By far the best bow review I've seen this year and I've watched a ton. Really like the draw curve data. Great job!

Having shot and tested about all the new '24 bows this year, the Lift 33 was in my opinion the best overall bow. Of the new '24 bows in its ATA range, it was only slower than the bowtech core sr in performance by about 3-4fps with my 438gr arrows at 29" draw and 69.8lbs measured draw weight on the Lift. I found the draw length on the 33 to be the closest to spec of any tested (matching my Mach 34), and lighter in overall weight than all but the Mach 34 in the over 32" bows. Had Mathews marketed this bow as a 340IBO bow, the haters would have less to cry about and Mathews would have not hurt the marketing any at all by doing so. Nevertheless, this is by all practical purposes the best released bow this year in many regards. The draw and valley are excellent, perfect for hunting. The Lift 33 I tested was closer to a mid 83% letoff measured. This would be to me the best bow Mathews has released since the original McPherson Mathews Monster. I was happy to add it along side my Mach 34 for this season. That said, Elite (Ethos), Hoyt (Alpha X 33), Bowtech (Core SR), Darton (Sequel 33) all had excellent bows this year, and one would not go wrong with any of them.

Best review I’ve seen on this bow. Waiting for my 29.5 to get delivered to my dealer

My kind of channel right here. Subbed.

Awesome review! Seems like Mathew’s is just missing the easy cam tuning features most manufacturers are going to.

Finally a review with string angle!!! I’m a big guy with a long draw and string angle is super important to me for my accuracy and comfort. Great job!!

Great in depth review and well presented, subscribed.

I bought a Lift 33 from Bear Creek in their very first shipment. First impressions…way different from the last three generations of Mathews bows I’ve owned. I shoot this bow better than my TRX 34, which never thought would happen. I have about 250-300 arrows through it now without cable stretch or peep twist. With respect to the Mathew’s grip, I have always purchased aftermarket grips to get the clean edge for consistent hand placement. With that said, I have found the Total Peep grip the best option for me. I simply cannot have an inconsistent grip unless I try, and the material gives awesome tack and warmth in cold temps. I plan on shooting this as both my hunting and target bow this year!

Just subbed to the channel!❤ What an amazing and in depth now review. I would so appreciate you doing sights/ attachments reviews as well. My wife and I are both buying a bow this year and I was floored the difference from this bow in store compared to my old hunting bow in my teens of the Matthew’s LX/ switchback circa 2004-2008. 20 years had completely changed how modern bows feel and I couldn’t be more excited to hunt again this year.

Nice review! I am going to pick up my 33 in a few days.

Great review. Nice bow , good luck with the channel ✌🏻

Proper review, subbed straight up!

Thank you! Great review!

Good review, keep up the good work!

Excellent review, from shooting Hoyt for a lot of years, this bow caught my attention the minute it was released…After shooting one, I’m waiting for the call saying it’s arrived at the shop! 👊🏻🇺🇸

I’ve just been waiting on mine to come in!

Great Review!

phenomenal review!

I appreciate what you're doing. You have to be the best bow reviewer out there right now! Can you please check out some target bows an maybe bows couple years back?

Wow, that was incredibly thorough. That draw curve graph is really interesting!

Nice Video!!

great review hope you do the 29.5 lift and like to see some 80# pound tests from the lift thx

Good job on the review. I have a 33 on order. Probably be months before it shows up.

Good review. Did you modify the draw board to get the bow lined up properly? My peg on my ez press that goes against the grip is higher and it doesn’t work right

Definitly the ultimate in depth review. If i were to add one thing it would be a comparative view to previous year bows. That would give better context for people looking to upgrade. That being said, next year I can come back and watch this and Mathews' 2025 bow and see the differences between the two. Thanks! P.S. how do you like the Garmin chrono?

I’d love to see this review on the 29.5 versions

sounds like a fantastic bow, but so is my v3x that my amazing wife gave me as a gift a year ago. I -think both are close so not changing this year or next....

Awesome Review👍 This is a must shoot bow to try out this year. There is probably another bow that will compare but I think the price is going to make it out of reach.

Killer bow man

Great review! There seems to be a lot people on many archery forums talking about the cables hitting the cams after tuning these bows with the top hat system. The limbs are very thin and seem to be prone to cause excessive cam lean. I don't know for sure, but I will wait to purchase one.

Wait until matthews drops a carbon bow. It's going to be epic

Did I make a mistake buying the lift 29-1/2” instead of the 33” if I want to shoot bow hunter at Landcaster and 100 yard pluse shots

Love your tests and reviews. If your shop gets an Athens archery box give it a look.

why not take the dampener out of the front like you did for the Darton Sequel 33?

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.

I own a Mathews Chill-X (35” ATA) and it’s a reported 4.2 lbs bare. My Mathews NoCam HTR is 32” ATA and 3.8 lbs bare. Both could be considered “modern” bows, and Mathews themselves used to consider the NoCam to be their most accurate and efficient hunting bow (up to 2019 at least). I’m just making the point here that it IS possible to make a lighter and longer aluminum bow if you’re not building the riser to survive 80#s draw weight. Hoyt is doing just that with their Eclipse, which is light, fast, accurate, and maxes at 60#s. What the newer Mathews bows are is quieter. By a LOT. Several club members have the Lift, V3X, Tactic, and a few Bowtech Carbon bows too and they are all crazy quiet. Let me know if you’d like to test my Chill-X or NoCam HTR one day.

I hope you realize most of Mathews early SoloCam bows were under 4 pounds. I shot an early edition (1996) Mathews SoloCam for 17 years, and it was 3.5 pounds bare bow. I might add it was 41" ATA (designed for fingers shooters) at that weight, too. Today's bows are heavier than the earlier Mathews bows with solid limbs. Switchback, Q2, and many others were lighter than this bow. My best friend still shoots a Mathews Heli m that is 3.5 pounds bare bow. To say this is Mathews' lightest bow is a bit of a joke.

Your draw graph was very interesting. When I shot the Lift 33 I felt two humps one about the 30% through then again just before it dumped into the valley. It wasn't near as smooth as I thought it would be. Mathews bows just aren't for me. I gave them a fair shot, I shot the Mathews twice as much as the others.

For the cost they can shove it

330 is NOT 343...JJ at Podium got 330 also...You keep talking about the speed BUT you DON'T talk about the 13 fps LIE that Mathews is pushing...Why not call them out on it?? Getting paid $$??