Just my opinon
the last yr I have been inspired by a friend. He has am unmatched work ethic. He has been shooting for 2 hours a day for about three yrs. He has won his class in the Texas Indoors (FITA Inoor target) for the last two yrs running. This yr he broke the class long standing record.
I have not been a bad shoot but never really had a good work ethic for practice. Week before a shoot I would put in a few hours and go shoot. The last yr or so I have been putting in last 30 min to an hour of practice per day.
It is really being to pay off. I am shooting groups that are touching at 22 yds. Well to the extent I have had to stop shooting single spots and start shooting 3 spots to save my arrows.
I have been shooting the 45# long Hex 5 (Mark I) on the an aladin riser for 4 or 5 months. I tuned along on the bow for maybe 30 days (i am slow and turtle like).
BH 8&5/8". (after much fiddling.
now a few personal impression (absolutely subjective)
1). the feel of the bow when the string hits tension after the release to very good. I am getting a dead feel, no galloping, no (or only the breifest moment) vibration, no buzz. Feel is addicting.
2). These Hex5 are the mark I and for me a a few fps slower that my TXG are pound for pound. the speed is very good though. what I like more about these Hex 5 is the feel thru the clicker (sting walker with under the arrow clicker). On long crawls which can be very hard to get thru the clicker, My Hex 5 has a very smooth but loading feel. not a stacking feel but more like [last 3/4"] easy easy easy [last 1/4"] then a bit of a different feel. not hard to pull but something like the limb has unrolled and now there is an urgent feel
[ya i know]. as if the angle had just flattened and now you had more purchase........all in my head maybe but as long as it works. when I am shooting with a finger touching the string the limbs just feel very smooth the clikcer and things seem like you would expect a top of the line limb to feel thru the clicker.
3) from a long crawl my Hex 5 have narrowed myh left/right deviation. I can not say if it is due to the limbs forgiving the change in arrow spine on long crawls or that the limbs having more tortional stregth
I got a few more very subjective impression bu I got do a few chores. more later.
btw I am not tring to sale ya Borders limbs. Actually I hope they are a well kept secert. I need all the points I can get even if I am practicing
rusty