Great video Sean! Keep up the great reviews brother!

Awesome info as always! You've helped make my choice a little easier. God bless :)

I'm patiently waiting for the Elite review. I have the smooth shooting Elite Pulse & absolutely love it. Great video & thank you.

you're in my neck of the woods got my first ever bow from them,they helped me with my form and were all around extremely helpful

Good job of not hurting feelings while showing real world performance. I've shot most of the big manufacturer bows my self and have always stuck with bowtech. Bows are like trucks people's loyalties tend to get feelings hurt. When faced with true data. Thank you for being straight forward

Great video brother. Loving my "new" hoyt myself! Haha I got this thing dialed IN!

great reviews keep them up

Hey Sean, thank you for this review! I was debating between the Powermax and the Defiant. Compared to my Diamond Core, it was no contest. I ended up picking the Defiant, even picked it over an Elite Impulse 31 and 34! Dead in the hand and I'm shooting 2 inch groups at 40 yards with it! God bless and happy hunting!

Thanks for the review, I was considering both the Powermax and the Pro Defiant so the review was useful to me. I've only taken up archery at the end of January and currently using a cheap compound bow (Man Kung MK75C) but hoping to upgrade at some point God willing.

I just bought a Defiant Carbon Turbo today. It's not brand new. It belong to a hunter that wanted a more powerful one, with a 80lbs option. So he just let this beauty at the archery shop, hoping someone will have it. I saw it and took it. I came to the shop with the intention of getting the PowerMax, but the Defiant is in an upper league. It's in perfect condition, and was used 2 months only (last year). I got it for 830USD (converted from 3500 RON, currency in Romania). It also includes a sight, arrow rest, peep, sling and a stabilizer. I love it. It was set at 70lbs, but had to bring it down to around 55, because i had a shoulder injury some years ago, and let's say my right shoulder now is a bit smaller now when compared to the left one, due to a long period of shoulder inactivity. Even so, I still have some trouble drawing the bow, but I know it's my fault (my shoulder problem, and maybe incorrect posture or drawing method, as I'm a total rookie in compound bow archery. Today it was my 1st day actually shooting a compound :) ), not the bow's. Anyway, I hope I'll recover my full strength in my shoulder, especially by hitting the gym more often :)) and be able to enjoy this beauty. I also consider ordering your book, if you are able to deliver in Europe, haven't checked that yet. Good review, btw. And thank you for all the beginner tips over your channel. M.

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐..... Well done Sean!

awesome job on these hoyt..I have the pro defiant, spot hogg fast eddie xl, rugged patriot stabilizers, whisker biscuit and love every bit of it. what type of release are you using? keep up the awesome job sean

Hi Sean I love your Videos ;) What ist this for a app that you use ? on the defiant carbon you use a iphone or something to measure the Speed ?Greetings Roland

HI Sean love your channel just a question i am a 28 draw i have just bought a pro defiant 80 lbs and i was wondering what arrow s i should buy and what spine? i am on a little bit of a budget so any help would be great i am just interested in your opinion cheers keep up the good work!

You stated the Hoyt turbo had a better back wall then gave it a lower rating?? Just out of curiosity, what are your credentials?

I have on order a power max for my wife. I also ordered a pro defiant 30 for myself, I would say the last bows I will purchase because of the cost.

I like the pro defiant and the halon 32 and I shot both but I can't figure out which one I like more.. and I need too make choice soon too prepare for bow season 😐😐😐 I like certain things about both.. thanks for you're reviews.. they are great

Question for the hoyt carbon defiant to adjust the weight do not let out or loosen more than 8 turns ,does that 8turns mean I should start at tightening the limb bolts to max, then loosening it say 7 turns and make my way up?

Thx for the response Sean, and I promise, I'm not knocking what you're doing. I'm just questioning your statements of comparing the the 3 Hoyt Defiants. Thx again and have a Blessed day.

I've seen your reviews on both these and the Mathews halon which are both bows that I am interested in looking into. Out of the two which would you say probably provides the best accuracy down range considering things such as hand shock and stability? Just gathering opinions haha

just a question. are the pro defiant hitting their ibo rating. seemed off in your review by about 4-6 fps. I thought hoyts were supposed to be fast?

