Especially when it’s all just bs and gimmicks at this point. I truly feel that the quality of product from every bow company across the board have took a nose dive.

Hawh!

i use a $200 bow i found on amazon and it shoots just like the expensive bow

@@FPSWildlifeAngler bwahahahahahaha!!!

Find a cheaper bow. Anything can kill an animal.

@@skoolynugenator1802 its true but you want to ethically kill the animal like i mean fast without pain

We'll have a new budget bow test coming out soon: www.outdoorlife.com/gear/best-compound-bow-for-the-money/

The Franken stab and the antler ridge were favorites. These light bows don’t need a ton of weight to make a difference which is nice.

Most bows are more capable than we will be able to ever shoot them nowadays, tech has advanced a lot from ten years ago

I kind of agree 👍 😊

Everything he picks up is the best ever, he’s just a salesman. He has no credibility whatsoever as far as I am concerned.

He'd better sell used cars to soccer moms. That bloke is a pain in the butt

That's because he works for a shop that sells them.

We found the lab measurements of shock were a little misleading because the accelerometer can only measure for forward movement, not residual vibration. So it could measure if a bow jumped forward after the shot, but not if it buzzed your hand. We think three different archers judging the post-shot experience gives a more well-rounded look at what you can expect.

Am a Mathews never going chip bow psi

Mathews The bud light of archery.

​@@richardlehoux683 What language is this nonsense?

Better buy a pse now my phase 4 is obsolete ancient technology

I'm confused.... was inflation not a thing 60 years ago?

@jackroman8821 yes but nothing like the last decade

@@davetoms63 Fair point.

How much did pay for a house?

@AntonyKarolis house and a bow are two totally different things, one you need, the other is nice to have. But to play along on another dumb question.... my house I bought 21 years ago for 145,000 the appraisal value is 210,000 so that's a 69% increase. Now one of my custom bows I bought 15 years ago for around 400 is now selling for about 1200...... three times as much. And a top of the line compound, bought 30 years ago was about 200 and came with a quiver, sight, rest , and arrows .... now go look and see what they bring. And like I said, a home is pretty much a need, a bow is not. Anymore questions?

I have a Levitate, the 1st edition with the E2 cam, and have shot a few through my friend's Mach 34, and 1 thing they both do extremely well is hold on target...it's actually kinda weird how well they hold..

bwahahahahaha!!!

pretty sure thats considered taboo. Im not an experienced bloke like that guy by any means. i just know that it usually means the poundage is too high.

@@mbs6585 thanks for your help and input 👊

Hoyt isn’t made in the USA?

Hoyt is made in the USA.

The compound bow game is rife with hyperbole and fluff.

Exactly I was waiting on a explanation of how it works 😂 like u said it’s most likely bs

The Mach 34 is fantastic, and we tested it in 2023. It tied the Elite Era for most accurate last year. I think 30 DS will appeal to most people and the 34 is ideal for archers who like the string angle on a longer bow or have a long draw length. You can read last year's test here: www.outdoorlife.com/gear/best-compound-bows-2023/

The Era wins in the post shot category. It's 100% dead after the shot, which makes it very fun to shoot. But, the Mach 30 DS wins in the accuracy and forgiveness category. It holds on target better than anything we've tested to date.

Goes to show you just like bows, there’s preference for everyone

PJ uses increasing tension to activate his shot. That tension in his body has to go somewhere and it results in a follow through. The arrow is LONG GONE by the time his body reacts

Is that the guy who didn’t shoot the bow past five feet?

You misspelled ruined.

​@@teamflanneloutdoors5631Explain your opinion? He's not my favorite personality but how on Earth could you say he had a negative impact at PSE?

Completely agree that the best bow in the world won't overcome poor shooting form.

It's a pretty interesting piece of engineering they've done.

I think the main difference between our review and others is that we tested all the flagships head to head with multiple archers and tested them for accuracy. The data ultimately decides the winner and this year in particular it was a landslide.

