Comments on: Review: Bowtech Destroyer 350

By: Michael Larsen

Michael Larsen — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 04:47:52 +0000

Caleb, They generally retail around $899. However, they have been discontinued for 2012 so if you want an new one you’d better hurry fast. Otherwise, good used ones can be found for much less.

By: caleb

caleb — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 23:44:22 +0000

I have a mission by mathews maniac and it only shoots 312 fps. and im thinking about getting the destroyer 350 how much does it cost??

By: Michael Larsen

Michael Larsen — Mon, 12 Sep 2011 16:50:07 +0000

John,

The 340 shoots very similar to the 350, though the longer brace height on the 340 is a little more forgiving. I don’t think there is a big enough difference to cause any concern if your form is good you don’t mind the slightly harsher draw. If you hunt with heavy clothing on, you may prefer the 340 as well. Overall, the differences are not huge and it’s really just a trade off of brace height vs. a little more speed.

The stabilizer pictured in the review above is actually a Smooth Stability stabilizer.

By: John

John — Thu, 08 Sep 2011 23:58:00 +0000

MICHAEL,

HOW WOULD YOU COMPARE THE DESTROYER 340 VERSUS 350? ARE YOU USING A B-STINGER OR PSE VIBRACHECK PRO CARBON HUNTER STABILIZER? THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. VERY WELL WRITTEN ARTICLE.

CHEERS,

JOHN

By: Kevin

Kevin — Sun, 26 Jun 2011 19:42:13 +0000

@Uncle Joe:

If you dig the Destroyer you’ll love the Invasion CPX. I was planning to shoot the Destroyer and was convinced to pit it against the Invasion. At that time the Destroyer 350 boasted the quietest shot and smoothest draw of any bow I had shot and I’ve shot and worked on a lot of bows! I shot both bows side by side and left with the Invasion CPX. Everything you mentioned with the Destroyer is even a hair better with the Invasion CPX. It’s even quieter and smoother! Give it a go ’round next time you’re at the archery shop! It might become your next bow! Keep shootin’ straight. Keep shootin’ Bowtech!

Kev

By: Uncle Joe Texas

Uncle Joe Texas — Sun, 26 Jun 2011 18:31:16 +0000

I bought a 350 Destroyer almost as soon as it hit the market, trying to make up for my short draw length with a faster bow. After shooting it now averaging three to four days a week and probably a dozen arrows each outing I have not had one issue with it. Every time I go to a range people there are astonished at how quiet it is and when they try to pull an arrow out of the target….they “get it!” I shot the Hoyt, Mathews, and Bowtech fast bows with the same arrow…same draw length….same poundage…..and the Destroyer consistantly burried the arrow approximately two inches deeper. This is why I bought it. The N Fused Axis 400 seems to shoot the straightest and recover quicker than any other I have purchased. The only issue I have is weight for ballance to make this killing machine complete……How much makes you feel most comfortable and most accurate for hunting inviornment?……..Appreciate your feedbacks and writings…..and most of all…honesty!

By: Michael Larsen

Michael Larsen — Mon, 21 Mar 2011 01:35:05 +0000

I’ve not shot FOBs through an Invasion yet, but I have shot them through my Destroyer with an Apache, Scizzor, Ripcord and Limb Driver with no problems. My nock point is up maybe just a tad over being centered on the rest mounting hole, but not enough to even sneeze at.

By: Kevin

Kevin — Sun, 20 Mar 2011 07:23:36 +0000

Michael,

Just checking in. Waiting for my Invasion to arrive. Have you tried FOB’s in an Invasion yet? I’m curious to to know if you had to raise your nocking point at all to shoot them and get proper clearance from your rest. I’ve read a couple places (FOB’s from Destroyer with Ripcord) that they raised their nocking point to account for down-travel of back of the arrow on launch creating clearance issue. In my experience with FOB’s (which I’ve shot for a while – and LOVE) I’ve NOT had to make such an adjustment but I have not shot them in a bow with the FLX Guard either. Feedback?

Best,

Kevin

By: Michael Larsen

Michael Larsen — Fri, 04 Mar 2011 02:27:55 +0000

Kevin,

I have not shot any FOBs through an Invasion just yet. From what I can tell, the Invasion has the FLX guard in nearly the same position as the Destroyer and it should clear just fine. If and when I get a chance to try FOBs in an Invasion, I’ll be sure to report back!

