Hoyt Fireshot Compound Bow

The Hoyt Fireshot is one of the few youth bows engineered to be kept rather than outgrown, and that single intent defines it. From 2017 through 2020 it served as Hoyt's grow-with-them junior compound, replacing the Ruckus and bringing real Hoyt engineering - the VersaFlex Cam & 1/2 system, the TEC Lite trussed riser, parallel split limbs - down to a 3.0-pound, 29-inch youth package at a 2018 standard-color retail of $289 per Lancaster Archery. The range is the whole story: 18 to 28 inches of draw in one-inch steps and 14 to 51 pounds across two peak-weight models, enough to carry one archer from a 15-pound backyard beginner to a 50-pound whitetail setup on the same bow. What keeps coming through from owners is how it shoots for a young archer - a smooth, easy draw, a deep 75 percent let-off that buys steady aiming time, and a quiet, low-vibration shot that does not rattle a beginner. It is not a one-bow-forever rig for a full-grown adult who needs 70 pounds and a 30-inch draw - that shooter has outgrown it. But for the parent building a young archer's first real bow, it is exactly the right tool. An excellent bow for the family raising a young archer over several years, particularly strong as the single bow that spans a kid's first backyard shots through a real hunting draw weight. Parents who want the widest possible adjustment range and a complete ready-to-hunt kit in one box should also look at the Bear Cruzer... read full review