Strike is a NEW combination of short, straight
compression-molded carbon fiber limbs (Exclusive Jennings CK™
technology) with the enhanced Jennings jREV™ Cam.
Jennings
Archery says: "Strike represents a flat-out performance
breakthrough at a flat-out amazing value," and I will have to agree
with their statement. (Visit Jennings Archery web site: Jennings Archery)
As with any box arriving at my home in the
mail, I tore into it with vigor and excitement. The Strike comes
professionally packaged and quite secure in the Jennings box. My
initial inspection of the bow started with an overall look at
everything.
The New Mossy Oak Break-up coats it from head
to tow giving the bow a deep rich camouflage pattern. Looking
closer at the entire bow revealed flawless dipped coating from the top
to the bottom. Impressive so far.
What really stood out to
me was the size of this bow. Axle to axle this bow is only a mere
31.5 inches and light as a feather in my hands. Only 4.2 pounds
to be exact. I've never shot a bow this short and had no idea
what I was in for. I did know however that at this length, it
would be an ultimate tree stand bow.
I next measured the
brace height and it came out at a very respectable 7.625". Over 7
and a half inches in brace height makes for one very smooth and
forgiving bow. I knew then and there that Jennings had produced a
winner.
Proven
Components: The Strike has a feather-light riser machined from aircraft
aluminum, double taper lock limb cups, and TechTwist strings - all
proven Jennings components that deliver long run, top-of-tune
performance. Comes equipped with vibration dampening from Sims
Vibration Laboratory.
Strike delivers a deeper valley, smoother backwall and enhanced let-off-yet achieves speeds of 305 fps.
I
mounted a Stealth Hunter arrow rest, the Hindsight Extreme with a
Copper John's pin sight, a string loop, tossed it into the Bowkaddy
mounted in my truck bed and I was off to the range to see what this
baby could do!
My first draw with the new Strike was like
running into a complete stranger that you feel you've known for
years. Set at 70 pounds, the draw was smooth and comfortable and
when it hit it's nearly 80% let-off, I was in heaven. I can't
tell you how many times I've been at full draw waiting for that deer to
clear the tree before my shoulder gives out. Hoping that all the
shaking isn't going to knock every leaf off of my tree before I pass
out. Jennings says 78% let-off, but to me, it felt like
90%. Literally, you can hold at full draw for quite a while
comfortably. Vibration and hand shock were almost non existent.
Truly a joy to shoot and get to know.
As for arrow speed, they
tout a whopping 305 fps. I could only get an arrow clocked at
around 302, but that's close enough for me. Any bow that's 31.5"
axle to axle and shooting an arrow over 300 fps is just fine in my
book. I wish they wouldn't have gone to a thin grip as I
feel it lessens consistency when shooting, but it is none the less very
comfortable in my hand.
It took me no time what-so-ever to get
this bow tuned in and shooting deadly accurate. The bow shoots so
fast that the Sims string silencers lasted a grand total of 10 shots
before both had flown off the string and bounced somewhere down the
range. That's when I noticed that the bow string hadn't been
twisted more than 3 times. I used a press and put a total of 7
twists in the string. The Sims string silencers are now
reinserted and working just fine.
The most amazing thing about
this bow is it's price. Carbon fiber limbs, j-REV balanced single
cam producing arrow speeds over 300 fps, an aircraft aluminum machined
riser cammo dipped for durability, and all in a package weighing in at
4.2 pounds and 31.5 inches axle to axle all for a suggested retail
price of $399.00. You are truly getting a top of the line bow for
literally half the price of other brands. Believe me when I say,
"You can't go wrong buying this bow." As a matter of fact, I
decided to make this my hunting bow this year.
