It happened just as I described—I can't make this stuff up, but it's only something that would happen to me...LOL! I came to full draw, went straight to anchor and before I could get to the click on the hinge it just popped causing the shot to go off. Of course, I wasn't ready for it so that is why I didn't know exactly were the arrow went at first—I really thought it was centerpunched in a tree. I walked back and put the bow on my stool and went back to the stake with everyone else and realized my arrow was in the 10-ring. That is when I knew something was wrong with the bow, as the arrow didn't go into a tree, so I went back to the bow and noticed a huge split in the bottom limb.
This wasn't my new Elite, this was my 2014 E32—my hunting rig. As far as what happened to it, I'm really not sure. I have always checked my equipment frequently just as a safety measure and I didn't see anything. Actually, the night before I went over the entire bow wiping it down and cleaning it up a little with a chamois rag. As far as what the cause was, I've no idea. Every manufacturer has a small percentage of limb failures, so I assume it was some kind of delamination that has been working its way out over time. The split was a perfect symmetrical triangle that came from the center of the limb out towards the edges—1/2" wide I guess and split all the way thru the limb. Either way, Elite will stand behind it happened and my friend is going to get it taken care of this week, so all is good. I just had two choices—laugh or cry, so it's obvious how I handled it....LOL. If I didn't have bad luck, I would have no luck at all and if it is strange and goofy, it's going to happen to me.
