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Hoyt Alpha X 30 65# 28”-30” complete speed test

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For those curious and not saying they are all like this. But I had a friends bow to setup pre release. So I checked it out pretty good. Draw length measured 30.25” on the dot at 85% , poundage was 65.10#. This was the first bow that I’ve touched that hit or exceeded advertised speed out of the box. Added a Raptor peep which was 18 gr and it didn’t change. All results are in hunting trim. D loop , tied nock set and peep. Numbers checked on two separate chronos over 2 days. And yes the 322 at the bottom wasn’t a typo lol. That’s why it got checked twice. Everything was a 5 shot average done twice.
OTBS (out of the box speed) 65# 30.25” dl and 325gr arrow was 347,348 fps
 
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That's good info thx. I'm 28.5 stretched. Definitely be worth stepping down to 28.25 off your information. I'm ready to upgrade. Hunting with switchback xt. Anxious to see a vid/write up on comparison b/w VTM 31 and new Alpha x 30. Smoothest draw, noise level, and accuracy are most important to me.
Also looking at the Mathews v3x and prime revex.
 
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bbd25 25 said:
That's good info thx. I'm 28.5 stretched. Definitely be worth stepping down to 28.25 off your information. I'm ready to upgrade. Hunting with switchback xt. Anxious to see a vid/write up on comparison b/w VTM 31 and new Alpha x 30. Smoothest draw, noise level, and accuracy are most important to me.
Also looking at the Mathews v3x and prime revex.
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If you go on Hoyt’s website they give you the sound levels from the VTM and the new alpha x.
 
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Extrapolating your numbers it's 12-14ish fps faster than my Phase 4 33.

What mod were these tests run on and if it was changed can you add that info? I didn't buy a Hoyt last year because as a 27.5-28 DL shooter they didn't have a cam/module that was interesting to me on a bow 33-34 ata. These new ones with 3 modules are interesting to me. Quarter inch draw length adjustment is also a huge improvement for me.
 
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