Hey man I'm currently looking for a bow upgrade and came across a used Triax in mint condition. Do you think it would be a good option? I've shot a Phase 4 before but don't want to spend that much. They are asking $650 for it. What have your experiences with the Triax been?
Happy to finally see this review about the Triax albeit one about the Vertix wold fit better due the timming. The Triax was probably the best selling hunting compound bow in NA this past year, so is a bit out of the scope talking about how would perform at 70 m range, when most of the purchasers won't release the arrow against a game beyond 40 yards, or even 20 due most of them will hunt in blinds or tree stands. The best feature is probably how quieter and deader in hand is, and the worst maybe the weight (albeit contributes to the stability) or the weitd ~11º grip angle. The new 30" ata Vertix changes that, with a more usual ~17º grip with better design, and includes switchweight modules. I do think that the problem with the unexpected draw length only happens with your first bow; once you are aware of the real length that fits you better ordering a propper model wouldn't be a problem. The Triax make a big impact in the market, moving other brands to make shorter ata bows, as the RX-3, the Ritual 30 or the CT3. But I would love to see the Carbon Air Steatlh (this year in 35") moving to 37"+ or the Halon X. Would like to see a review over the Vertix and the CT5 or CT9. Shame that the Prime dealership is so small overseas, their latest models seems really great but here in Europe and in Australia they are very expensive, close to the Prevail and Perform prices. Thanx for the review and happy new year!
Best thing Prime did this year is use same cams on all Logic CT bows. Next year they should release 30" ATA Logic and long draw length CT5 (or CT7) with same cams for full line of bows with single cam model. This would make it lot more attractive for shops, and with larger quantity price would go down to PSE level even outside NA.
It’s all a matter of preference and how you shoot...lots of people will buy whatever bow is cool at the time and not actually shoot them. I shot the triax vs vertix and it’s not worth the extra money to get the new vertix. They are roughly the same except you get a longer bow and a little better grip which neither are all that great but I liked the triax over the vertix and it just felt a little better. I used to shoot pse and now I like the triax over the pse I have!
Daft for archery stores outside the US that you have to buy modules. We're in 2019. Manufacturers need to wise up. My Bowmadness should be in my hands next week.
28" draw. 28" draw. You've got ET arms mate, mine are a measly (I believe) 26 1/2". That's why I am going to get the NTN (26 bottom) rather than the TNT from PSE " thanks to you". Thanks Stephen 😊👍.
Hmm I know your friend in Victoria and he has a garage of Matthews Bows hanging from any spare space. Tipping the family have a picture of you on a target atm 😋
I just bought a used Triax, then I saw this... hmmm, did I make a mistake..? I also Have a Halon X comp and that shoots great. Your grouping just seems weirdly bad for that range? And I Know you can shoot... could something been off in the setup? I think I Will try the same distance and see what grouping I Will get just to compare... if it’s that bad the bow Will Have to go. I also Have a really cheap Man kung EX7 Thorns and that shoots easily 9 arrows inside the yellow.. Actually shot 291 on a Vegas face With it yesterday, and it cost around 350 USD... thought the Triax should be a step up, really dissapointing if it’s not :-/
I can see he pushes pse in Australia but in the US there not top bows and Mathews modules are $40 but normally if you buy the bow ar the shop they exchange modules no charges I'm shooting a 19 Vertix and there $999.99 here
It might be beneficial to put the bows on a draw board and measure the actual draw length before preforming your review. Some bow manufacturers run longer to inflate their speeds, and every Matthews I've ever worked on was 3/4"+ longer than advertised.
@@sahhull Hello, thanks for your answer, but the problem is that in my country there is no possibility to buy them and I must import from the US and I do not have the possibility to try them,
@@huntinglife5202 thats unnecessarily harsh! My comment was a lighthearted joke i often have with Steven after a bow test he did on PSE Drive 3b where he shot fantastic. So now any bow he shoots and fails to group as well i jokingly say "Bin it" Steven has a sense of humour.
I do think that are plenty of archers out there who can shoot a much better group with this bow from the same distance. I'm also sceptical after seeing guys shooting bullseye with one arrow from 90-100 yards/meters after they have "tunned" the bow.
Assuming they are not doing 20+ takes and then posting the one time they had a good shot, that type of accuracy speaks more about the archer than the equipment.
What is a normal bow I guess he means pse since he pushes them hard worked in an archery shop that sold pse and Mathews Hoyt and bowtech out sold them every year never saw more issues on any top brand than pse factory strings were terrible lots of timing issues. Very hard sell in the area I live in
You should try both of them and pick one YOU like. Personally I would go for Vertix. Take a look at PSE Evolve 31, you would get good deal on it and in my opinion it's better than Evoke 31.
No the first group when I had the camera off was two groups one high and one low. They felt like good shots too. The draw feels longer given the short axle to axle. I would need to compare my group with the Evolve 28. But to be honest I have never shot a small axle to axle bow well. PSE had a super short Xforce years ago with big cams, I struggled with that bow too. I prefer the Halon 32 and the Halon X. Which is why when you see levi shoot this bow it is amazing. I would say I watched a Hoyt review with a Hoyt pro staff saying he shot 29X in door first shoot, so I checked his Vegas score which was 19X and 298 which is what I normally shoot. I have never shot a 29X. So when I see reviews stating amazing results I am always really?
First most bows sold are to recreational shooters, we sell very few expensive bows. This is a top end hunting bow, there is not as much hunting in Adelaide. The Evoke 28 I have not sold many either, as I stated shorter bows are harder to shoot.
