Athens Summit 7 Compound Bow

At an $824 launch MSRP for the 2020 base finish - rising to $874 for premium patterns, with the 2021 edition landing between $949 and $999 - the Summit 7 sits above the budget-hunter crowd and squarely in the custom-shop conversation, which is exactly where it belongs. What that money buys is a compact 30.5-inch, 4.2-pound treestand hunter that carries lighter than its spec, draws smooth into a deep adjustable valley, and shoots genuinely dead in the hand with a quiet, shock-free release. Its 335 fps IBO trails its speed-focused Summit 6 sibling by about ten feet per second, which is the whole point - the Summit 7 spends that inch of brace height on forgiveness, and in my hands it held steadier and pointed truer for it. The modular MT cam finally frees Athens owners from draw-specific cams, the solid beyond-parallel limbs and factory LimbSaver rubber do the quiet work, and the complete riser-and-limb color customization plus a transferable lifetime warranty are the kind of thing you normally pay a premium to get. It is an excellent bow for the treestand hunter who values a rock-steady hold and a silent shot over headline speed, and who wants a bow built to look like exactly his own. Buyers who need the widest adjustability range under one roof should look at the Bowtech Amplify, and those who want the most bow for the fewest dollars in a ready-to-hunt package should look at the Bear Species... read full review