I decided to buy the Hoyt Rx3 and I love the way it is balanced and shoots. Im getting right at 300 feet per second sometimes 301 through the crono. Ive always bought a budget bow in the past but the feel of this bow is great. The bow is just the right weight for me and its plenty fast. People can hate all they want but its laughable for someone to say its not made well.
@@ElkCallingAcademy Thanks I appreciate the review. The first bow I ever shot was a Matthews. They are great bows but their fanbase seems to think nobody else makes good bows but them. You would have thought I bought my bow with their money. Lol
Harvey, I was at my local archery shop and have seen limbs explode from the hoyt. I have done some research and have found a few stories with the new rx3 having this issue. hope it helps
@@bendeollos3701 I myself am not a hoyt user i perfer mathews but i was amazed at how loud it creeked when he drew back and the fact that it retails at $16000 bare
Taran Appley Thank you for taking the time to watch the video and leave a comment. Best of luck on setting up your Vertix. It’s a great shooting bow I know you’ll love it.
The only reason the Hoyt had better speed is it had a drop away rest and the Mathews had a hostage rest. They both need the same rest to be evenly compared
Justin House thank you for watching and commenting. I’m going to set up 2 identical bows but one will have a fall away and the other will have a whisker biscuit and we’ll test the speeds to find out how much of a difference there really is.
I was thinking the same thing. It should be the sound of the bow string and arrow flying without the added sound of it hitting the target. Could the RX3 have more energy hitting that target producing higher noise? Sceptical, but overall great video. Loved your transitions where you appeared to melt away during shooting at 10:00. Have a good, one!
I will never have another carbon riser bow in my hunting career. Had one for a year and noticed that I started hitting farther and farther to the left. Thought it was possibly a cam lean issue. Took it to my pro shop and the riser was actually bent!! Shop said that there is so much energy stored in the riser that it can actually warp/bend the riser. No fixing it! Get new riser or a different model bow. Aluminum riser all the way for me! Besides, you are usually more accurate with a heavier bow anyways. Packing a bow that is a pound heavier shouldn't be an issue anyways, you want to come out with a much heavier load than you went in with! Right!?
@@philcross2784 It was a Bowtech Carbon Overdrive. I realize Hoyt risers are entirely different, but with one issue with a carbon riser, I'm extremely leary of ever trying another one. One pound or less of extra weight in a bow isn't significant to me whatsoever. I'm sticking with aluminum!
An other great battle review!! Now with this video of the Vertix, do you prefer Traverse or Vertix? I will shoot about 90% of my time on target and 3D. And go hunting for the rest of the time. (P.S; sorry if my english is not perfect... I’m french from Québec, Canada ;))
iGotClutch4 thank you. I’m personally shooting the Traverse right now but thinking about picking up the Vertix. If you’re mostly shooting target and 3d, the Traverse would be the better choice for you.
Guadalupe Jimenez it’s an allusion. The sound meter is not right in front of the target. The meter is about 10 feet from the target and about 4 feet from me.
@@ElkCallingAcademy so how do you filter out the sound of the arrow hitting the target so that it doesn't register on the meter. Realistically, the sound test should be conducted outdoors with the target at least 30 yards down range to drop that sound level below that of the bow.
Shot the rx3,helix, sr6, vertix all yesterday. Not a fan of the vertix draw cycle, the rx3,helix,sr6 all were very smooth draw cycles. Helix and rx3 felt identical, the grip felt a bit better on the rx3. I ended up going for the rx3, my current bow is a bear agenda 6 #73 pounds. The rx3/helix at 70# pounds felt like a 50# bow, so you know i ordered the 80# limbs.
Ordered a Vertix. Despite your speed testing, the Vertix and RX3 in my hands showed the Vertix 8 fps faster. Vertix is way quieter, way less vibration. Both have good grips. Both have good draw cycles. Edge maybe to RX3 on both. The talk on AT about the RX3 riser being “off,” meaning not machined well, turned me away. $1600 should be perfect. Vertix is on the way!
I just shot both, (along with Bowtech, Prime, Elite's newest)..... I would have to agree. As a currently sastified Hoyt owner, the Mathew's simply shot better in the hand, and it was definitely quieter. I would like to shoot both at long range... I'm going to have to think hard about it. I travel a lot while hunting, so weight is a concern, but I'm not sure if the 5 fps and 1/2lb is worth the extra $500 when the Mathew's shoots so smooth.
Thank you for taking the time to watch and to leave a comment. It really is a tough choice as the bows are close. A person really does need to shoot them side by side for a little bit before deciding. Best of luck on your decision.
When you see a difference of speed with the same weight arrow, it’s usually indicative of being to close to the chrono. When he shot the Traverse it was faster.
I'd have to agree.... I just shot all of them, and these two are miles ahead of 3rd place in my opinion. I've shot Hoyt for 5yrs, but the Virtex felt excellent.
