Mathews will drop first part of November (what the Mathews dealer told me) nothing new except a color this year and some features. No axle-to-axle lengths, no new cams, nothing major is what they said. But the color will be cool 😂.

 

sounds about right lmao. im assuming no more limb problems. Even if the changes are very small i might as well wait for the 2025 line now!

 

I think Darton has the best release so far this year. Bowtech has a very interesting looking riser with their new magnesium type material.

 

Ohh really, i might have to put them on my radar!

 

Elite drops tomorrow, I believe

Bowtech Dropped 1st Nov last year
Hoyt Dropped 1st Week of Nov last year
Mathews Dropped Mid Nov last year

If you want a rough guide, look up the YouTube reviews of last years Flagships from either Lancaster or Podium Archer and you'll get an idea
they both tend to get reviews out the day of

 

Magnesium risers are nothing new, most of the 80's bows had them. The Hoyt Charger had this, and people knocked it for having that type of metal. Magnesium is fine, but it isn't as strong as aluminum, and the shavings from it will burn easily, even better if you put water on it. Water on a mag. fire is just like gasoline. If it isn't made correctly, it does have a tendency to break, I know from personal experience.

 

These bow from Xpedition and Bowtech use a different alloy than the old Magnesium bows.

 

What is the xpedition bow material i think they call it x light.

 

Super Magnesium | Metal Redefined | ALLITE INC This is the one of best available. I wouldn't buy one at any price though. If you want light get carbon.

 

Super Magnesium | Metal Redefined | ALLITE INC This is the one of best available. I wouldn't buy one at any price though. If you want light get PSE carbon.

Fixed it for ya😏

 

Eagerly awaiting the new Prime launch. Im on a Darton vs Prime mission......my Revex 4 replacement will be one of the two.....I have a comfy couch.....it may be both

 

You and me both. I struggle between Bowtech and Prime, but man I love me some Prime.

If the 25 launch doesn't tickle my fancy, I'll just snag a RVX36 and be extremely happy, and find another inline 5 as well for these 50 lb limbs I have.

 

ELITE releases today, there spec are on their site now, nothing is jumping out at me though.

 

Elite bows are showing on the site now.

 

PSEs longer carbons have been about the only thing to really grab my attention so far. Darton's tuning looks nice, the rest of that bow is kind of bleh. Elite still forces you to have black limbs, Nice they finally added integrated rest and sight options. Then they leave those off of the "new" carbon.

 

Bloomquist fan?

 

Well Elites drop today for me at least was beyond disappointing. Now the wait for bowtech, matthews, and hoyt continues!

 

I like Bowtech, but I struggle with the whole Athens/copyright mess....the end result only took away another good choice from shooters. From what I've read about the designs, while SIMILAR, they were not identical. Athens just didnt have enough in the bank to fight the lawsuit so they closed up shop....and its unfortunate.

I went from Bear, to Hoyt, to Elite (which I LOVED), to Prime. The Prime caught me by surprise after shooting it, Hoyt, Mathews, PSE, Elite, & Bowtech flagship models all SxS. It won me over fairly quickly and came down the the Ethos, RVX/Revex 4, & Evolve 33....the Prime just walked away from the others....it FELT right & chose me honestly. I wish my local dealer had Darton.....i had to drive an hour to try one last week, I shot the 33 & RVX4 back to back.....i just cant choose between the two....

the RVX is freggin sweet. One of the best drawing bows Ive felt in a while.

 

I really like mine, a lot more than any bow I’ve shot to date sans the Sequel 33.

 

I feel like Hoyt really needs to do something this year. Last year they had good bows but I never really saw a lot of people talking about them.

Of course a lot of the mathews talk was negative but still

 

I agree, Hoyt needs to capitalize on the Alpha series….i liked it but it felt like it didn’t hit expectations.

 

Does any one know when prime will be releasing their bows?

 

I’m guessing mid November based off their past releases

 

It looks like Darton is still stealing the show. Just waiting to see what Hoyt and Bowtech does. I am a fan of five of the brands, with Bowtech being #1 for me, with Prime being #2 and now Darton being #3, and Elite at #4, just wish they put the new cams on the Exault 35. I also like Hoyt to some degree, despite me not being able to shoot their bows all that great, especially the short axle-axle bows. Fred Bear bows also make the honorable mention list, because of their lower and mid-range bows offering a lot for what you pay for. Besides that, none of them do anything for me, and in my PERSONAL opinion, are not worth looking at

 

I can't disclose my source, but I finally have it on good authority that all-American bow builders Mathews and PSE have agreed to a collaborative effort to build the first carbon fiber risered Mathews! 😮

Sounds like it's going to be called the AirLift, employing a DFC riser and Switchweight X cams with specs similar to the 2020 PSE Mach 1,; 3.5 lbs and 345 ibo; dead quiet and dead in hand. I can't wait to get my hands on it!

 

that would be Super cool....

 

Hoping Bowtech has a 32/6 speed bow with all the latest tech.

 

Chances are the Core SR will still be in the line. Bowtech usually keeps a model for 2 years. So the SR and SS should still be there. My guess will be the "Honor" bow, but as a standard offering rather than the exclusive kit, and then a CP30 and SS34 replacement in the "Core" series.

 

Maybe some day, mathews will release a bow that will talk me out of using my trusty old LX

 

I agree, it was the “WRONG!!!” That made me chuckle a bit lol.

 

Quoting dnv23 from the Mathews forum:
Mathews is Nov 18
Hoyt is Nov 12

Anyone have a date yet for Bowtech?

 

It's sad when keyboard warriors make definitive statements about a subject they are ignorant of. Do some research. Magnesium is not what it used to be.

OTOH I would not want a lightweight bow unless I was only using in inside 35-40 yards. They are less accurate. Same reason an ultralight hunting rifle is not a good choice for long range hunting.

 

I worked in a die cast factory in Detroit making car parts from several materials for 15 years which included Zinc, Magnesium, and aluminum.
Who is ignorant?
How much magnesium have you die casted?

 

Are you an engineer? Just because you worked in a factory does not make you knowledgeable. Again, look at the information out there. Much has changed with Magnesium in the past 10 years.

 

Why is a light bow less accurate?

 

Among other things a heavy bow resists moment of inertia better than a light one. The main reason stabilizers are on a bow is to add mass, thus stability when the string moves forward.

 

It is adding mass in a certain/specific location, otherwise you would just wrap the bow with lead tape. A lighter bow allows you to add even more mass in beneficial location, while maintaining the same overall mass.

 

Elite has my attention with the Exalt 35 LD. Anxious to see what Hoyt and Mathews release in November as well!