Who wants to test drive the Zipstick prototype?

[Bjorn]

OK rastaman is next; address please.

[zipper bowss]

Thank you Will. You just saved me some headaches.    

Thank you Bjorn.I'm glad it is working for you.It is obviously a very different animal but so far I think it is working pretty well.Would you say it compares well with your go to bow?

I need to get some carbon in this bugger and see what she does then.I am anxious to get back to this project but other obligations keep coming up.  I have a few minor changes I want to make but nothing major to this one. I still have to get the longer versions sorted out.

[rastaman]

Hey Bjorn!  i pm'ed you my mailing address.  Thanks!

[Bjorn]

Be in the mail tmrw Randy!

[zipper bowss]

Did the Zipstick make it yet, Randy?
Bill

[rastaman]

Hey Bill!  i got the bow and it's been crazy since.  i've been able to have one shooting session with it so far.  What a little pocket rocket! i love the grip!  Hopefully i will be able to put it thru its paces this evening. It compares very favorably to all of my other "high performance" bows.  i think you have a winner here!

[zipper bowss]

No hurry Randy. I was just curious if it made it yet. I just had two boxes of broadheads arrive damaged. I guess I’m a little gun shy. That’s all.

[rastaman]

The box was pretty banged up when i got it. I will probably ship it in PVC.

[zipper bowss]

That might be pricey.I’ll bet it would take and 8 inch piece of pvc to get that bow in it. LOTS O’ REFLEX!!  :D  
Bill

[Bjorn]

My go to bow is 64" so 58" a little different; but the  arrows found their mark at 25+ yds. I happened to have some 60/65 cedars that were spot on. I was pleasantly surprised. Good little bow-but I'd probably want a longer one-just my preference.

[Don Batten]

Send it to me and I'll shoot it a week and send it to everyone within 50 miles of me and who cares about the list order. Gotta save on that shipping. LOL

[owlbait]

Any new reports? I get ya Don!   :D

[rastaman]

Bill has a keeper in my opinion! I will be shipping it out Monday or Tuesday!

[rastaman]

Bow has shipped out.  i ended up shipping in 6 inch pvc so hopefully it is bombproof heading to Glenn (Igor) in Minnesota.  Glenn, you may not want to ship it out in the pipe.  Just keep it if you don't! You will love the bow!

[BrownA5]

This is fun following the reports.  I am down a ways on the list so keep the reports coming!  

[Gen273]

[Igor]

Rasta

Wow what a bomb proof shipping container....saw the freight on it!   :^)

Bow was here when I arrived from work....quick had dinner and ran about 30 arrows through it.

I'm impressed so far ....loved the grip and it is feather light (absolutely the least amount of shock I've experienced in a short bow).

Started out with some 65# spined fir and they all stayed left on me so I brought out some 2018(s) at 29.25" with 175 grains and thought they were might be to stiff (they were readily available and I'd have to fletch some 2016(s)) - much to my surprise (over 12 grains) that dialed them in at 18yds for me and I was loving it.

I'll shoot a bunch this weekend - experiment with other arrow weights etc and take some pic(s). Sorry don't have a Chrono :^(

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Glenn

[owlbait]

Glenn, thanks for the update. I hope the rest of your testing/shooting goes as well.  Can't wait to hear what everone on the list has to say. Nice to get a well rounded group of shooters to chime in.  :D    

[LoweBow]

I shot a 56" version of this bow at KY Tradfest yesterday.  Bill had a 40# bow shooting 10 gpi at 180+ fps.  

TJ and I shot a round w/ Bill they proceeded to play w/ the bow some and I had sat back as I have a 30-1/2" draw and don't much like short bows.
After a few adult beverages and the bow staring at me from the truck bed I picked it up and said "what ya think Bill"...he shrugged and said  "go ahead" so we headed to the practice range.

I watched a few other Zipper owners fondle and shoot the bow prior to me finally grabbing it.  I half heartedly drew it a few times and finnally brought it back to anchor...when I hit anchor I looked at bill and he was staring at me like..."here we gooooooooo"  LOL.  My 1st three shots were kinda aprehensive as I was shooting his (or should I say Tracy's) light arrows thru it...W/ my 33" CX 150's w/ 200 up front they flew like darts and the bow performed awesome!  The bow is super smooth...I'd have no problem hunting w/ that bow.  No stack at all.  I don't think Bill would reccomend a guy w/ my draw shooting this short of a bow, but a 60" would be awesome!  As some of you remember I wasn't crazy about the grip on the proto Nitro I hunted w/ last year....That is not my perception of this bow..by far!  Unbelievable grip!  Full throat, full heal, comfortable, no torque...
This bow will be a big seller for Bill when he starts spitting them out...it's crazy!  You guys are gonna be impressed!!

[Friend]

Was granted the honor today, at the KY Tradfest, to run some arrows thru Bill's personal Zipstick.

Zipper's following has been steadliy grow and deservingly acquired. Bill's new Zipstick may in fact be his greatest development.

Her attributes were most impressive. I could easily continue on and on however my experience with her would still be subjective.

The Zipstick warrants serious consideration.

Great work Bill.