From: smokey
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Date: 19-Nov-14 |
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Does anyone know anything about this Hoyt bow, year made and value. Thank you.
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From: fdp
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Date: 19-Nov-14 |
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I think it's a 1967 but won't swear to it. As for value we would have to see more pictures of the overall condition.
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From: reddogge
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Date: 19-Nov-14 |
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It would be their target bow of that year and a fine one it was. The hunting model of that bow was the Hoyt Pro Medalist Hunter and had dark green glass on the limbs.
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From: George D. Stout
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Date: 19-Nov-14 |
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The 5PM dates it as a later model PM, and Viper here knows those times better than anyone. I want to say 1970'ish, but fdp may be right about the 67. At 27# it is light, even for a target bow so likely was a ladies/kids bow at the time. That shortens the market but it's a very good....top line bow of the day.
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From: fdp
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Date: 19-Nov-14 |
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"5PM dates it as a later model" I don't think I knew that George.
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From: George D. Stout
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Date: 19-Nov-14 |
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The 6PM was the last of the PM run in the one piece model, and I don't think many were made...that would have been early 70's. The takedowns quickly took over the target scene back then, and the Hoyt PM takedown was the bow that John Williams used to win the 72 Olympics.
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From: Del Stein
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Date: 19-Nov-14 |
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A while ago the following was posted about the years of the PM's. "According to a questionaire I sent to Earl and Ann Hoyt here is the breakdown: 1. PM's were made from June 1961 until Dec 1964. 3327 were made. 2. 2PM's were made from Dec 1964 until Oct., 1965. 3446 were made. 3. 3PM's were made from Oct 1965 until Feb., 1966. 2619 were made. 4. 4PM's were made from Feb 1966 until Aug., 1969. 5525 were made. 5. 5PM's were made from Aug 1969 until ?. 8328 were made. Earl and Ann did not indicate when production was stopped. . 6. 6PM. were made from ? until Aug 1972?. Earl and Ann indicated no record was kept. 7. The TakeDowns(T/D) models started in Aug., 1972.
The first PM ad showed up in June, 1961. The original PMs were made until Dec., 1964. According to the information supplied 3327 PMs were made, gold anodized bushing which were only used in the early PM's, therefore, they would most likely have been produced in1961."
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From: crookedstix
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Date: 19-Nov-14 |
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Thanks for the great info, Del. Those numbers on the 3PM and 4PM show what a dramatic impact this bow had-- selling between 500 and 600 per month in '65-'66.
But sales figures alone don't tell the whole story. I think the Hoyt's impact is what forced virtually every mfr. to go to the "big riser" look-- whatever it took to increase stability, whether you used wood, steel... or even mercury!
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From: George D. Stout
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Date: 19-Nov-14 |
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Hoyt slated the release of the metal riser T/D at the same time the Olympics took place. Their bow won both the mens and women's gold medal that year. I remember it well as John Williams was a Pennsyvlania man. Just three years earlier, 1969, the one piece PM dominated the World Championship at Valley Forge, Pa. At 11:01 of the attached video you will see champion Hardy Ward shooting his PM.
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From: smokey
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Date: 19-Nov-14 |
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Thank you for the information. A friend of mine found the bow wrapped in a bow sock in the rafters in his garage. He never knew it was there and believes that it either belonged to his father or grandfather.
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From: George D. Stout
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Date: 19-Nov-14 |
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Some famous archery faces in this video. At 3:10 Owen Jeffery, and then Fred Bear. More to follow. ))
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From: crookedstix
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Date: 19-Nov-14 |
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Neat, George. I notice the narrator credits Owen Jeffery for popularizing the stabilizer... did he work for Hoyt back then? I think Earl Hoyt's patent on it dates to 1959...
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From: cufishing
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Date: 19-Nov-14 |
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Thanks for posting the video.
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From: Buzz
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Date: 19-Nov-14 |
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Ditto, great vid.
Thanks George.
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From: crookedstix
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Date: 19-Nov-14 |
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And my apologies to the OP for helping hijack his topic! Smokey, just go to the big unmentionable auction place (where we all buy our bows, LOL!)and choose "advanced search," and include "completed listings" in your search parameters... then type in Hoyt Pro Medalist. You should get a big bunch of recent sales that you can average to get a rough idea of value.
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