Hex5-H

[Carebear11]

Hey everyone,

Im in the market for new limbs, and as you may have guessed a set of Hex5-H limbs are what I have had my eye on. My current Border limbs are amazing and I love them but I just need new ones.

So what Im looking for is just the full low down on the Hex5-H limbs, performance, construction, price, etc.

Cheers!.

[JohnK]

I think Sid is either still on holiday or catching up after his holiday

The HEXV limb is by far the smoothest and fastest limb I have ever shot, an opinion my coach (former GB archer and a very successful coach) agrees with. An archer I know dropped 5lbs going from Innos to HEXVs and only lost 3fps using the same arrows (and yes, they tuned out of both). Rod on this forum reported in his blog that he dropped poundage and yet still achieved better sight marks with X10s than he did with his old set up shooting ACEs.

The design has been extensively tested, to destruction where necessary, and shot on high-poundage field bows before making it to the target market.

I have recently received my HEXVs and am amazed at the feel and speed. I have never had sight marks this good, or with such a small gap between distances (2cm on the sight track between 40 yards and 60 yards).

A hell of a lot of work goes into the limbs, and the price reflects that (£400+ for the Hyperflex core option), but you also get probably the best after-sales service in the market.

Sorry I can't be more specific with facts and figures. I'm sure others will chime in soon.

[Zippo]

Now, if only they can get their hands on a supply of VX laminate ..

[Carebear11]

Well Thanks John K, but yeah I kinda want to get some facts and figures about the limbs, Ill need Sid for that tho!

Oh but one other question, are there any top internationals or lets say international competing archers shooting the Hex-H limb?

[Good Sir Pete]

Originally Posted by Carebear11

Oh but one other question, are there any top internationals or lets say international competing archers shooting the Hex-H limb?

That doesn't necessarily depend on limb performance... sponsorship more like, and I'm not sure border sponsors archers any more.

[Carebear11]

I was thinking that....

[Good Sir Pete]

All I can say is, if I had the money (which I do but that's going on a lovely guitar so I can't really complain :s) I'd have the HexVs!!!

[JohnK]

Originally Posted by Carebear11

Well Thanks John K, but yeah I kinda want to get some facts and figures about the limbs, Ill need Sid for that tho!

Oh but one other question, are there any top internationals or lets say international competing archers shooting the Hex-H limb?

In field archery, possibly, although Sid would know more about that. There isn't as much sponsorship in field, so it doesn't have that much impact on the choice people make.

In target, none that I know of. Border do not sponsor, and so a top archer who could use nearly any top limb or riser and score well is more likely to go with gear they could be sponsored to shoot. Some shops that stock Border bows sponsor archers, but they can usually only offer a small reduction in price *or* they team up with a manufacturer to sponsor.

Border limbs have been shot at the top level, and there's no reason why they can't be used to shoot top scores again.

Some claim that sponsorship doesn't really affect choice of equipment. However:

1. Top archers have to meet a lot of costs to compete (travel, entry fees, kit costs, etc.) as well as paying their bills. Their resources are limited, so they (or their team managers) are going to get what they can. This is entirely reasonable.

2. If sponsorship didn't affect equipment choice, why would the sponsors waste their money?

[danilo5t]

In my opinion sponsorship has a lot to do with champion's choice of equipment,
but I wonder if the equipment champions use is the same the rest of us use.
You all know the problems that limbs suffer, they break or they are not straight,
the same with arrows, it is sometime difficult to find 6 grouping arrows in a 12 tube.
I believe the equipment used by the champions is either made especially for them,
or is selected from a large free available lot.
So sponsorship is not just a money matter but also an equipment matter to supply the
champions with the best equipment a brand can produce.
For the rest of us the situation is different, we have to be lucky to find a good set
of limbs, and they are expensive!
Moreover, some brands moved production to China to reduce production cost, what about quality?
In the end I choose to order a set of HEX5 from Border for the reasons you all know:
quality, technology, service.
I just hope to receive the limbs in time to test them outdoor.

best regards to all,
Danilo.

[Next Generation]

I was at the Andoba FITA Star and saw a pair, they look really nice very recurved though, I dont know Much about the limb but when the limbs snapped in the middle lots of people seemed to say about this happening. I don want to spread rumours im just saying from what people said to this guy the hyperflex core limbs seem to have a habbit of doing this. I was just wandering if the extra recurve in the limbs might cause this or would it be thre wrong bracing height since they did look very different in profile to other limbs ive seen.

Anyway I have shot Hex IVs and love them so theese new ones sound great