Jody F yep. Hoyt/Matthews, then bowtech is next down alone by itself then Elite/Prime; Elite was high up in 2017 but has dropped off then PSE and Bear are last lol
I have shot both and got faster results out of the rx3. Most reviews I’ve seen the bow has not been adjusted. They say 29” when really it’s 29.5 because Mathews run long. With both the vertix and RX3 set to spec, same rest and arrow, the rx3 was faster.
I think Bowtec should let Joe test that bow for nock travel and bow torque test a lot of other companies let him put there products to the test like Mathews, Hoyt, Prime, and Bear we want to see come on now.
All y’all screaming about quietness it’s still 1000 times too loud no matter what bow you shoot. The animals are hearing every single bow ever made ever when you shoot.
Rigged... My vertix 514 total arrow weight. 274 28.5 draw.70# Hoyt paid for this test for sure. Vertix a little quieter come on man. His real impression on the mathews was WOW. Lol. Best bow on the market for sure. Catch us if you can.
88montessjj why would I rig this when I personally shoot a Traverse and have a Vertix on order? And just a FYI, nobody paid me anything for any of these bow comparisons.
Another great review. I will have to echo one of the comments below in that of the several side by side tests I have done with Vertix and RX3 the Vertix has been fast ever single time when the weight was scale adjusted to the same amount. Not that it a big deal and both bows are fantastic, but yet to see an RX3 beat the new Mathews thru the chrono.
I just shot both back to back, probably 20 shots each..... the RX3 is definitely way louder. (I've shot a Hoyt Nitrum 30 since 2015, I've been pleased with it, but the truth is the truth)
CC Rider I know I slipped a couple of times. That’s the drawback to filming multiple videos in the same day. It was the Vertix and you can see the limbs do say Vertix.
Couldn’t line a Hoyt in gold and give it to me. Mathews,catch us if you can. Lol. I just bought the vertix, my third Mathews and I still have the other two. The vertix is very quiet.
I don’t believe you are shooting 70lb. With the Vertix I have both bows and Vertix is around 7 FPS faster. I’ve also seen that FPS difference on several other videos.
At 28.5” draw and a 435 grain arrow both bows weight adjusted and length adjusted the RX-3 was 3 FPS faster on my tests. I bought neither, and I personally disagree that the Vertix is a smooth draw. In my humble opinion it dumps hard into the valley. Just my 2 cents... shoot them all boys. The evolve cams are smooth and both new Bowtechs are very smooth!
Great review . Do you think that you would have any problem with your peep at your draw length ?? Ie having to run your peep up to the tpu to get it aligned with your eye ?? cheers
Elk Calling Academy I had watched some of your elk calling videos before so it recommended this on my feed and I quickly noticed the background and had to watch. Good stuff 👍🏽 I live a quarter mile from that shop.
That's what I was thinking he did the same with a traverse vs rx3 and said the traverse shot faster but now the vertix shoots slower then then the rx3 but the vertix shoots faster then the treverse
You should no one has a good review of the helix ultra out yet. Especially if you put it head to head with the traverse. I’d bet that video would get a lot of views.
Great in depth review my dude! I do like that Matthews. But then again I am kinda biased towards Matthew's as well😂 Also just wanted to point out at 11:19 after completing the sound test you said _there's the speed test_ I knew what you meant though.😉 Keep up the good work!
@@ElkCallingAcademy Sure thing dude. We all are human lol. Can you give me a bit of advice where to look for information about public land hunting for elk out west? Say like in either Utah, Colorado, or any other western elk state? Thanks.
WhY yU No? There are several great resources. Go Hunt is a great one that provides stats and info on states and units. You can always call Fish and Game Biologists in the State/Region you’re looking to hunt. And of course, you can always go to elkcallingacademy.com and become a Patron on our Patreon Page where we share videos and info on tips, tactics, gear and have a community section that you can ask questions in. Plus, we’ll be starting up a Members only live Q&A very soon.
I agree. Other reviews I have seen say that the Helix is smoother but that the Mathews is better on the release. Quieter and faster with a little less vibration. But they are both awesome
RabbiTrogdor thank you for the feedback. I will finish talking before drawing in future videos. The noise your hearing on the draw from the rest popping up really quick and rattling the arrow. Other than that, the Hoyt made no noise in the draw.
Brian Finn okay? What’s your point by mentioning the Hoyt signs? And I’m personally shooting the Traverse. I honestly feel these two bows are extremely close and it comes down to personal preference which means people really need to shoot both side by side before deciding.
@@ElkCallingAcademy I also noticed you left out that the Hoyt was louder when you were tallying results. I have shot both bows, the Mathews is smoother draw, more quiet, less vibration on the shot, its just a better bow for a bowhunter, period. But go ahead & call it a tie Hoyt guy.
I know I slipped up. Right before this, I filmed the Traverse vs. the RX3 Ultra. I even slipped and called out the Ultra a time or two as well. I'm human and I make mistakes but thank you for watching the video.
I personally felt like it was a good video... I would've rather seen the sound test outside while shooting at distance, but still a informative video. 👍
