XCENTRIC BOW REVIEWED
BY DAN WATTS-MESSICK
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admit it, when it comes to archery, I'm
a tinkerer. Never satisfied, once I feel
like I have the setup, I have to change
something; sight, rest, arrows, you name
it. I'm not sure how or when I developed
this obnoxious and sometimes expensive
habit, but there it is - Hi, my name is Dan
and I'm a tinkerer.
I didn't necessarily intend on switching
bows anytime soon, but on a whim I
sold the perfectly good bow that I was
perfectly happy with (which was set up
with a perfectly good sight, and a perfectly
good rest, and a perfectly good... Well, you
get the picture...) and, at the start of this
year, found myself in the position no true
archery friend likes to find themselves;
bow-less. And so began this year's great
adventure: Find Dan's new bow!
I knew what I wanted… Sort of. I wanted
what could be considered a cross over
bow. Something that would work equally
as well in the woods and on the 3D range.
Something not terribly heavy, but not
too light. Not too loud or with too much
vibration. Something fast but controllable.
Something long, but not too long. Modular
draw length adjustment as well as
adjustable let-off. It was the Goldilocks of
bows. Not too hot, not too cold, but just
right. It didn't take long before I zeroed
in on the up and coming manufacturer,
Xpedition Archery.
At this point, I feel like a little background
is in order. Xpedition Archery is owned by
its parent company, Applied Engineering.
This particular company has been
manufacturing parts for the aerospace
industry for nearly 50 years. To say they
know a thing or two about machining
precision would be an understatement.
This translates into an unparalleled quality
in design, engineering, and manufacturing.
I placed an order for their flagship model,
the Xcentric. I was able to check off
almost every box on my wish list with this
particular bow:
32.25" axle to axle
3.9 LBS
354 FPS IBO
Modular draw length adjustment from
27 – 30-inches.
80% let-off (adjustable)
When I called to place my order, I was
concerned with how long it might
take for the bow to actually ship. I had
procrastinated long enough that I had
my first 3D shoot of the year coming up
in less than two weeks. While I had all of
the parts and pieces to add to the bow
once it arrived, I was still missing the
main ingredient. What I was told by the
friendly staff at Xpedition was the bow I
ordered would ship in two days’ time and
I would likely have it within the week. I