Most all older bows actually feature this technology where the “dynamic brace height” at full draw is longer than the brace height at rest. However some bows for example I’ll just say it, Mathews hunting bows, actually have a shorter “dynamic brace height” than the actual brace height. This is due to limb and cam design. The reason for this stability is the moment arm length “dynamic brace height” that the string tension has to resist torque around the axis of the grip. Not a new concept at all . I personally don’t like the idea of calling it dynamic. It’s not dynamics it’s still statics. Just statics at full draw. Dynamics would be how the bow reacts upon release. It’s not the riser reflex that hurts stability as many are trying to make us believe based upon their theories. If these archery “experts” could draw a simple free body diagram or do basic statics they would understand archery a lot more and wouldn’t parrot their undeveloped theories. I still cringe every time I see a bow review where riser reflex is measured and that measurement is the basis of a stability claim.

​@@jrhunt414nerd alert! 😂

@@theingobeck4772 It takes us nerds that understand archery and basic physics to push the industry in the right direction and to get past the marketing and influencer bullshit that seems to be plaguing the industry right now. Lots of guys with a lot of good information they are sharing but an equal amount of bullshit being parroted. In my opinion the number one completely false claim being made is that reflex measurement can be used to compare the full draw stability of different bows. In reality there is only one measurement that can be taken at full draw that matters and that is the length of the moment arm resisting torque. A simple measurement to take with a straight edge and ruler at full draw. But instead we will just keep hearing people say a bow should be demerited because it has reflex riser geometry. The worst is seeing people discuss where to take a reflex measurement and why their measurement point is the rightful one. The easiest way to throw a wrench in their thinking is to say what if the limb pocket is longer, or what about a Bowtech Commander. It blows their brain up and throws all their false theories out the window. Just because everyone repeats a theory enough doesn’t make it true and unfortunately that’s where the archery industry is at. Took us nerds to convince the world that it’s not flat.

But wouldn’t any bow that’s paper tuned?

@@ET-sp6qm Don’t know, haven’t shot every bow.

We used the same arrows, Black Eagle Spartans, for all nine bows tested. They were all tuned to a bullet hole before testing.

The pse draw cycle changed with the evolve cam ,came in around 2016,2017

Good for You. There is a site called the leather wall maybe you should visit that

L O L I guess you feel Toilet paper is overrated also and wonder why nobody wants to shake your hand

The BTX was such a solid bow!

Not true at all I can disassemble and reassemble my compound in the field without a press. I shoot traditional as well and while it is fun, it is like getting out of my new pickup and into a horse and buggy and making a 300 mile trip. You will still get where you’re going. But not anytime soon.

We backed it off to make it equal to the other bows in the test. The one we had to work with was a 70-pound model and all others were 60-pound bows. Me, personally, I shoot it better at 70 pounds than at 60.

Quiet bows are a myth. Been hunting for fifty years. Not one bow in the world is quiet enough that a deer won't hear it. Marketing hogwash.

Speed is not going to make up for noise I don’t care how fast your bow is unless it’s shooting faster than 1100 ft./s

He's obviously referring in general to compound bow shooters.

It’s PJ’s job to talk about a product and make people excited. It’s your job to get into a bow shop and test for yourself. 😉 cheers

@@coryedd3783 I'd sooner have an honest review. Around here. The archery shops don't carry a lot of stock to try out stuff but they will order it if you want one.

The Lift is a great shooter too.

Cool story bro how many world championships have you won.

The RX-8 is also made of Chinese carbon fiber

@@mattbakerg still the better bow!

@@chrismaffett1973 that’s an opinion not a fact. Your overpriced Chinese Hoyt weighs more than my aluminum bow.

@@jasonbarnes3188 ahhhhahahaha!!!

loud mouth chest thumper

We bow before your greatness. All hail the high and mighty ashleysmith4191!

@@Johnbobon be gone peasant. You are not worthy of my presence.