The 10 Best Diamond Bows By Bowtech Archery

The Prism bow is based on the Diamond Edge series, which encompasses adjustability, versatility and good performance. Its limb system enables you to adjust the draw weight to any poundage between 5 and 55 pounds and this makes the bow usable by either weak or strong archers. It also has rotating modules that enable you to adjust the draw length to any distance between 18 and 30 inches. This enabled it to grow with you as you become a better archer.

The bow has an effective let-off of 80%, meaning that at peak draw, you only hold 20% of the draw weight. This makes it quite easy to keep the bow steady and leaves you with more energy to focus on aiming the target.

It weighs a mere 3.2 pounds, which is a comfortable load to carry around when hunting. Its cam system can shoot arrows at a speed of 295 feet per second, which is also good for hunting. It has a 3 pin tundra sight that further enhances your aiming, resulting in accurate shots whether you use it for hunting or archery.

5. Diamond Archery Deploy SB Bow

This is the most technically advanced bow that Diamond has produced. It has a full R.A.K (Ready, Aim and Kill) system on board which is factory installed and tested for the highest level of accuracy. This system includes a custom sight, an Octane deadlock lite quiver with a capacity of 5 arrows, an Octane capture arrow rest, a 5 inch Octane ultra-light stabilizer, a carbon peep, a BCY string loop and a comfort wrist sling. These enhance the bow’s performance, making it ideal for hunting.

The bow features a synchronized binary cam system, which slaves both cams to each other, ensuring that they rotate evenly as you draw the string. This makes the bow have level nock travel, enabling you to make very accurate shots. Binary cams are also easy to tune and once perfectly calibrated, they can be used for a long time before requiring re-calibration.

It is made from knight riser, which is a carbon-based material, which makes the bow strong and lightweight (It weighs only 3.2 pounds despite all its weighty features).

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6. Diamond Archery Medalist 38 Bow

This bow is designed for the novice archers who want to get into either field or target archery. It has a draw length that ranges from 23 and 32.5 inches and is adjustable to any distance in between. This wide range ensures that it can accommodate a large group of archers with different draw lengths.

It has a binary cam system that has symmetrical cams slaved to each other. This setup makes the cams turn evenly as the string is drawn, giving you flawless nock travel and this ensures that you get accurate hits. Binary cam systems also have the benefit of maintaining the tuned adjustments, therefore giving you consistent accuracy over a long period of time.

The bows accuracy is further enhanced by the bow’s weight. It weighs 4.5 pounds, which is quite heavy. This weight helps to keep the bow steady when aiming for targets. It has a length of 38 inches from axle to axle, which is quite long. This makes it somewhat non-maneuverable and hence better off for archery than hunting.

This Diamond bow comes fully equipped with a R.A.K system, which comprises of: an alloy peep, a comfort wrist sling, a BCY string loop, a Hostage XL arrow arrest, an Octane 5” stabilizer and deadlock quiver (with a capacity of 5 arrows) and a R.A.K custom 4 pin sight. This system enhances the bows performance, giving you superior capabilities when locking in on your target and is ready to use straight out of the box.

It has a single cam system with a single rotating module for adjusting the draw length to any distance between 26 and 30 inches. This length is easily adjustable and is done in half-inch increments. The single cam system delivers an 80% percent let-off at peak draw, enabling you to hold the bow steadily when fully drawn.

The bow, without its additional components, weighs 3.8 pounds. This is a bit heavier than other Diamond bows, and the weight keeps the bow steady when fully drawn. It has a length of 32 inches from axle to axle and this length also increases the bow’s stability. Its weight and length, however, make it less maneuverable and therefore it is more suitable for archery than hunting.

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8. Diamond Archery Provider Bow

This fully equipped bow is meant for the serious hunter who is on a budget. It is extremely adjustable, with features such as a rotating module that enables you to adjust the draw length between 25.5 and 31 inches. The bow’s limbs can also be easily adjusted to alter the bow’s draw weight to any poundage between 20 and 70 pounds.

The bow has a single cam system that gives the bow an incredibly fast shooting speed. It can propel an arrow at speeds of up to 310 feet per second, which is quite good for piercing into the animal skin, making it a good hunting tool.

It comes with equipped with a R.A.K system that makes it ready to shoot straight out of the box. This system comprises of a plethora of features that enhance the bow’s aiming and shooting capabilities and this gives you a one of a kind shooting experience.

It weighs 3.2 pounds and has a length of 31 inches between its two axles, which compact enough for easy maneuverability when hunting. The lightweight and compactness make the bow easy to carry even when climbing up trees as you fix your target on the distant game.

This bow is enhanced with a R.A.K system that comprises an Octane 5 inch ultra-lite stabilizer that takes in vibrations from the string stop and dampens it, reducing noise as well as vibrations. The system also has a 3 pin apex sight for enhanced aiming, an Octane capture arrow rest and an Octane deadlock lite quiver, with a capacity of 5 arrows.

