I finally found a left handed 33 in stock and was able to shoot it a bit. I decided to pick it up, spend some time with it, and wanted to report out my real world findings. To be honest, I was very skeptical about this bow when I first saw the release of it. When I first inspected one in person, my skepticism grew. You can literally grab the cam and bend it around in all directions (of course with the bow at brace) as the limbs are so skinny they just flex like crazy. I was worried about that from a durability standpoint. I was also worried about the cams being very, very skeletonized. They seem like they would be easy to bend, etc. Those were some initial observations before I got to shoot one. I got to shoot one and my first reaction was 1) the draw cycle is very linear, just stiff 2) there is no valley (even at 85%) 3) the vibe/shock after the shot is more than the Phase 4 and 4) the riser length adds to stability significantly 5) something different in the grip where your thumb fits is improved. I shot it with both C and D draw length mods and landed on taking it home with the C mod. I bought the bow and took it home (we do our own set up and tuning at home)...... Set up was easy. With a center shot rest we had a perfect bullet hole with ZERO top hat changes or any other changes. The Match strings are an improvement over the Zebra, not sure how much of an improvement but they are better. They are thinner and they did settle very quickly and my peep locked in. So I just started shooting it for a few days. The bow has a very clean shot cycle, very clean release. With it all set up, the vibe/shock was mostly gone. I got used to the draw cycle being stiff. I never did like the lack of a valley. My style of shooting my hinge is to relax/elongate the palm of my hand and that style does not work well with a bow with no valley. As I shot it, I realized the C mod was making me feel a bit long. I was not stable at full draw and could feel being a bit overextended. My shop still had the D mods, so I switched to them and now I was too short, feeling scrunched up. When I am scrunched up, I have hand torque. For me, having the draw length perfect is a huge issue, as I finally found out how well I shoot when my draw length is spot on. It matters hugely! So, sadly, I am caught between a D and C on this new Mathews cam and not comfortable at either. Note on the previous Mathews cam the D mod worked well for me). Yes, could I twist strings and/or remove the grip and/or fiddle with D loop length or even my release neck length (different releases) - yes I could do all of that to try and get the Lift 33 to fit my draw length. Since I have other bows I shoot well, I did not want to put that level of effort into the Lift, so I sold it/traded it. As long as Mathews runs this newest cam with the 1/2" draw length limits, I am probably out of luck with Mathews. Conclusion, while I can't speak to the long term durability of the bow/cams, if your draw length fits one of the draw mods and if you are OK with no valley, this bow could be a great choice for you. Thank you.

Having shot most all the '24 bows, this bow easily had the best draw cycle and valley. It was not so long that you felt the need to push the string forward to let down, and then have the bow jerk the string forward, but it kept your from getting lazy and creeping. It was smooth and easy to draw, much better than the Hoyt and on par with the Bowtech on comfort, and smooth to let down. In all the testing I have done, at the same measured draw lengths, it is faster by about 5fps than the pervious offerings from Mathews (V3 series and the P4s). I didn't feel a huge dump into the backwall like the V3X I owned. It is still super quiet, as good as or better than my previous Mathews bows. All around a great bow and worth a look in 2024.

I shot this side by side next to my V3X 33 and the only thing i noticed was the Lift has a more aggressive draw. otherwise it felt exactly the same on the shot.

Thanks for sharing!

Thanks brother

Shot 3 bows Mathew’s bowtec and Hoyt and Mathew’s was the worst bow. It had hand shock and the draw cycle was so aggressive. BowTec and Hoyt have a way better draw cycle and less hand shock.

I can’t make up my mind on the 29.5 vs the 33

Please just test IBO speed, please 👌

Bear has dethroned Mathews as the quietest bow by a good bit.