PSE Mach 33 DS Compound Bow

The Mach 33 DS is the DS line's all-arounder and, on the award sheets, its champion - Outdoor Life's 2025 Bow of the Year and Field & Stream's Best Compound Bow, built on a 33-inch, USA-made Dead Frequency Carbon chassis that weighs just 3.9 pounds. It earns those honors the same way in every shooter's hands: a draw smoother than the compact 30 DS, a shot that is quiet and dead in the hand, and above all a pin that parks and stays, steady enough that shooters run competition indoor 300 rounds with their hunting rig. For 2026 the new FDS cam lifts the rating to 342 fps and firms up the valley without giving back the smooth draw, all at a $1,999 launch MSRP. The trade-offs are small and honest - a wide fixed grip that some shooters swap a plate onto, and a featherweight mass that likes a stabilizer to settle it in wind. In my hands it never once left me wishing for the extra half-pound of an aluminum riser - it simply does more jobs well than a bow this light has any right to. It is an excellent bow for the hunter who wants one carbon rig that hunts hard and shoots targets, particularly strong for the treestand-to-3D crossover shooter. Buyers who want maximum maneuverability should look at the compact Mach 30 DS, and those who would rather keep $700 for near-identical specs should weigh the Mathews Lift 33... read full review