It has a single cam system with the power cam at the bottom and an idler wheel at the top. This system gives the bow a 75% let-off at peak draw and can propel the arrow at a maximum speed of 313 feet per second. It has a smooth draw and this makes it quite easy to pull, hold, aim and shoot at your targets.

The bow is highly adjustable. It has a rotating module that is used to make draw length adjustments, setting them to any distance between 25 and 30 inches, accommodating a wide range of hunters. Its limbs are also adjustable and they enable you to set the draw weight to any poundage between 40 and 70 pounds. This customization enables the bow to adjust to your needs as you become more experienced in hunting.

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10. Diamond Archery Atomic Bow

This bow is specifically designed for the youngsters. Everything about it is minimally designed to suit the needs of the young archers. Its length is 24 inches from axle to axle and it weighs 1.9 pounds. This makes it comfortable to carry, hold and use by the kids. Its riser and cams are made from machined aluminum, making them durable enough to withstand heavy abuse. The limbs are made of carbon glass which is both strong and flexible, enabling it to flex when drawing the string while still assuring you of a long service life.

It has two rotating modules that enable you to adjust the draw length of the string from 12 to 24 inches. This is enough to accommodate a majority of young kids and grow with them as they gradually increase their draw length. Its draw weight is also adjustable to any poundage between 6 and 29 pounds and this also allows it to accommodate and grow with the kids.

Its machined aluminum cam system is quite effective for a small bow. Both cams rotate as the string is drawn, giving you a throttle system that can propel the arrow at a maximum speed of 191 feet per second. This is a reasonable speed considering the kind of people that are expected to use the bow.

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Buying Guide & Things you need to know about the best Diamond Bows before you buy:

Diamond bows, just like other compound bows, have some technicalities that must be understood and gotten right before acquiring them. These technicalities include:

1. Draw length

This is the length between the bowstring at full draw and the bow grip. Most diamond bows have adjustable draw lengths between specified ranges so it would be wise to know your own draw length before buying any bow so that you can compare your length with the bow’s length. Your draw length can be calculated by measuring the distance of your arm span (from the tip of one middle finger to the other when your arms are stretched out) then divide that length by 2.5.

It is important to get this right because a bow with a shorter or longer draw length than your own will negatively affect your speed and accuracy.

2. Draw weight

This is the effort that an archer needs to pull the string to full draw. The best bow should be the one which you can pull to full draw smoothly and without pressure. A rough starting point should be: 10-15 lbs. for a small child, 15-20 lbs. for a growing youngster, 30-40 lbs. for women and large framed boys, 40-50 lbs. for large framed women and youth boys, 50-65 lbs. for a majority of adult males and 65-70 lbs. for well-built males.

These are just estimates and the best thing to do is to try out your preferred bow in the archery shop as the technician adjusts it to suit your preferred weight.

3. Type of cam system

Compound bows have cam systems that help you do some of the heavy pullings. These systems are available in 4 types: single cams, hybrid cams, twin cams and binary cams. Binary cams are the best systems for accurate and high-velocity shots. Single cams are easy to use but are harder to tune and require experienced archers who understand nock travel in action.

4. % Let-off

Cam systems usually reduce the draw weight at peak draw to a certain level. This reduction is known as let-off and it helps you hold the bow easily at full draw. It enables you to redirect the rest of your energy to perfecting the shot by focusing on aiming. The higher the let-off percentage, the easier it is to hold the bow at full draw and the better for easier use.

5. Axle-to-Axle length

This is the length of the compound bow from the top to bottom axle. Short bows are easy to maneuver especially when hunting but can be quite unstable when aiming for the target. Longer bows are more stable but are quite bulky to move around with. They are mostly used in archery where movement is limited.

6. Brace height

This is the distance from the bow grip to the bowstring at rest. A lower brace height means that the limbs are tightly adjusted, giving you faster string action and therefore faster shots. However, this also means that they are less forgiving and harder to use when shooting.

On the other hand, a higher brace height means that the string is easier to pull but results in slower performance.

7. Bow weight

Bow weight directly impacts stability and maneuverability. Heavy bows are more stable but very difficult to carry around. Light bows are less stable but can be easily used when chasing down game in the wild.

Conclusion

Bow shooting is a great sport as well as a great hobby. However, your performance will depend solely on the compound bow you choose. For archery, long and heavy diamond bows might be the best ones for the job while light and short bows might be the best ones for hunting. However, all these are general preferences so the best thing would be to try out different diamond bows to determine your own diamond bow preferences. The important thing is to get the brace height, let-off and cam system right then adjusts the draw length and draw weight accordingly as you continue using the bow.