Man... that was a real testament to the power of fellowship. Everything that could go wrong that morning went wrong. Took a while getting up the tree to set up and I was sweating bullets. A doe snuck in on me and thankfully I got a good shot off and then realized I had no clue how to gut this deer.

All I wanted to do once I returned home was test my bow properly at the range. Out in Wisconsin, I noticed that my issues only showed up on targets beyond 35-40 yards, which I hadn’t really shot much of, if I’m honest. Undoubtedly, that contributed to the problem, because at those ranges and under the margins, any inconsistencies aren’t easy to detect due to the speed of modern compound bows.

After six months with the Mathews ARC 34, I’m revisiting the bow that left me confused at first — this time after tuning, 3D shoots, field courses, broadhead testing, and real range time.