Simple… we realized we could raise the bar! With the advent of our new Advanced Vectoring System (AVS) Mathews now builds the fastest most efficient dual cam bows ever tested!
2009 marks approximately 39 years that Matt McPherson has been developing and designing compound bows.
Time line of Mathews Innovation:
Mathews McPherson Series Monster & Monster XLR8. Introduced Fall of 2008.
1970
2 cam 4 idler compound Bow (Similar to other compounds of the day).
1973
2 cam 2 idler recurve compound Bow (First published recurve compound).
2 cam no idlers compound bow.
Cover from 1973 Bowhunter magazine in which Matt McPherson posted a glimpse of his recurve compound bow. (Click to enlarge)
Page from 1973 Bowhunter magazine in which Matt McPherson posted a glimpse of his recurve compound bow. (Click to enlarge)
Image of Matt McPherson’s 1973 recurve compound bow. (Click to enlarge)
1984
2 cam Innercam bow. Patented. The pioneer of high let off positive wall compounds. When typical bows of the day were 30 to 50 % let off the McPherson innercam had 75% let off and a positive back wall at full draw.
1989
2 cam McPherson Eliminator bow. The fastest bow on the planet in 1989.
1991
1 cam Mathews bow. Patented. Revolutionary single cam dual feed design changed the whole archery industry.
1993
Cam and a half. February 1993 with documentation.
1996
First perimeter weighted single and dual cam designs. Patented.
1997
First straight line single cam. Patented.
2000
1 cam Genesis cam having no let off for entry level archery. Cam design for the Genesis bow used in the National Archery in the Schools Program. Patented.
2001
1 cam concentric design. The Mathews Icon. Patented.
2008
2 cam AVS system, “Advanced Vectoring System” The NEWEST MOST ADVANCED DUAL CAM TECHNOLOGY: AVS (patent pending). AVS Technology is the fastest, most efficient dual cam system in the world. Not a Cam & ½ and Not a Binary Cam System—Not like any other Dual Cam System. Period. At Mathews, we’ve raised the bar on dual cam engineering.
1 cam REEZEN cams. The fastest most efficient high let off cams you can buy based on the winningest cam design in history.
Fastest most efficient single cam and dual cam bows ever!
The choice is simple.
