Currently I shoot a Hoyt Trykon from 2005. It shoots accurately and has always done what I've asked of it. It has helped me take quite a few deer over the years.
That said I feel like its time to upgrade to a new one. The new bows are so much better and I have the money strashed to buy a new one but I feel like I'm leaving my old friend behind.
How do you guys decide when its time to upgrade your setup?
What did u ever do. Get a new one and what was it. I have the same Trykon and feel the same way. Dead on at 30 and never any problems. Been wanting to get a new bow for a few years now I'm pulling the trigger finally in a few weeks. Hoyts are so expensive now thinking about a Matthew's going to shoot a few different ones tho.
The reason some people get new bows every year is because they can. Can, meaning they know someone where they get them for cost or at a discount. If you buy a $1000 bow for $700 in March of 2018, sell it in Dec of 2018, you might get $600-650 for it depending on brand. If you wait another 6 months, it's worth about 400-450. So some don't mind losing $100 and have the latest and greatest.
I'd imagine some just have the money to burn because bow hunting and archery are two different things. to some it's a year round hobby. To others a bow is just a means to kill a deer. They pick that bow up Sept 1 and put it down Nov 15th, not to be touched for another 10 months. So depending on where you fall in that spectrum, make your own decision that fits you.
I used to buy new every year and most years i'd made money on the bow. I don't do it anymore because i'm too old to care.
My old bow was a 2008 Diamond The Rock. Original strings and cables and they were worn bad. I don't know how many tens of thousands of shots went through that bow. I got it back in high school and my friends and I would shoot all the time during the summers. I shot good with it and probably could have got another year out of it but knew it was time for an upgrade. I got it hanging on the wall now as a decoration. Too many memories to get rid of it.
There's no need to get a new bow every year like a lot of the guys do. Should be able to easily get a new one every 10 years or so. That's my plan for my new bow - it should last me a decade unless I run into problems with it. I always find myself looking at the new Mathews, but I got my PSE for a fraction of the price.
I have considered used but am unsure because I'm always afraid that the previous owner might have abused it. Probably just me thinking that though. When the new mathews triax came out I went to check for deals on halon 32's and they were only $150 less. I'm definitely going to be keeping my eyes peeled for deals though.
Upgrading from a 2005 bow to something 2010 and up you might notice a bit of a difference, but 2010 to 2018 and you won't notice much. I shoot a 2012 Bear Anarchy which I bought used in 2013 for less than half the price of what it cost brand new. I've shot several new bows of multiple different brands since then and none of them were a major improvement over my current bow. It all depends on your budget, but regardless you should go to a couple bow shops and shoot everything you can. If you want to spend $1000 on a new bow then do it, but if you want to spend $500 on a new bow then don't do that, but in my opinion you should instead by a last years flagship for $400-$500.
This season will be my 18th year of bow hunting religiously, and I have to admit the bow itself is about the last thing on my radar. Don’t get me wrong- I shoot fairly often in the months leading up to the season, but still use an old Matthews Outback. It’s like an extension of my arm at this point. I know there are many better options out there, but I get so consumed in all the other elements of deer hunting that I have a hard time fixing something that’s not broken.
Best thing about the Trykon is it was heavy. So in turn super dead in the hand. As far as I can remember. i owned one as well. The XL.
If you like the draw cycle on that Trykon you need your head examined!! 
That bow was the most quickly dumped bow in Hoyt's history. Good for you though, just about any bow you pull back today will be much smoother to the back wall and not dump so hard.
I've already decided to keep mine for this year. My current setup is dead on to 30 yards and I took 5 deer with it last season. I shot a new hoyt defiant and the Mathews halon 32. Both were smooth and dead in hand. I feel like the draw on my bow at 70 pounds feels like pulling a cinder block on a string to my cheek and the new bows feel like half the weight even at 70.
I think I'm gonna do my homework now because I want to get a bow like my current setup that still impresses even at 13 years old.
I shoot a few of the new bows every year and if the new bows shoot or feel significantly different than my current setup then I will want to upgrade. Sometimes the new models are very minor upgrades year over year and not worth it...In my opinion. Other years, the new technology is really better and I start considering a purchase.
