I just tried the HS4 this morning at the range with an arrow to prevent an oops dry fire. The HS4 is easy to use and comfortable drawing back and holding and then letting down. The poundage was exactly what I thought it would be. I just had new limbs and new string, and cables put on my bow, so I wanted to see exactly what the poundage was because I knew it was more than the poundage I was drawing before all the work was done on my bow. I'm glad I bought the scale.
Looks like a good piece of gear. I'm working on building a little archery work station in my garage. I built an over the top workbench out of 4x4's, 2x4's and 3/4 inch OSB. So it's sturdy enough to handle the press and drawboard that I'm eventually gonna purchase. A little at a time.
MFJJ, I have one of these, and I have found that the numbers vary WILDLY, and a lot of it is based on how hard you draw it back/hold the bow. My letoff is consistently low by 4-6%, but the bow poundage is usually not too bad. I talked to LCA about it, and they are sending me a new scale, but so far, my holding weight/letoff numbers are consistently low. My letoff is at 80%, but the scale is showing it as low as 73% sometimes.
I bought one the day it came out to replace the HS3... def an upgrade in build quality. Not quit as comfortable in hand to draw as the HS3 but it's built to last. Pretty much the same results but the holding weight seems to be more accurate so far for me.
I found you got to hold the LCA 3 straight and draw slowly to get the same reading. If you draw to fast the poundage will vary. Just what I found... Let off will vary because of person holding back harder than the first
Good point. While I get pretty consistent peak weight measurements on repeated attempts with the HS3, the holding weight is all over the place (3-4lb variance between attempts!). It's not even remotely close to what the bow is actually set to when testing on a draw board. I think the let off measurement might depend on how fast you are pulling going into the valley. Higher holding weights are probably a measurement of the backwall holding weight rather than the true let-off weight so if you pull through the valley fast and hit the backwall the scale probably misses the true minimum let-off measurement. I must experiment with this the next time I'm using it.
Differences in draw length and how hard you pull back into the back wall once it's at full draw are going to vary,but it does look a lot beefier. Now all they need to do is add a rechargeable battery to the mix.
You draw quick and strong. The others were more subtle. Does that make a difference? Who knows. I just turn mine off every time. My batteries last a long time.
I just tried the HS4 this morning at the range with an arrow to prevent an oops dry fire. The HS4 is easy to use and comfortable drawing back and holding and then letting down. The poundage was exactly what I thought it would be. I just had new limbs and new string, and cables put on my bow, so I wanted to see exactly what the poundage was because I knew it was more than the poundage I was drawing before all the work was done on my bow. I'm glad I bought the scale.
Looks like a good piece of gear. I'm working on building a little archery work station in my garage. I built an over the top workbench out of 4x4's, 2x4's and 3/4 inch OSB. So it's sturdy enough to handle the press and drawboard that I'm eventually gonna purchase. A little at a time.
MFJJ, I have one of these, and I have found that the numbers vary WILDLY, and a lot of it is based on how hard you draw it back/hold the bow. My letoff is consistently low by 4-6%, but the bow poundage is usually not too bad. I talked to LCA about it, and they are sending me a new scale, but so far, my holding weight/letoff numbers are consistently low. My letoff is at 80%, but the scale is showing it as low as 73% sometimes.
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I bought one the day it came out to replace the HS3... def an upgrade in build quality. Not quit as comfortable in hand to draw as the HS3 but it's built to last. Pretty much the same results but the holding weight seems to be more accurate so far for me.
Thanks for the review. something new to tinker with.
People have different draw cycles and result in different weights as well as when people hit the back wall producing false peaks.
I got the old white one from LCA and still works perfect
Ordered!
Thank you for sharing
I found you got to hold the LCA 3 straight and draw slowly to get the same reading.
If you draw to fast the poundage will vary.
Just what I found...
Let off will vary because of person holding back harder than the first
Good point. While I get pretty consistent peak weight measurements on repeated attempts with the HS3, the holding weight is all over the place (3-4lb variance between attempts!). It's not even remotely close to what the bow is actually set to when testing on a draw board. I think the let off measurement might depend on how fast you are pulling going into the valley. Higher holding weights are probably a measurement of the backwall holding weight rather than the true let-off weight so if you pull through the valley fast and hit the backwall the scale probably misses the true minimum let-off measurement. I must experiment with this the next time I'm using it.
Differences in draw length and how hard you pull back into the back wall once it's at full draw are going to vary,but it does look a lot beefier. Now all they need to do is add a rechargeable battery to the mix.
Mine is two pounds heavier than other scales on both of my bows. But two pounds light on my back tension release.
You draw quick and strong. The others were more subtle. Does that make a difference? Who knows. I just turn mine off every time. My batteries last a long time.
That’s legit!!
Also found second reading was always a tad lighter than first.
How does the grip or pulling cause the variant from person to person? Isn't it the same bow either way? Thanks
Is it worth upgrading from the hs3??
Overpriced