MASS WEIGHT? Of 30 ata RX8

 

It’s 4.2 without the stubby

 

I'm excited to shoot these. Only really interested in the Alpha. I'm not too high on the astethics, but that doesn't matter too much. I like the direction they went with the wider platform and doing away with E clips as well as the cam adjustability.

Does the rubber bumper come off the cam?

 

Looks a lot like my RX7…..

The aluminum bow looks snazzzy however.

 

Same riser mostly.

 

77 # that's off by 10% that's crazy.

I really do wish every one would got to 1/4" adjustments and have their lengths spot on when at specs. Playing with the strings and cables for length adjustment sucks.

 

Out of curiosity, why not just tinker with the D-loop? I agree that 1/4" increments make sense (unless you're a Mathews dealer as that is 2x as many mods to stock!), but really look at 1/4" on a ruler - you can easily adjust that by D-loop or even release selection.

 

Now that they have 3 rotating mods instead of 2, I'd be interested to see if they addressed the large speed dump that happens between mods. For some reason they keep making 29.5" a break in the mods on the 33 which has to be a common length. That one issue alone prevented me from buying any of the Ventum bows and I wasn't shelling out for the RX7 Ultra to address it

 

Be interested if they tune down center, this is probably the only issue that would keep me from trying one.

 

I've been wondering the same. Maybe the wider stance will help with that?

 

Wider stance = Wider center ?
The OP just commented that the draw was a bit stiff, The review I read before this one said it was way better than last years model. Now I'm curious to know.

 

Kinda disappointed with the new hoyt line up. The lame nub after thought on the cam for the lame sticks. The cam adjustments increased, some more holes in the riser, idk very underwhelming line up. Love hoyts so I was definitely disappointed. They have an entire year, and eastons money and it's like a last minute science fair project. I shot them yesterday and definitely wasn't enough to pull out the wallet. Nice looking but that isn't enough to upgrade.

 

The RX-8 is fine. The alpha x is better

 

Why?

 

Both awesome! At some point (which I think is now) the difference year to year is gonna be negligible. So don’t be shocked if you don’t have your pants blown away! The upgrades are solid maybe not enough to upgrade but I like them!

 

Overall nice looking Hoyt.Is the bump on the cams machined into the cams or removable?

 

Machined

 

Got to examine one first hand today and the RX8 is one sexy bow. Lots of good improvements, like 1/4 inch draw adjustments, settings for back wall, no more e clips, a rifle bipod style stand, great grip, metal spacers instead of plastic. The Alpha X 33 is on my radar. Me and carbon are not a good match.

 

What do you dislike about carbon riser?

 

Is the warranty on the bow only for 5 years?

 

Lifetime to original owner

 

Interested to see how the "kickstand" knob on cam holds up. I can see it getting bent easily. Then will they warranty it???

 

I think its a nice option for anyone on a shooting lane with somewhat even ground,but it wont prevent the bottom cam and string on uneven terrain in the field,most of the time.

 

RX7 vs RX8 which would you go with? Find a deal on last years RX7 or is the upgrades worth the cash? Subjective question just looking for opinions.

 

RX8/Ultra because of the 1/4” adjustments, wider limb stance and from what I’ve seen, they seem to be more efficient and the shorter draw lengths.

if the price is a hard pill to swallow the Alpha X bows are basically showing same speeds with a new slick looking riser.

 

I'm going to bring this back to the top since I got an hour or so to "play" at the shop yesterday. My first post was based on just slapping a rest on setting things up down the middle and shooting. Yesterday I tuned things and got the bows shooting the way I like them.

They are really great bows. Most all the vibes, that even on the untuned bow were minor, went away. I backed it down to 60# which is where I shoot. Still quiet. Very little vibes or noise. Really, really nice.

I reverted to the old days and set the letoff for 80% then down to 75%. It took some time to get used to the 75% on a hunting bow. Once I shot it a few times I realized how much I had been cheating things and I got back to normal. It really was sweet shooting and I expect my bow will be set to 75% when it gets here.