By: Kevin

Kevin — Tue, 01 Mar 2011 21:18:33 +0000

Michael,

Watching your Destroyer 350 review I saw you had FOB’s in your hip quiver and I read that you had no issues shooting the FOB’s through it with relation to the FLX guard. Can you or have you shot FOB’s through the Invasion CPX? I’m interested in knowing if there are any conflicts because I currently shoot FOB’s exclusively but my next bow will be the Invasion CPX. Thanks in advance.

Best regards,

Kevin

By: Michael Larsen

Michael Larsen — Fri, 18 Feb 2011 14:35:55 +0000

Ryan,
The best advice I can give you is to NOT grip the bow, but rather let it settle naturally into the contours of your hand, right down the inside of your thumb, with your fingers completely relaxed. It’s a bit hard to explain in text but I’ll be putting up some pictures shortly to better explain it.

By: Ryan

Ryan — Thu, 17 Feb 2011 00:36:47 +0000

I recently purchased a 2011 destroyer, brought the bow home and immediatly paper tuned it. Its shooting bullet holes thru paper but when I shoot outside I can’t shoot a group if my life depended on it. The only thing I can come up with is that I’m still trying to get comfortable with the grip, I shot a hoyt before the destroyer and it had a longer ata , brace height, and a much more user friendly grip. Can you give me any pointers on how to grip/shoot the destroyer so I can shoot better groups. Its to the point were I’m almost ready to put the destroyer away and buy the Invasion. Please help. Thank You

By: Michael Larsen

Michael Larsen — Mon, 14 Feb 2011 15:55:58 +0000

Louis,
Have you had your bow tuned? If your arrows are entering at an angle, there is a good chance that the bow is not tuned properly. There is also a chance that they are severely underspined, but tuning is most likely the issue. I am working on a series of tuning articles that will start showing up this week if you would like to learn to do it yourself. Otherwise I would recommend visiting a pro-shop that can help.

By: louis

louis — Mon, 14 Feb 2011 14:48:41 +0000

hi,my grouping not to bad but the angle of entrance are not good.I expect the arrows to enter straight .
what is the reason for that?
340 ,100 grain tips and 29 drawlenght.
is it the arrows or my settings.shoot currently one full twist back from full setting

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By: Michael Larsen

Michael Larsen — Mon, 03 Jan 2011 18:07:30 +0000

Pete,

In what way can you not get it paper tuned? One thing to look for on the Destroyers is that with such huge cams it is easy to get some cam lean in them. You may want to try putting some extra twists in the yoke on the right side (assuming right handed bow). This will often correct side-to-side issues with tuning on the Destroyers. The Whisker Biscuit shouldn’t be the issue with your tuning unless your vanes are hitting any of the harder, darker bristles at the bottom of the rest.

That being said, I personally have a NAP Apache on my Destroyer and it has been and excellent rest. At previous times I have put both a RipCord and NAP Sizzor on the bow as well and had not issues with either of them.

By: pete

pete — Mon, 03 Jan 2011 01:51:50 +0000

What rest do you recommend? Right now i am using a whisker biscuit and i can not get it paper tuned. Iam shooting carbon express aramid KV 350 with blazer vanes. My destroyer 350 is set at 70 lbs. 29” draw, 28.50 length arrow and is shooting 295 fps.

By: Michael Larsen

Michael Larsen — Sat, 30 Oct 2010 19:48:11 +0000

I was shooting Fletchings only Better (FOBs) and have been since almost day one of having the Destroyer. The FLX guard hasn’t been an issue and the FOBs have shot great for me.

By: Tim

Tim — Sat, 30 Oct 2010 19:04:15 +0000

In your second paragraph of tuning you mentioned the FOB. Are you referring to fletchings only better (FOB) product or something else? I am considering buying the Destroyer 350 and I wanted to shoot FOB’s, but I didn’t think there was enough clearance between the flex guard and arrow’s path to allow the FOB to be shot from the Bowtech Destroyer 350. I shot the bow last week at the only shop in the bay area that carries the Destroyer and I just used range arrows, I did not have a FOB arrow to try but by eye balling I didn’t think there was enough room for that product to be used. I was impressed with my groupings at 20 yards with a demo bow and range arrows that were not set up and fined tuned for me, I was able to stack several rounds of shooting.