Hoyt Excell

PASSTHRU2 · January 23, 2011, 08:13:00 PM

How many of you Hoyt shooters have your Excell set up to hunt with? Specs. and photos please.

ckanous · January 23, 2011, 08:24:00 PM

I just set mine up with some TT longbow limbs making it 66". It is a real shooter but after shooting 52" to 60" HOOTS bows that thing feels pretty massive. I havent found that magical quiet set-up either. I'm sure it would be fine but "when its not broke don't fix it" kicks in, right now its a target machine!

stevewills · January 23, 2011, 09:18:00 PM

i have one that i have setup for target but wouldnt be afraid to hunt with it,i didnt like the grip on it because of my larger hands.so i took it off and built the sides and palm area up with tennis tape...i love it makes me think about my grip before and after the shot

Reaper TN · January 23, 2011, 09:33:00 PM

I have two 21 inch Hoyt Excels. My first was the standard black riser, so I ordered a blackout one a couple of months back. Both have med TT limbs on them, one the carbon/woods, the other glass/woods. Bows are 64 inches. I just recently got to shoot the blackout riser with the 45# wood/glass limbs and it shoots really good. Bow "feels" like its pulling in the upper forties as far as poundage. I have limbsavers at the fades on both pair of limbs and catwhiskers on the D-97 strings, bows are very quiet. Bows seem to like bh at 8 1/4 to 8 1/2. I draw about 28.5 inches. A 29 inch CE Heritage 150 with 125 grain point bareshafts perfect, so does a 30 inch GT Trad 5575 with 200 grains up front. Unless something changes, this Excel is what I will be hunting with this fall. I have some pics, but don't do photobucket. Sorry.

PASSTHRU2 · January 24, 2011, 03:38:00 PM

Does the Excell Riser take ILF limbs?

ckanous · January 24, 2011, 03:45:00 PM

Yes it does accept ILF.

Carbonkiller · January 24, 2011, 04:05:00 PM

i also have 2 and its a very great value! wouldnt even own my dorado, if i wouldve shot an excel first.

Ben Maher · January 24, 2011, 06:14:00 PM

a great afordable bow, ILF compliant and ready to hunt .
I love mine ... sorry I don't have pics .

PASSTHRU2 · January 25, 2011, 08:20:00 PM

Thanks for the info.

carpenter · January 26, 2011, 04:16:00 AM

I just got a excel riser and trad tech long bow limbs,so far I am impressed.A great value in my book.