2003 Mathews Owners Manual
2003 Mathews Owners Manual
2003 Mathews Owners Manual
2003
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Owner’s Manual
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Maintaining your Mathews™ SoloCam® bow... Like many of the world’s top competitive shooters,
you, too, can now say “I shoot a Mathews.” Congratulations!
Never dry fire your bow Your new Mathews bow features the latest design innovations and
the highest quality components. They team up to create a bow
Never shoot any bow without an arrow on the string. Without the arrow to absorb the energy, that’s fast, smooth, quiet and accurate. To ensure your bow’s peak
dryfiring can damage your bow and can cause personal injury. Damage to your bow due to performance, take a few moments to look over this owner’s manual.
dryfiring will not be covered under the warranty.
Good shooting and good hunting!
Periodically check strings and cables
Always inspect your bow for frayed strings and cables. Replace damaged strings and cables
immediately. Mathews strings can be waxed and maintained as any other fast-flight string.
Please make sure you are using the proper string for your bow.
Owner’s Manual
Setting up your new Mathews bow...
Bushings are self-lubricating As you probably know, once your Mathews bow is properly tuned, it will stay in
tune thanks to the single-cam design. However, initial setup of draw length, weight,
Your Mathews SoloCam bow requires no lubrication – all bushings are self-lubricating.
nock point, etc. is critical to maximize the performance of your new bow.
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StraightLine MaxCam3™
The StraightLine MaxCam3 was designed specifically for the Mathews Legacy.
In conjunction with String Suppressors, Harmonic Damping and Parallel Limb
design, this perimeter-weighted MaxCam helps to virtually eliminate overall
recoil vibration.
Concentric SoloCam™
In an effort to squeeze every last ounce of consistency out of the Mathews Icon, we Tuning your Mathews™ SoloCam® bow...
developed the Concentric Solocam, a round, perimeter-weighted cam that mirrors
the round wheel on the opposite limb. This symmetry in shape and measurement Tiller
results in never-before achieved systematic consistency and ultimately, accuracy.
Setting the tiller on your Mathews SoloCam bow is easy. In fact, there’s no measur-
Cam Icon Let-off Right or Left Hand ing necessary. Starting from a point where both limbs are tightened completely,
simply back them off an equal number of turns.
CSL-AR 30" 70% Right
CL-B.5R 29.5" 70% Right Estimating Center Shot
CSL-BR 29" 70% Right Using the correct arrow size, position your arrow on the string at the nock point.
CSL-C.5R 28.5" 70% Right While holding the bow in front of you, visually align the bow string with the center
CSL-CR 28" 70% Right line of the grip. The string should run true down the center of your arrow shaft.
CSL-D.5R 27.5" 70% Right This is a good reference point to begin paper tuning. Note: A good starting point is
13/16" over from the riser to center of arrow shaft.
CSL-DR 27" 70% Right
CSL-ER 26" 70% Right The Importance of Paper Tuning and Tear Patterns
CSL-FR 25" 70% Right
With an improperly tuned bow, broadheads may shoot as much as 18" off center at
CSL-GR 24" 70% Right 20 yards (when compared to field tips). By tuning a bow to shoot a good hole in
CSL-AL 30" 70% Left paper, you will ensure the best possible broadhead flight.
CSL-B.5L 29.5" 70% Left
CSL-BL 29" 70% Left Before beginning, it’s important to know that perfect “bullet holes” are not always
CSL-C.5L 28.5" 70% Left possible with all shooters. Light tears are quite acceptable and will not deter accu-
racy. Fine tuning requires patience and consistent shooting form. Perfect results
CSL-CL 28" 70% Left
are only achieved with perfect form. Also, remember to always do your final sight-
CSL-D.5L 27.5" 70% Left ings with broadheads before hunting.
CSL-DL 27" 70% Left
CSL-EL 26" 70% Left To begin paper tuning, stand approximately eight feet from the paper (with a suit-
CSL-FL 25" 70% Left able backstop several feet behind the paper to allow complete arrow passage).
CSL-GL 24" 70% Left Check your tear pattern against the following boxes for further instruction.
