Be honest these bows are the bows that made Mathews famous in my eyes and the time zone where I went to bowhunting exclusively( now since 2006) only bow hunting. I could never afford one then but loved them. Always shot a Diamond or Bowtech at that time but if you own one of these 3 bows they will kill like any new bow today! Currently installing new strings, black and gold sight on my neighbors Mathews LX which he still hunts and kills with!

I just bought back my first bow from my buddy when I switched from right hand to left hand. Love my switchback XT. My lefty bow is an z7 extreme.

Your channel is quickly becoming my favorite to watch. Keep it up!🏹

Great video! My first bow was the Mathews Outback, which I gifted to a friend when I got out of the military. Ended up getting the Z7 as a replacement. However, the local range was bad, and most everyone I know had people hunting their properties already, so I fell away from archery. Just recently found out local Fish and Game club had redone their target range, and added 3D range, so started back today. Was really fun getting back into it. Got a new string on order, but old string was still in excellent condition for being in storage. In all, it is basically a brand new bow. I plan on shooting a local 3D tournament league this summer with it. As a right-handed person that shoots archery left-handed (left eye dominant) It doesn't surprise me that the left-handed bows are slow to sell. Tried selling my Z7 a year after I bought it with no luck. However, now I am glad I still have it, as I do really love the bow.

It’s so interesting because when the Z7 came out I was a highschool kid dying to get a bow and got a used Mathews Outback for $450. Now knowing Z7’s float around at that price just hit a euphoric nostalgic spot in my soul

I went to a used Mathews SQ2-XL for my latest bow... needed new, lower poundage limbs, and a 26 inch draw cam...1 call to Mathews service dept in Sparta took care of it... the dealer had the new parts installed in less then 2 weeks....WELL WORTH the investment....

Thank you for bringing on the older Mathews bows, I have a, Heli M, Monster Chill I will never get rid of them, they are lighter, balanced. I have other later bows Mathews Halon 7, 27 ata V3, there OK BUT there are some changes to the new ones could have left alone.

Man, I loved watching this video. I haven't shot for 15 years, but in 1997 / 1998 I was winning local Target and 3D leagues with my Mathews Feathermax. I even "robin hooded" a 2312. I'm interested in getting back into the hobby and am sad to see that the Solocam is no longer. I read nock travel... but (with overdraws of course) my 1997 Feathermax was over 330fps with IBO, 312'ish target, and 284 at hunting arrow weight. I'm not sure the premium bows of today are any faster, and it's hard to imagine that they are any more accurate. I have a nostalgic love of the Solocam and have been thinking about buying one of the late model Solocam's. Maybe a little bit of bias, but this video was right on time :)

I have heard a lot of good things about the z7 and also the helium. I also have a thing for older bows and I actually feel like I shoot better with lower let off bows. I have a Mathews halon 32 and a Hoyt ventum 33. When I start having issues with target panic, I put those bows down and pickup a 2009 pse xforce that I still own, and It cures my target panic after a while because the lower let off reminds me of how I have to get into that back wall. I also just picked up an old elite z28.

Solocam + GeoGrid = wins. When my Lost Camo Mathews Z2 stops shooting MOA at 20 yards, I'll upgrade. It was the last GeoGrid Z7.. When I called Mathews directly to ask about the Z2 and how it compared to the Z7, Matt McPherson himself got on the horn with me and walked me through it telling me that they were the same exact bows and told me I could buy a Z2 with confidence. A lot of Z7 lovers said it was the best hunting iteration because of it's compact Extreme-like size, but with Magnum cams. Mathews IS amazing at how well they take care of their family of owners. I shot mine at a Hoyt Dealer range and the Hoyt owners with their $2000 rigs would look at me (with my 2nd hand one year old Z2 that I got loaded for $675) when I'd let one loose and say, "Damn! That bow is fast! And silent!" 😂

Excelent info.....thank you. Im looking to replace my Z7 that was stolen from the back of my truck.

I still use a mathews ez7 with success, great bow

Still have my mq32. Will never let it go

Brother great video and review I'm a lifelong bowhunter I have two sons one named Hoyt and my oldest is named Easton after earl Hoyt and doug Easton an I'm not gonna lie I love my new Hoyt's but my favorite bows and to me the most sexy bows I've ever owned are my Mathews Solo Cam bows

Botch destroyer 350 LE. That is a nostalgic bow that I shot so well and she was fast

I had an LX can’t remember what year but after all this time PSE used to lead the market Mathews changed the technology forever I think all of the top brands are great I just prefer Mathew’s

Awesome video, I love the Z7 I will keep it forever.

Can’t wait to see a video on that tactical creed!!

