2024 Mathews L I F T | Speed Test, Long Range Group Test 

Kudos PJ for realistic speed test and accompanying explanation.

I have a feeling they did the Speed Test because of MFJJ (Podium Archery) calling out manufacturers on their claimed speed ratings on his bow review videos.

Over the past couple of years there hasn't been big changes in the bows companies were putting out but this year is huge. Big changes for almost every company, especially PSE and Mathews. Definitely the year to buy a new bow.

Mathews is about to "Lift" more money out of my bank account....and I am all for it!

The new cams remind me of the old Monster XLR8, design. Loved those cams on the older model, but these are a definite winner for me! Can't wait to start shooting the new series bow

Looks nice! I was hoping for a lower front stabilizer mount this year. But, still a really nice bow! Great job Mathews

That price though! The bare bow is on par with everyone else…but just the bridge lock stabilizers are 250 each and the bar mount is 200. 700 bucks just for stabilizers😮

Great job PJ and awesome shooting at 60 yds. Wish I could do that. Your review are awesome Buddy!

Awesome bow and review! About time they put a good camo pattern on there bows!!👌

Whoever your editor is is killing it with these videos.

Shot one yesterday, went with the Hoyt alpha x 30. The Mathews is light but has a rough draw cycle

Excited for shotsense. I don't have a pro shop for hours around me and am entirely self taught. Hoping this helps my form.

Just ordered the 33…The wait begins!

Great job as always! Thanks for your hard work 😓👍🥰

Good looking bow…well designed as always. Thanks PJ.

Hi there! As always, excellent review. I think one thing you forgot to mentioned was the brace height on each bow. Good review.

This is the one time where being 11 inches instead of 1.5 inches is not good lol keep it up bud great videos

They are rating this new bow at 80 lb. And when I punch the numbers they're getting through the Chrono into a calculator this comes out to about 337 feet per second.

Great review and explanation of the technology 🤘🏾

I’m digging whoever the new video editors are! Great review.

Bowtech axle? Grip is cool and the bow seems quiet and accurate. Thanks lancaster for the review!

Everybody flexing the Garmin Xero except me LOL....

Love it PJ! They are a great shooting platform.. 🤙🏼🤙🏼 Happy Thanksgiving 🦃🦃🍽️

Comparing the new Mathews and the new Elites, which bow would be coming home with you?

Top quality review…. As always. Thank you !

If you're looking at the Matthews lift bow. I'd recommend shooting it first against other bows. It is super light and is fairly fast. But I just shot that bow yesterday and was excited to shoot it because of all the reviews on it. I was extremely disappointed with that bow. There's no way in any world I would buy that bow. Draw back was horrible, shooting it was exhausting, and it kept wanting to shoot forwar when I wasn't even close to ready to let go of the arrow as I was holding it back . Never had a bow do that to me before.. and iv been shooting my whole life. and it was adjusted to my 28" draw. All 3 of us who tried that bow couldn't wait to stop shooting it. This bow isn't as good as they make it out to be.

The compound game is getting to advanced for my liking…Time for a Recurve and getting back to my Roots 🤘

Looking at jumping back in, first its sad to see all these bows test so far under their rating, and really not much faster at all if any than my 20+ year old Hoyt Smoke with 32" draw ( 74lbs iirc).. Have i lost my mind or did the IBO rating change? It i thought used to IBO had the standard 30" draw at 70lb with a 5gpi arrow aka 350? And AMO we referred to as hunting weight? Did IBO have to change with parallel limbs and 80lbs more common? Also is 5gpi still the minimum before risking the bow or can you go lighter than 5gpi per lb since just lookint at it more energy seems to come from the cams vs limb movement..as such does one still get the power stroke advantage i enjoyed at a longer draw length ( i mean my Hoyt shot well above its rating 342 iirc limbs cranked down and 32 in what 1999?) Or can it hinder speed due to cam travel for optimum power stroke...hurt accuracy ect aka is it a detriment... The 31.5" off the 33 with a loop would probably fit me perfectly, and id guess considering there was only real world fps difference at 70/30/350 in this test id be 340+ on the 33? Probably 300 flat with a 450ish grain arrow? Damn lot to re-learn im super excited about the state of sights, rest and well 85% let off vs 55 lol

Mathews needs a mod and cam buy back program for shops...

Great review! Can we get a comparison between Matthews Lift and Elite Era?

PJ we would like to see a video explaining how to shoot wearing eye glasses. You know for us that have had a lot of birthdays.

I enjoy these reviews much more. Btw I have no doubt PJ enjoys this party of his job also.

Always fun reviews

Neat. I hope the limbs last. Everything else looks cool. I like the feedback device. I need some of that.

These companies are cranking bows out to fast

Speeds mean nothing to me What matters is stability and forgiveness

Those are actually pretty good “ATA” numbers considering when they typically publish those ATA speed ratings, the remove the peep & monkey tails. 330’s real world numbers is pretty quick.

Good day. Love the videos. Tell me I’ve heard that you need to back the limbs out before pressing. Is this true?

Thanks

Bye any chance are you shooting with progressive lens glasses? I’m having a terrible time with mine. Thanks

the shot sense is basically a mantis x (for guns) modified for bows

Awesome video

Match strings look strangely similar to Gas 🤔 also, folks have been asking Mathews for a new grip, so they make the same grip but added a computer...

Is it just me or did anyone else hear the buzz on the 29.5 PJ was shooting? Something sounded loose.

