I am the second owner of this bow. I had lusted after a Triple Crown for a long time and got lucky enough to work a deal on one not too far back. It is one of the sweetest shooting bows I have owned. You just don't have to think about anything. Just hold it and shoot it. Just butter smooth on the draw, very quick for the weight, has no problem shooting 10gpp quick and flat. The combo of a recurve style grip and longbow limbs just means you don't have to think about anything but your form and release and focus on the shot. The carbon isn't really there for added speed, most times carbon isn't capable of adding more than a few fps..the real purpose is to add torsional stability to the limbs. The bow is whisper quiet with a well made string and silencers. I have shot it with a bare string and there is the slightest twang but that is it. Add wool puffs or whiskers and you're talking hunting quiet. Very well balanced with a 24" riser section for stability. If you study the pic I posted you'll see that the extended shelf helps balance the bow so you can shoot it with an extremely light grip. Ron put A LOT of thought into designing this bow. Mine is all Zebrawood so it is relatively light weight for the size and length but heavy enough to be very stable, I can only imagine adding 1/2 Micarta or full Micarta would enhance these properties to a new level. Champion shooter Larry Yien (seen working his magic in Master of the Barebow) has been known to use a full Micarta version.
As a counterpoint, yes there are the 21st Century bows, which are in the same class as this bow FUNCTIONALLY. I have owned a 70" Lonestar Carbon and that was an outstanding shooting bow as well, though not dead in the hand like the TC because of a thinner riser and wider limbs. The 21st could easily hold its own with this bow, and some might argue it is more close to a true 'longbow' because of the lower more longbow-like grip. To be fair, more tournaments have been won with 21st bows than the Triple Crown, BUT I think that will change as the 21st designs have been around longer while the TC has only been around a handful of years, AND I think the word will get out about these Fox bows and people will realize that though the entry price is higher, the quality is simply leaps and bounds above the 21st bows currently being made.
I hate to say this, but put the two bows side by side to compare fit/finish and the Fox will seem like an AMG Mercedes whereas the 21st (current production) will seem like well, a retired police cruiser. Again, to be fair, I will stress that the 21st bows shoot 'lights out' and are several hundred $ cheaper..BUT frankly, life is short and me personally?? I'd rather have the Benz any day if I had a choice.
Frankly when I ogle this bow and shoot it I think "eat your heart out Robin Hood". Said with some irony and tease at the other make I mentioned, the Triple Crown is a 21st Century interpretation of the longbow. I snagged this TC with the goal of working on my form and aiming skills and to apply them to my shorter hunting bows, but honestly I can hear this bow just whispering begging me to take it deer hunting someday.
Topic: - Tell me about your FOX Triple Crown please! - (Read 482 times)