I had a Hoyt FlashPoint Heat that I hunted with as a teenager back in the mid 90's, then I bought a Z7 Magnum in my late 30's in hopes of getting back in the woods and that never happened. Sold the Z7 and got into guns instead to have, at least, some fun at the range.

Love the review I still hunt with my Z7 great bow!

Yeah the solocam is the ric flair of bows for sure

The Mathew’s Z7 was great! I still shoot a Mathew’s Creed!

I still have my Z7 . And I still have my HTX No Cam. The no cam is in the lost camp xd. It's the white and black camo. I still love both those bows. But I got the ss34 this year and I love that bow. So I use one as a back up on traveling to hunts to kansas and new york

I would love to see you do a review on a 2006 Hoyt trykon. A buddy of mine showed me one he bought and I thought it was the coolest looking bow I have ever seen! Not many videos reviewing this old bow and would love to see you do one. Great channel.

I 100% know exactly what you mean when you said the perfect bow. I have the same marriage with my halon 7. I have a Vxr & also a v3 and to this day my halon 7 never collects dust. Absolutely monogamous with it.

Idk how you feel about the Halon 32/6 but I check in monthly to your channel just to see if you did a bow review on it. Appreciate the content my dude!

I have the matthews creed with the wooden handle. I have killed many deer with it thru the years and will probably never sell it. However I wasn’t aware the poundage went up to 70? I thought the max was 60lb?

Yo man what kind of target is that? Looks really nice and easy to pull.

Just picked mine up for 200 bucks off a buddy super stoked!

Wish Mathews would do a redo of there z7's line of bows they was some of the best shooting bows easy to turn and just simple

Just got a Mathews creed today for 400 it's black with carbon fiber limbs don't know what year it is

Wow do I feel old . I got my Mathews lx new in 2004 . I have shot every bow that Mathews have made and even the new lift doesn't shoot as smooth as the lx . Something happened to Mathews bows after 2004 as far as smoothness goes . It seems year after year they were chasing speed over smoothness . All the cams have a jerking action to them and it only got worse . If you never shot a smooth bow then you don't know what the differences are . I never worries about speed either . I have always keep the poundage at around 50 to 55 max . I'm sure speed matters to a lot of people so Mathews did what they had to do in the speed race to keep the bows as smooth as they could and people just got use to the jerking of the bows . I'm still hoping Mathews will make a new bow that is super smooth but lighter weight than the lx . You would think after 20 years they could come up with a smooth shooting bow instead of chasing speed .

Had a z7 didn’t care for the look of the gridlock riser but I killed probably 50 or more deer with that bow got a vxr 31.5 now but I miss the single cam bows wished I’d never gotten rid of it

I picked up a Mathews monster 7.0 as my first bow this year. Not sure if I made the right choice given the fact that I probably could have picked up a midline bow for the amount it cost to set up the monster to me. Not sure what your opinion on the old monster is but I’d love to hear your honest answer.

Does this apply for the Drenalin, in your opinion? I found a great deal on one of them and reading they are great bows. It will be my first bow😊 Thanks!

I didn’t know you could still get parts for all the older bows, I never looked that deep other than eBay, I’d love some 70lb limbs for my old DXT

What stabilizer are you using on the z7?

Started with a pse brute x, then switchback xt, after Mathews z3, then halon 32, then no cam htr, then hoyt hyperforce, then carbon defiant, then a Hoyt rx1, then a prime black 3, and now I’m full circle to a switchback xt again. Something about the single cams man, simple no nonsense hunting rigs.

Heli-m is my favorite single cam

Please do one on the bear Carnage!!! Best bear archery bow ever.

What sight you have on the z7. Also i love my mathews dxt its my primary bow for elk and deer here out west. Super light super quiet and shoots freaking darts.

Shoot a reezen 6.5. Love it. Cool video

Miss my Heli-M

Ok what’s your honest opinion on the z series, chill, and no cam draw cycle. Who is the smoothest with the best hold 👀

miss my z7 extreme should have never sold it

Just got a heli m i just got it because it called me man i saw it and just had to have it. Whats everyones opinions on it.

Let's go a little further and see the switchback xt next time

Sorry, me again, what are your thoughts on the Z9 vs the Z7 Magnum. I’ve narrowed my search to these 2 (I believe).

Please review the Mathew’s NO CAM HTX not the HTR. Because there aren’t many GOOD reviews on the HTX no cam.

what if something breaks ?will i still get waaranty?i still have my old creed limited the same as yours

What's your personal hunting set up?

How does one take care of left/right tears besides arrow rest and arrow spine?

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I dont mean to be so blunt but I hope you shoot more consistent then that 😳.

I miss my solo! In my opinion, its tha best bow out there, even in todays market!

What was the cost of that new cam though?