I know we are all still wrapped up on the 2025’s but I’m curious what do you guys think the manufacturers missed the boat on this year and what do you want to see for 2026? For me personally I want to see bowtech make a magnesium bow in the 33/34 ATA range. I also would like to see PSE add a tuning system more like bowtech/darton/matthews to their carbon bows. Along those same lines hoyt needs to get with the times and drastically improve their tuning system. Let’s hear what you guys want to see.
What do you want to see from 2026 bows?
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34" ata lift would be $$
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I can almost guarantee you'll get that next year.
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Cost or IBO ratings?
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I hunted with my shootdown pro out of a saddle last season. Yes Im that cool.
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I would like to see them cool it down and keep the same models for two years in a row.
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Lower letoff percentage, and flat stops are the fix for that.
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Probably functioned nicely too.
it’s too heavy and won’t go short enough.
I want Mathews to make a long ata bow that weighs like 4.3lbs and will go down to a 27” draw length. Basically a lighter darton sequal 35 or exalt with mods and limb shift.
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I want to see more bows with 36" ATA, 7"+ brace height, and little to no reflex. 335-340 ATA speed. Basically more bows like the Shootdown Pro.
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And a button the makes the wife’s brain go blank when asked why i spent more money on another bow!… and stripper glitter offered as a “factory finish”.
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Because:
A- Archery products are a niche industry with pretty short product cycles, compared to other industries
B- There is a lot less margin in Archery products, compared to other industries
C- The RnD and prduction ramp up costs vs how long your product remains current in the market is significantly higher than a lot of industries. Can you imagine if Ford brought out a completely new F150 EVERY SINGLE YEAR. A mid cycle refresh, sure, but most motor vehicles have a generation run of 5-7 years before a complete redesign. Bows are closer to 1-3 years, tops. Your latest and greatest bow is only the latest and greatest for a relatively short window before the market demands you basically throw the whole thing away and start from scratch.
I mean, ford have been using the same engine in thier F150s since 2011 (albeit with minor improvements and upgrades over the generations)
Can you imagine if a bow manufacture released a bow with the same riser/cam/limb design for 14 years?
D- Given A, B and C, licensing fees have to comparatively lower than other industries in order to be appealing to outside manufactures, making them not worth it to the OEM compared to capturing a larger percentage of an already small market. a 5% increase in market share is worth way more (both in customer retention and overall profit generation) compared to the couple of bucks you get from PSE/Hoyt/Bear ect.
This is especially true when you consider most consumers tend to be brand loyal, so if you manage to drag a consumer away from a Hoyt and into a Bowtech, they're more likely to buy another Bowtech in 3-5 years when its time to upgrade
Thanks. I'd actually like it if bow makers kept a single bow line and just made marginal improvements and didn't do these huge redesigns. It seems like the consumer is always the beta tester in this scenario. Rifle makers don't do this. But the advantage there is that they have different stock and metal options but mainly they have various calibers. So a Remington M700 lover can collect several calibers. In comparison, a bow can shoot many different types of arrow or broadhead, so they are all "multi-caliber" in a sense. The only thing that is comparable that bow makers have is getting people to buy separate hunting, indoor, and 3D bows.
Efficient durable bullet proof no nonsense bow with a primarily, carbon riser. Ease of adjustable draw weight & ease and range of adjustable draw length. 34" axle to axle. Then if this bow is easily tunable without a bow press we may be off to good start for a worthy set up for hunting. Did we mention that the Picatinny rail has been a good mounting idea.
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Just a Darton lineup that's a skosh lighter. Best bows imho.
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I’d like to see a legit 370 FPS bow.
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Have you shot the RX9? I don’t think there’s anything unpleasant about that bow except maybe the price point.
Bowtech SR6x3, Qad, Victory SS, Mathews V3X Bowtech Experience Black Gold Sight
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365 fps ,super smooth drawing, deader then deader in the hand, 33 inches and 7 inches brace,
Bows cannot improve much at all from this point on.
Anything made in the last 5 years will pretty much be the same as 2026 as far as spec's.
Bows cannot improve much at all from this point on.
Anything made in the last 5 years will pretty much be the same as 2026 as far as spec's.
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I would like to see them have longer ATA options in the hunting bows so you could get a decent string angle from them.
Mathews- would like to see them make a 35-36” bow that actually goes out to 32” draw.
Hoyt- bring back the long ATA ultra models
Bowtech, keep doing what you’re doing
Elite, I would love to see them make a longer ATA carbon and keep the larger brace height, at least 7”. I think that would be the ideal hunting bow at 34-36” ATA.
Mathews- would like to see them make a 35-36” bow that actually goes out to 32” draw.
Hoyt- bring back the long ATA ultra models
Bowtech, keep doing what you’re doing
Elite, I would love to see them make a longer ATA carbon and keep the larger brace height, at least 7”. I think that would be the ideal hunting bow at 34-36” ATA.
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