Then I switched the draw stops from hard to extra hard and DANG that is a hard back wall. It really did feel like a limb stop. Another thing that my new bow will have.

Nothing on speed yet but I may try that tomorrow with one of my hunting arrows.

More to come.

 

Don't they come configured for the Extra Hard backwall setting from the factory? I keep seeing videos where people think the hard is more solid than the extra hard, which seems extremely counterintuitive to me. My dealer said hard is more solid, and so did a Lancaster Archery video. My bow came configured for Extra Hard and I have no reason to change it, backwall is solid. Either way, haven't tried the RX8 yet, but I'm enjoying my Alpha X 33 so far. Playing around with the 75% letoff and it's been fun.

 

What’s the RX8 Ultra going for?

 

Bought my RX7 to work and shot my arrows on the same chronograph vs the RX8.... RX7 was shooting 284 with my 29" and 65# set up. The RX8 was shooting 296 fps. I realize this is way more than the 6 fps Hoyt was talking about, but this was the same chrono on the same day..... Back wall improved. 1/4" draw adjustments are wonderful. Overall, with the new factory strings, this year IS an improvement. Vote with your wallet, the RX7 was a great bow, but the RX8 is another level up.... As always, come to the pro shop and shoot it - only way to know YOUR truth.

 

your speed sounds impressive, what weight arrow do you use? i assume your RX-8 was also set up at 65 lbs as well?

 

i watched a youtube review of the RX-8 from mikes archery. he shoots 29" @ 70 lb w/400 grain and got 294fps..... your as fast (technically faster) at 5 lbs less draw weight.....

 

Keep in mind, chronographs are not certified tools that get inspected.. What I can tell you is that this was done on the same chronograph on the same day with the same arrow - that is my "known" .

 

i wish my local shops would allow chrono testing......

 

I shot the Alpha X 30 at 65lbs with a 410 grain total arrow weight yesterday at my local shop, and it shot 272 at 27”.

 

@SHPoet any updates on the RX8? Tks

 

Sorry. Just saw this. I passed. Not enough improvement over my RX7 to drop the money. Also....... I may go back to Mathews for my next pow. That lift is really nice and pretty darned light.

 

2024 bow-of-the-year. Super excited for mine. Slowly putting together accessories.
Nothing beats a carbon bow for me. Expensive sure, what isn't today?

 

i have a (newbie) question regarding the 1/4" draw length adjustment. on the hoyt site it makes you choose from 3 draw lengths, 25-26", 26.25-28" and 28.25 to 30". is the 1/4 adjustment only within these buckets? so if i get 26.25-28 i can only adjust in .25 increments within 26.26-28? so if my draw length is 28.1", my only real option is...what? and i know, go to the dealer, which i 100% will, but i don't want to sound like an idiot when i get there

 

So you are correct! The 1/4" draw length adjustments are within the range of the module that comes on the bow. For example, the 25-26" module would allow you to adjust the bow to 25, 25.25, 25.5, 25.75, and 26" of draw length. Additionally, if you accidentally order the wrong draw length mod, any bow shop will be able to swap it out for you to get to the next draw length adjustment.

One thing to note, most archers are not measuring their draw length to an increment smaller than 0.25". Even in the cases of professional archers who may get extremely nit-picky about setup, you can easily fine tune the draw length by adding/removing twists to the strings/cables of the bow, or adjusting the length of the D-Loop (that is the piece of cord which attaches to your string and is grasped by your release).

Also, don't worry about "sounding like an idiot". ANY and EVERY good shop (which is the vast majority) will be super happy to walk you through the entire process to familiarize yourself with archery and archery equipment, and to help you select and setup your ideal bow! Tell them you are new and enjoy the learning process!

 

For the guys who shot both 30" hoyts. Which did you prefer?