Great review! Really appreciate all the information. Just purchased a Prime RVX32 a few months back after testing a number of the bows you included here. Just felt right for me…but all of these certainly have an argument. What a great time to be an archer. Keep up the great work
Mathews sent me the Lift 29.5 for this very project. If I didn’t include it, they would be rightfully upset. As for me being unprofessional in my response…you accused me of being on the take. You acted like troll and got treated as such. It’s not complicated.
I really enjoy your videos Lucas!! Unbiased opinions is really important to me! I understand you on the Hoyt, been a Mathews fan for years but had a chance to shoot the Rx8 this year and made the switch! God I love that bow! Thanks for the review!
Comparing the LIFT 29.5… to the 33” bows!!! Get real dude and compare apples to apples! The LIFT33 blows all these bows away as far as overall platform….. weight; speed; forgiveness; dead in the hand and very efficient! How much $$ did Hoyt send your way. I agree it’s a good bow just like the rest but it is severely underachieving in the sales expected!
It’s hard for me to say. If you think you’d want to use it for hunting and some target, I’d go with the 33. If it’s just for hunting, the 30 is probably ideal.
Bear bows is still proving to everybody paying attention that you're paying only for the name or the hype these greedy companies charging criminal prices for nothing but pure greed and bear proves there's no reason for it
I've had some trouble getting my hands on a PSE for testing the past couple of years. Hopefully we can rectify that next year. And I think Dudley is great for archery.
I think the lopsided sales speak for themselves in terms of the overall best hunting bow this year. People generally shoot them all, and it seems like the vast majority chose the Lift. But despite the Lift frenzy, Hoyt has provided a very solid offering this year that deserved more attention than it received.
I’m not trying to discredit Mathews because they built a heck of a nice bow this year, but their sales are a lot due to marketing. They pay all the top archers and RU-vidrs to shoot their bows and the people follow
Hoyts are great bows. I can't see why people love them so much, they don't have anything that makes them stand out vs other bows. If I were to get a carbon bow, PSE's bows weight a pound less than hoyt and the lift also weighs less. Cams or draw are all about the same with the new tech, plus I've never heard anyone complain about draw while hunting your adrenaline would make pulling a 100-pound draw easy.
Lopsided sales don't mean much in terms of what is to be considered best. people do fall for marketing and social media popularity. The same goes for hunting packs and equipment. Kifaru and peax have the most popularity that doesn't make them the best. Lopsided sales would go to bowtech. PSE is right behind hoyt as well if you'd like to base "best bow" off of sales.
@@mlkman5541 Joe Rogan shoots a PSE and if he was trying to sell bows you’d know that. Cam shoots for Hoyt but he never talks about it. All the Mathews guys talk about Mathews in all of their videos. Mathews spends more on marketing than all the other bow companies. Chris Bee, Dan Staton, Seek One and several others all used to shoot a Hoyt but Mathews offered them more
You are greatly overvaluing my importance/influence if you think any bow manufacturer has ever offered me even a penny. It's usually a struggle to even get in test bows. But I appreciate the ego boost.
Lefty here. Looking at the RX7 ultra and the Phase 4 33 both fully loaded for the same price. I don’t have a place to shoot them side by side. Any recommendation?
If the price is the same, I’m going with the RX7 Ultra. It’s are great, but getting a carbon flagship for the same price as an alloy flagship is a no brainer for me.
As smooth to draw as the RVX/Revex are, I found the RX8 to be even better. Traded both my Revex2s and my Bowtech SR350 for the RX8. Absolutely no regrets! Thanks, as always, for the truly informative video series!
The fact that it compares pretty favorably to the high dollar bows for half the price is proof in my mind that the high end bows are extremely over priced and customers are being taken advantage of.
In terms of performance, it absolutely competes with flagship bows. The difference is in the details. Flagship bows will have much better fit and finish, and possibly better quality components.
I wish they would outlaw all hunting in California. 20 years down the road the wild animals would take over and do a better job at running the state than any of the rich fat disgusting politicians in there now.
Good & accurate assessment of this bow. It was impressive to shoot. I personally struggled not buying it for my new bow this year. I retired an older Martin. I preferred the Alaskan XT over the Maxx mainly due to the draw cycle and balance. But if I was 10 years younger and stronger I may have chosen the Maxx.
I love everything about apa bows. The one exception is the one thing most important to me. The back wall. It’s jumpy as hell. Every one regardless of setup. Dealbreaker
I’m an Xpedition fan & all Xlite draw cycles were great to me. Also, I use to shoot Mathew’s many years ago, but I think their draw is the absolute worst. The hard dump at the end I can’t get over. I’m very much the opposite on draw cycle with Mathew’s, their dump for me (28.5) is rough. My Xpedition Smoke on 70# feels like Mathew’s lift at 60…..I’d love to shoot a prime. Never got a chance to shoot one.,
Come out with the best of the best mechanical and i am in ...we are the other hunters that like big holes that produce blood like no other...lets say a 2 in cut to start. Were waiting.....😊
Lucas I always liked bowtec and their innovations but forcing Athens out of business instead of coming to some sort of agreement ...I won't ever own a bowtec
Thanks for the vid. Mine just came in the mail and I was wondering what the extra black handle was for as well as how to switch out the blades. You demonstrated this knife perfectly.
I really liked the SS. Shot it next to the SR. The SS was just so smooth it was hard not to like. The riser on the SS and SR look very similar next to each other.
