The trend is toward faster bows that shoot quietly and don't recoil in the hand. That is a tall order, but today's best will deliver.
By Bill Winke
Pearson TX-4 : The 2009 TX-4 is available with the new R2B2 cam system that stores more energy without being so harsh that you fear to draw the bow. It features a 6 1/4-inch brace height -- low but not too low -- and is 12 feet per second faster than last year's model. The riser is highly sculpted with larger cutouts to make the bow lighter and stiffer. The new R2B2 is one of the new classes of hybrid cam systems for which both cams are anchored to the other. Some call these binary cams. Coupled with the bow's low brace height, the TX-4 produces an advertised 342 fps IBO speed. The TX-4 is 33 1/2 inches long with a $739 SRP. www.benpearson.com