanical stuff to worry about , I made the switch about 5 years ago and make no mistake about it you have to practice a lot and be dedicated to it for sure , but it is extremely rewarding.Good luck with your bow situation.

[@joncox2682]

You should try to contact with Hoyt and see if they will warranty your bow Matthews replaced mine when I had a major malfunction . Also just by experience try to shoot more than one arrow because that nock will wear out and sometimes brake as soon as the boat goes off

[@user-nx8vp5sy5d]

personally hoyt false 1000dry fire nonsense make them liable for any failure including deliberate dry fires.