Hoyt Vantage Elite Plus Compound Bow

The Hoyt Vantage Elite Plus earns its reputation the way a target bow should: not with a headline speed number but with a hold. Its STT Shoot-Thru riser gives it the lateral stiffness that owners describe as sitting still on the middle better than nearly anything they have shot, and its two-cam platform lets each archer decide whether they want the GTX's smooth draw and forgiving valley or the Spiral X's speed and rock-hard wall, with the Cam & 1/2 Plus as the comfortable middle. At 4.8 pounds and roughly 40 inches axle-to-axle it is a dedicated FITA and field bow, offered with GTX at 309 fps IBO and Spiral X at 315 fps IBO - and Hoyt, along with the world-circuit shooters who chose it, made it one of the most decorated competition bows of its generation. It launched as a flagship-tier competition rig, and today it turns up on the used market as an affordable way into a proven target platform. What I keep coming back to is that this bow rewards the work you put into it: dial the draw length, pick the cam that matches your form, and it delivers a hold most bows can't. It is an excellent choice for the competitive spot and field archer who values a steady sight picture and a tunable shooting character above all else. Buyers who want that same target geometry at a lower entry price should also look at the PSE Supra, and those who want one bow that competes on the line but can also hunt should look at the Elite GT500... read full review