I don't know why companies still inflate their speed numbers to such a ridiculous degree. There should be a new standard where bows are tested at realistic conditions, 30", 70# with a 350 and a 450gr arrow, with a 6gr peep and a loop attached to the string. It might take a few years for customers to adjust, but in time a 320fps speed rating for anything with 6.5" brace or more will be considered very quick. I have also noticed that the higher the numbers are, the more fudged they are as well. For example, most Hoyt bows shoot pretty close to their advertised ratings. However, no 350fps+ bow from Hoyt has ever come close to the official numbers. With Mathews, it seems to be the same thing. The 29.5 is way off, the 33" not that much, eventhough it's not even at it's maxed out cam position.

what release are you using?

Hey PJ what are those backstops? Also sweet bows! Might have to check them out!

Did Mathews partner with Mantis? Love my mantis and great to see something like this integrated. Good tools improve shooters especially on a hunting bow.

Like the new color and bows look great but still absolutely huge bows...even the 29 is larger than a normal 33" and a 33" is 8" longer than other 33" bows.... Nice that these are lighter though..still huge..after holding the new 33 it feels the same weight as the P4 33..

PS, I don't see many people going out and shooting a deer with a 350 grain arrow at 70 lbs. The average hunting arrow is 400 plus. Bring in true speeds, with a true hunting arrow. They don't do it because the speeds would be a lot lower. Let's say 80 lbs 30 in draw a real sub 400 to 500 grain arrow....would net roughly 300 fps or under. Their bows would still sell....why are they bring bare minimum arrow grains and max lbs to get a certain speed?

They should make the lift in a single cam with 7 inch brace.

Does the original top hat kit like the v3x work on the lift?

PJ what pound bow are you shooting nowadays? I'm really leaning toward a 55 or 50 pound bow.

What sights are those?

Howz it compare to the rx8?

Like 👍. Wish solid colors a tad DARKER

Great Review PJ ! What's the Bow Sight ? Thanks

What is the name of the sight on the 29.5?

80 lbs 31.5 inch 400 gr arrow? Silly exaggeration of speed... Trying to make it look faster than it is

Unless you got the 2 ratings crossed when did IBO change. It has always been 30'x 70lb x 350gr.

What sight is that you are shooting?

Man I wish they would bring back the grey color

that is the longest d loop I have ever seen

127 texts PJ 😂

Is this as quiet as the phase 4 and V3?

What sight is that?

Feel like this is the year to buy a new bow small changes over the past few models and then something new. Also how sick is that original bottomland

Is there any news to the problems with the chinese ball bearings and torn module screws? On Kings of Archery there was a customer with 4 bows with these problems and the representant on the local Mathews exibition stand denied it. In the end JVD offered to change the 8 cams.

I don't like the aesthetics, with those limbs flexing in that much you lose so much in the cam stance and thus string angle. I don't know. Bow technology seems stagnant, we're at peak performance and they all try to sell stuff you don't need (I mean, all pros torque tune, but no integrated rest can move (and picatinny mounted sights cannot move either). I guess that should make archers happy though, no need to upgrade means more practice with what you have.

Need a lower stabilizer mounting option

I hope to have Japan send LIFT 33

Perkins holds 1.5” at 100 wowww I hold 10” at 20 hahahaha I’m a shaky bastard

Slower than my Vertix. Great that they lightened it up, but I'm not looking to lose speed at my short draw length.

😂😂😂 these speeds are hilarious to me. At 26 in draw, the speed of matthews or any other bow is not within my cards. It doesn't make any sense, but if it sells...which they will oh well. I wish someone would make a True short draw cam instead of saying you're getting maximum efficiency out of mods....

Hopefully the new axle position fixes the horrible Mathews string angle. But bows are well made and shoot good. Good set it and forget it type bows ..anything else you have to pay more

1:30 "why do they do modules?" To make you buy more stuff!! Smh!!..... NEVER would I buy a Mathews when you have to press it to change top hats out for tuning!!!!!! Complete BS!!! Can't believe they haven't went to a system like bowtech!!

Why did you sky draw lol

They look nice but nothing compared to my carbon era.

The speed ain’t even close to what they say . I seen MFJJ also do a speed test and shoot the same 15-17 FPS slower then what Mathew’s says it is.

Mathews always made it seem like there bows are faster than they are

to me the phase 4 sounds much quieter in every video ive seen soo far.

One day mathews needs to make rotating mods

Bogus u have to spend more $ to get adapters just to press the bow

Ill stick with my Hoyt Carbon Twin Turbo. Everyone ive met who says they cant justify spending that money on a bow are the same people who buy a new aluminum bow every year or 2.

match strings.....hmmm..they still are not serving the ends...they are the only ones doing that..let me guess, its more efficient.

What a dud of a supposedly speed bow!

Can they make something us the working man can afford . I sell parts so I don't got a bad job either . Just damn

Mathews is getting stupid on their prices and that includes their overpriced stabilizers. I’d hate to see the price for that grip sensor. I think I’m going to check out the competition and see what they have. I love my Halon 6 and it will probably be the last mathews bow I buy.

Nice bow but still use of crappy mods that cost more money just to change draw lengths...old old old tech

Buy new fingers for my press so I can press it? .....no thanks.

Dog slow lol nice bows otherwise.

Have to change a module just to change the draw weight... WTF is that... HARD PASS. Are they trying to make the bow more difficult to tune? They already have the stupidest system in the world with those dumb top hats.. Its like they said - hey how else can we make our equipment more difficult to tune... and their lead engineer said.... hold my beer...

Get the required parts to test IBO... You are a retailer so be easy enough... Instead of this foolishness 🤸 Furthermore the 29.5 is listed as up to 348fps and the 33 as to 343fps But with ibo the 33 has 1.5" of DL to generate speed with. Weird no?

I think all bow manufacturer list their speed at ibo, but only mathews' 'ibo' vs true speed is slower than other bow mnufacturer

Super quiet!! Twannnnnggg!!!!