If you don't like the back wall with the string stops the Defiant series does come with a limb stop. Not everyone prefers a rock hard back wall. I like the back wall on my CDT but may opt for the Bomar string stops just to firm it up a little more. But for now it shoots lights out and I love it.

I see one possible issue with the noise meter. Are you sure it's registering the bow noise and not the arrow smack of the target? I just feel it's tough to decipher those in this test. I should the Ignite (fantastic beginner bow, only been shooting a year). Also, donated a $1!

I had a Halon 32 6" brace. Smooth, quiet, and pretty ok on speed. Got rid of it for a Hoyt Carbon Defiant Turbo. I like a bow that keeps you honest. If you do not have to pull against the backwall, you develop bad habits. Fact. I like a bow that wants to go as soon as you relax. Hands down the Carbon Defiant Turbo has it! And smoking fast. Is it as quiet as the Halon was? No. But I do not shoot past 50 yards, and my arrows get there with the Hoyt in a Jiffy. To each their own. Shoot and try them all, do not listen to youtube videos as guide. Do your own due diligence, and shoot straight. Good day!

Sean how are you? i hope all is well. I have a question i bought a 017 hoyt carbon defiant. When i pull back the back the wall feels like a sponge. It jumps on me really bad. No matter what draw length. Do you have any ideas why?

sorry you are all over the place with your back wall comments and its confusing you say the turbo feels better but then say its a 4 or 5 out of 10 when you gave the others a 6 or 7 I do see you changed it all in the end so did you change your mind about the feel? or did you just put in the numbers that worked?.. also how do you do your sound test if you are not testing in the same room? how did you calculate for the room size and objects in the room? things like posters carpet wood make a massive differences to sound levels.

I have hoyt carbon spyder 2014 but one cam broke.so I want to buy other but l not sure if Hoyt again or pse what you thing

So Sean, I'm curious.... Love watching your vids BTW. But this video seems to not be reflecting the true capabilities of the hoyt's vs other bows. Looking at you sampling the Pro Defiant 34, if it's set to 70lbs as you say, you're using an 80lb bow turned way down. You can tell cause the limbs are backed way out of the pockets. And depending on the draw length, you would complain about the back wall on any of these bows in their A, B, or C positions. In the D or E position your back wall & valley will increase substantially. Along with that, so will your speeds as you're getting the full rotation on the cams. Just wanting to throw that out there for everyone watching. You posted up a 311 FPS rating which isn't a true representation of the bows capabilities, which someone was asking about false Hoyt IBO ratings in the comments. Hopefully people watching this don't take Hoyt's as a "5 out of 10 rating" compared to others you've reviewed, and try them out for themselves in order to make a determination. Keep up the good work!

i don't understand your rating system for the back wall let off, in the bowtech reign, you give it a 8/10 but you look like you struggle 10x more.

what is the difference between the Hoyt Pro defiant and the carbon defiant

sean , how fast would the pro defiant 34 shoot with a 250 grain arrow?

It seems like all the hoyt bows are so loud...I would imagine having to aim low 100% of the time wether the animal is relaxed or not...that is purely a guess cause I haven't shot them though

For your back wall test if you like it more solid why did you not ask for the optional limb stop peg to be installed ? all of them have it in the box its not an Extra.

What release is that?

Wish there was more info than fps.

I want to have it

What's your draw length

Those sound extremely noisy! Whaspwhaaashhh!... Like a dry fire combined with a rain stick... 😂

Why so much emphasis on the back wall and let down? Why not include ratings and comments for draw cycle, hand shock, noise after the shot? You give numbers for noise and vibration but I don’t think those numbers mean anything to the average person, maybe I’m just speaking for myself on that one. I feel there is A LOT more information to give on any bow you test. I appreciate the time and effort you put into your videos, but just a quick second here or there speaking on other qualities of the bow could go a long way too.

I am trying to determine what bow to buy. I have learned this from your videos. I am not paying over $1,000 for a bow itself. I am not buying something just for the name. I want to be happy with this hobby not pressured by brand loyal drones. Keeping up with the jones has came to hunting smh. To all you but hurt Hoytigans buy something for the function not the advertising and unnecessary designs . Watch cam if you want to feel good and mystified for Hoyt then post your Hoyt bow on instagram if you want likes. Thank You Sean for what you do.