12. FORGE BOWS
This Wisconsin bow manufacturer offers five new models for 2007. The new Forge Smoke incorporates a "Max View" riser that adds 25% more vertical and horizontal visibility. The Dead Stik back balancer/string silencing system reduces hand shock and string vibration. The 32.25" Smoke, with a 7.62" brace height, generates 315 fps with its single Edge Cam.

Also new this year are the SRX 32 and 34. Both are powered by the Synergy Cam, which provides a smooth draw and speeds approaching 300 fps. These bows also feature the Max View machined riser, the Dead Stik system, and triple pivoting limb pockets.

The new 30" Woodsman is a value bow in the $400 range. Powered by the Edge Cam, this bow launches arrows at 305 fps. For anyone looking for a bow with short draw length and lighter draw weight, look at the new Nimrod. Draw weight adjusts from 26 - 55 lbs., draw length from 21.5"- 26.5".

13. HIGH COUNTRY
This company's 2007 line is essentially all new. The Iron Mace is a parallel-limb bow with the new Trinary Cam system that requires no split yoke attachment to the limbs. The riser is machined from a billet of ZR-1 aluminum. Weighing 3.9 lbs. and measuring 33.5" in length, the Iron Mace cranks out arrows at speeds of 330-340 fps. Other features include an anodized roller guard, Winner's Choice strings, and BowJax limb and string dampeners.

The all-new Stiletto 380 comes in two versions -- carbon riser or aluminum riser. Both employ the Trinary Cam and roller cable guard, and both have lengths of 31.5" and brace heights of 7.5". The carbon Stiletto weighs 3.4 lbs., its aluminum counterpart 4 lbs. Both launch arrows in the 325 - 335 fps range. The Sidewinder Pro, also available with carbon or aluminum riser, employs a Hybrid Pro Cam and roller guard, as does the Katana, a new short bow at 32.5".

14. HOYT
Eleven. That's the number of new bows Hoyt unveiled for 2007. The flagship Vectrix is loaded with new technology, including a patented StealthShot String Suppression System. This device arrests the oscillating string to reduce both noise and vibration at the shot. Other features that eliminate noise and vibration include two RizerShox, AlphaShox in the split limbs, and FUSE StringShox tucked into the FUSE bowstring. The Vectrix measures 33" in length, the Vectrix XL 36". Brace heights are 7" and 7.5", respectively. The new Vector Cam & 1/2 powers both to speeds of 315 fps.

The new 38 Pro, evolving from the popular ProTec, boasts a length of 38.5" and a brace height of 8.25". The 38 Ultra, patterned after the popular UltraTec, has a 38" length and 7.5" brace height. The all-new Vulcan speed bow, built on a reflexed TEC riser that lowers the brace height to 6", yields speeds of 325 fps.

The hugely popular Trykon has given birth to the Trykon Sport for older youths and the Trykon Junior. The brand new Montega, a deluxe fingers-shooter's bow with a length of 45" and a brace height of 8.75", attains speeds in the 270 fps range. The Avenger, a short, lightweight, mid-priced bow; and the Selena, a bow designed specifically for women, round out Hoyt's line of hunting bows.

15. JENNINGS ARCHERY
For 2007, this company's line includes two models, both unchanged from 2006. The Strike is the shorter of the two bows at only 31.5", and has the lower brace height at 7.6". The Reliant is 34" long and has a brace height of 8".

Both bows are single cam, sporting the J-REV balanced cam with a "Rock Stop" Module installed. Jenning's Tech Twist BCY 8125 strings are standard, and IBO speeds run just over 300 fps.

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