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Title: Hoyt Dorado
Post by: Deeter on March 17, 2013, 06:52:00 PM
Do you guys on here that have Hoyt Dorados love them?  I am looking for a take down.  I shot Hoyt compounds for years befor I switched to trad, and Hoyt as always made a good bow in my opinion.  I am just not sure about their recurves since I have never shot one.  Thanks.
Title: Re: Hoyt Dorado
Post by: Bob Palmer on March 17, 2013, 07:38:00 PM
I have two. They are great bows! I have Hoyt FX limbs on one and its noticeably a better shooter than the stock limbs! The riser is awesome and bombproof! I like mine!!!!
Title: Re: Hoyt Dorado
Post by: Rock 'N Bow on March 17, 2013, 08:18:00 PM
Love mine too. The most user friendly bow I own.
Title: Re: Hoyt Dorado
Post by: Three Finger on March 17, 2013, 08:52:00 PM
I love my Dorado. It shoots hard and there are a bunch of options with limbs. Great bow!!!
Title: Re: Hoyt Dorado
Post by: pseman on March 17, 2013, 09:31:00 PM
Ditto what the others said. I have Black Max mediums on mine and they are smooth and fast. Great shooting combo. Very easy to convert any ILF limb to the Hoyt riser. I did have to sand the ends of the BM limbs just a smidge to get perfect fit. No problem though.

Mark
Title: Re: Hoyt Dorado
Post by: nineworlds9 on March 17, 2013, 11:09:00 PM
Love mine!  Got it not too long ago and I was accurate with it right away.  I've got the Realtree edition with a wood grip and its just a bad to the bone looking bow that shoots.  Fastflight string, some limbsavers and puffballs and its whisper quiet except for the thwack of an arrow hitting its mark.  Great for a factory bow that's for sure.  One bow I will not let go of.
Title: Re: Hoyt Dorado
Post by: BuckeyeGuy on March 18, 2013, 08:51:00 AM
Got one and love it!
Title: Re: Hoyt Dorado
Post by: Avid Archer on March 18, 2013, 10:30:00 AM
The Dorado riser is a very solid platform. I have one with a set of long, high end carbon foam ILF limbs (converted to fit the Dorado) that I like so much, that I have sold all my other bows.

I have no first hand experience with them, but i have read that the stock Dorado limbs tend to run heavier than marked(+3-4lbs), and stack badly for archers with longer than average draw lengths. If DL is 28" or less stock limbs should be fine.
Title: Re: Hoyt Dorado
Post by: David Mitchell on March 18, 2013, 11:28:00 AM
I had no problem with stock limbs on mine--weight as marked and no stack at 29" draw.
Title: Re: Hoyt Dorado
Post by: nineworlds9 on March 18, 2013, 11:40:00 AM
Yeah mine def goes to 29 just fine for me, course I am an ox
Title: Re: Hoyt Dorado
Post by: BCD on March 18, 2013, 04:10:00 PM
I like my Dorado ok, but I shoot much better with my hoyt GM 2 and I'm not sure why (this is even when using medium length limbs on the dorado to get a 62 inch bow). The Dorado seems quite a bit slower than the GM 2 as well but has a smoother draw cycle.
Title: Re: Hoyt Dorado
Post by: stabow on March 18, 2013, 07:43:00 PM
I've had 4 or 5 Hoyt recurves and all have been great shooters.
Title: Re: Hoyt Dorado
Post by: SkottyBoy on March 18, 2013, 10:25:00 PM
I have owned both the dorado and gamemaster. Both great bows, i just dig wood bows more. The gamemaster looks very cool. I dont think you can go wrong with either. Good luck.
Title: Re: Hoyt Dorado
Post by: SkottyBoy on March 19, 2013, 06:56:00 AM
I have owned both the dorado and gamemaster. Both great bows, i just dig wood bows more. The gamemaster looks very cool. I dont think you can go wrong with either. Good luck.
Title: Re: Hoyt Dorado
Post by: SkottyBoy on March 19, 2013, 01:07:00 PM
I have owned both the dorado and gamemaster. Both great bows, i just dig wood bows more. The gamemaster looks very cool. I dont think you can go wrong with either. Good luck.
Title: Re: Hoyt Dorado
Post by: macksdad on March 19, 2013, 09:21:00 PM
I have both dorados and buffaloes and I really like both of them.
Title: Re: Hoyt Dorado
Post by: Cwilder on March 20, 2013, 02:39:00 PM
I have two dorados both with after market limbs.
one at 60" the other at 62"
I would love to have the dorado riser and the buffalo shelf
Title: Re: Hoyt Dorado
Post by: bluej on March 20, 2013, 09:23:00 PM
I have a hoyt desperado, and a tiburon. I can shoot these bows better than any bow I've owned and there have been many over the years! Hoyt makes an awesome bow!
Title: Re: Hoyt Dorado
Post by: TDHunter on June 04, 2013, 09:18:00 PM
Got to chime in as well. Have owned 2 Dorado's and still have one and I can't help but love it. I have never been able to shoot shorter bows with my 30" draw. I could never get good flight.....string torque of some kind. But I cant shoot bare shafts at 20m no issues with my Dorado. If owned a tone of custom bows and still own a few but again I can't say enough about how much I love my Dorado.