Hoyt Prevail 37 Compound Bow

The Hoyt Prevail 37 is a flagship target bow that asks one honest question of its buyer: do you want the smoothest draw on the line, or the firmest wall and a touch more speed? From 2017 through 2019 it stayed remarkably consistent - a 37.25-inch axle-to-axle, 4.8-pound platform on the TEC Shoot-Thru riser, XT2000 limbs, and the 4-angle modular grip - and it let the archer answer that question with the cam, X3 at 313 fps IBO for the smooth draw or SVX at 321 fps for the firm, aggressive wall. Real-world the SVX measured 298 fps with a 330-grain arrow at 60 pounds and 262 fps with a heavy target arrow, a hair behind a dedicated speed bow on the same setup but paired with the firm draw and long-riser hold a competitor lives on. What I keep coming back to is what owners say once the bow is set up: an aim that locks onto the target face and stays put, a thin adjustable grip that takes the torque out of the hand, and a chassis that tunes clean and predictable in a handful of arrows. Sitting in the middle of the Prevail family, it is a hair handier than the 40-inch Prevail 40 and steadier than the compact 35-inch Prevail FX, giving the mid-draw competitor the length most target archers settle on. Hoyt did not publish a hard MSRP for the series; it sat at flagship target-bow pricing, putting the shoot-through riser, the modular grip, and a true two-cam target platform in the hands of a serious shooter. An excellent bow for the freestyle, field, and 3D archer who wants a stable mid-length platform and a choice of cam personality, particularly strong on the indoor spot, the field course, and a 3D twelve-ring at distance. Buyers who prioritize a higher let-off and Elite's draw should also look at the Elite Echelon 37, and those who want PSE's speed lineage on a tall-brace target frame should look at the PSE Supra... read full review