If it’s a combination, such as up and to the left, both instructions will apply.
Mini MaxCam™
Now shorter-draw-length shooters can get all the advantages of perimeter
weighting. Available on Mathews FX, Ultra 2 and Conquest 3 models, this cam
2003 Bow Specifications Chart
Model IBO AMO Cam(s) Draw Draw Axle- Brace Riser Physical Let-
accommodates draw lengths as short as 22" with peak draw weights down to 35 Rating Rating Length Weight to-Axle Height Length Weight off
pounds. The Mini MaxCam™ is available only with 65% let-off and has (FPS) (FPS) Length (Approx.) (Approx.) (%)
(Approx.) (Approx.) (Approx.)
approximately a 1/2" adjustment range. Putting a Mini MaxCam on a bow reduces the
draw weight approximatly five pounds. LX* 315 238 High 25 - 30 40 - 70 35" 6 5/8" 24.5" 4.25 lbs. 80
Note: The Mini MaxCam requires a different idler wheel and string/cable lengths. Performance Half-Sizes
317 240 Cam 25.5 - 29.5 65**
Cam Ultra 2 FX Conquest 3 Let-off (%) RH or LH Mathews 308 235 Legacy 24 - 30 40 - 70 34" 71/2" 25" 4.35 lbs. 70**
Legacy* StraightLine Half-Sizes
MaxCam 3 27.5 - 29.5
MINIMAX-DDR 27" 28" 29" 65 RH
MINIMAX-EER 26" 27" 28" 65 RH Icon* 300 230 Concentric 24 - 30 40 - 70 37" 75/8" 25" 4.45 lbs. 70**
SoloCam Half-Sizes
MINIMAX-FFR 25" 26" 27" 65 RH 27.5 - 29.5
MINIMAX-GGR 24" 25" 26" 65 RH SQ2* 305 230 StraightLine 23 - 30 40 - 70 31" 81/2" 19 13/16" 3.7 lbs. 70**
MINIMAX-HHR 23" 24" 25" 65 RH MaxCam2™ Half-Sizes
26.5 - 29.5
MINIMAX-IIR 22" 23" 24" 65 RH
Q2* 308 235 StraightLine 23 - 30 40 - 70 34" 71/2" 23" 4 lbs. 70**
MINIMAX-DDL 27" 28" 29" 65 LH MaxCam2™ Half-Sizes
26.5 - 29.5
MINIMAX-EEL 26" 27" 28" 65 LH
MINIMAX-FFL 25" 26" 27" 65 LH Q2XL* 308 235 StraightLine 24 - 31 40 - 70 38" 71/2" 27" 4.3 lbs. 70**
MaxCam2™ Half-Sizes
MINIMAX-GGL 24" 25" 26" 65 LH 27.5 - 30.5
MINIMAX-HHL 23" 24" 25" 65 LH Conquest 3* 310 236 MaxCam 28 - 32 40 - 70 41" 7" 271/8" 4.4 lbs. 80
MINIMAX-IIL 22" 23" 24" 65 LH Mini MaxCam 24 - 29 65**
Super Soft 28 - 32 60**
Super-Soft Cam™ Ultra 2* 320+ 245 MaxCam 26 - 30 40 - 70 36" 61/8" 17 5/8" 3.7 lbs. 80
Mini MaxCam 22 - 27 65**
™
The Super-Soft Cam , designed especially for finger shooters, provides an
extremely smooth draw and a release that rolls from the fingertips. This special Black Max 2* 330+ 252 Black MaxCam 25 - 30 40 - 70 36" 51/2" 1713/16" 3.5 lbs. 80
330+ Black MaxCam Half-Sizes 65**
MaxCam™ is available on the Conquest 3, Ultra 2 and FX and only with 60% let-off. 340+ Turbo MaxCam 25.5 - 29.5 50**
SS-AR 32" 30" 31" 60 RH Sportsman Adequate Adequate Fin or Feather™ 20 - 32 40 - 70 34" 71/2" 163/8" 3.3 lbs. —
SS-BR 31" 29" 30" 60 RH Cam
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