Diamond Black Ice Review

This is a great little bow. Mine has the 50lb limbs and I set it up for bowfishing with the poundage backed off more. It worked great for this if not still a bit overkill for fishing. Fast forward till now and my 12 year old is ready for his first real hunting bow. I considered going out and buying a new youth model but thought about trying this bow for him instead. I unstrung it to see how far the limb bolt could be safely backed out and there are plenty of threads for at least 10 full turns. I restrung it and to my amazement the ATA and brace height are still in spec. I put a few turns back in and got it to a comfortable draw weight, then adjusted the draw length and let off (press not needed to change, very simple). I haven’t check the draw weight yet but it’s in the 30’s and slinging a 400 grain arrow fast enough to kill a deer with a fixed broadhead. He loves shooting it and shoots it well. Best part is it is easily adjusted to grow with him. Very smooth, easy drawing, forgiving, and quiet bow, one of my favorites!

I've owned my Black Ice Bow for years and it is hands down the smoothest drawing bow you can get. Diamond hit it out of the park designing this bow. This rivals the Mathews legendary Switchback XT in smoothness and it feels better to me than the Switchback. The next evolution past this bow model brought on harsher draw cycle due to speed having to come from somewhere. This bow has enough Energy power to kill all game in North America in the 70lbs model - Elk, Hogs, Bear - bigger game. The 60lbs limb model, I would use it on Deer / Antelope and Black Bear (30yds). The 60lbs pulls like a 50lbs and the 70lbs model pulls like a 60lbs so you can actually get the 70lbs model and shoot it just fine if you have bad shoulders and just hunt any game you want. This Diamond Black Ice is the best kept secret in the 2007 - 2013 bow era period. It is dead quiet and has very little hand shock. Hand shock is there, but very, very minimal. Hand shock was not there on my Switchback XT and Z7. If given the choice, Black Ice, then Z7, then Switchback XT for hunting bows in this era. Black Ice is that good a bow!

started with this bow and shot many others prior to choosing this one. have owned it for 12 years and borrowed others along the way, maybe just biased because this was my first. Will be hard to change from Bowtech Diamond in the long run-most bang for the buck! Great bow, great customer service along the way.

Excellent bow for the beginner or seasoned shooter. Easy to set up. My bow is set at 60 lbs. and I have had no problem knocking down more then a dozen plus whitetails with it. Faster speed and greater draw weight is not necessarily a deciding factor in hunting whitetails. It is all about good shot placement and with the accuracy of this bow that is not an issue. I would highly recommend this bow to anyone. You definitely get what you pay for.

The Black ICE to me is one of the best bows on the market today. One of the smoothest draw cycles you will find on anybow. Holds great on target with little to no jump after the shot. With a sloid backwall you will pull back into your anchor point everytime. It's such a pleasure to shoot. I have harvested several animals with it anywhere from 15 yards all the way out to 40 yards. Easy to tune as well. Could not ask for anymore from this bow. I have the invelvet finish and after three years of some pretty hard hunting and lots of shooting at the range it shows no sign of wear. If you're looking for an affordable bow that shoots great then look not further than the Diamond Black ICE. Would not trade this bow for any other bow on the market today. If Diamond came out with a Black ICE version that produced a little mroe speed that would be the only time I'd upgrade. Otherwise it's my bow of choice for life...

Cosmetically the bow is very impressive with its modern curves. The bow sends arrows precisely to their mark....the most forgiving bow I've owned. It is super smooth to draw and the quietest fast compound I've ever shot. Lots of brace and enough a.t.a. to get tight groups at 50 plus yards. Affordable for the beginning archer too!!! Great job Diamond!!! This is a great bow....shoots much like a Mathews outback. This bow has everything except crazy speed. I arrowed several whitetails over 30 yards with this precise compound.

The black Ice is a great all around bow. I use it for both 3D and hunting. I like the size, weight and the lack of noise for hunting. The draw is very smooth and with the draw stop I know that I am at full draw everytime. The speed on the bow is in range of bows on the market today. The couple of problems that I have had are that I had a clearance problem with the cables and my fletchings. I have also had to replace the limbs on it twice. I don't know if it was the actual limbs or just the finish but I changed them anyway. My overall opinion of the bow is excellent

Although the Black Ice is not one of the fastest bows on the market, it is the one of the easiest to shoot. With its 7 inch brace height and 32 axis to axis length, the Black Ice is a very forgiving bow. I am an average shooter, but because the bow is easy to shoot, I have improved my shooting skills and successfully bagged several animals since owning the black ice. The bow has a incredible bow cycle and easy to hold at full draw. Once you trigger your release, the bow does not snap at of your hand! There is no snap or torque. Many bows want to jump out of your hand after you release your string. The black ice does not. Lastly, Diamond/Bowtech have excellent suppot and customer service. I have personal experience working with their staff. They also returned my calls and answered all of my questions. Overall, I highly recommend the Black Ice bow. Models between 2007 and 2009 are identical. The 2010 model was slighlty different and the 2011 model was when Diamond introduced the new cable system. The black ice model is one of Diamond's oldest model that remains unchanged, that is, because there is no need to change specs that work.