Hoyt Bow Reviews

The Bottom Line:The Hoyt Highline, a four-year carryover that listed around $1,399 to $1,459 at major retailers from its 2022 debut through 2025, is the rare hunting bow built specifically for the long-draw archer the rest of the market under-serves. Its case is simple and concrete: a 36.5-inch axle-to-axle aluminum... read full review

The Bottom Line:The Hoyt Concept X 37 is a ground-up rebuild of Hoyt's target flagship, and it earns the effort. It carries flagship money - around $1,999 with standard limbs, $2,199 with the high-gloss set - and answers with a long, torque-resistant riser, an all-new SCTR cam whose let-off you can tune in 2.5% steps,... read full review

The Bottom Line:The Hoyt Concept X 40 is Hoyt's stability specialist - a long-distance target bow built on the longest riser the company has ever machined, and it commits fully to the hold. It carries flagship money, $1,999 with standard limbs and $2,199 with the high-gloss set, and lands at the same price as the shorter... read full review

The Bottom Line:The Hoyt Concept X 40 LD is the long-draw specialist of the 2024 Concept target family, and it is defined by two deliberate choices: the longest riser Hoyt has ever built, and the HBX Gen 4 cam it substitutes for the family's SCTR system. Together they give a long-draw archer a 32.25 to 34-inch draw... read full review

The Bottom Line:The Hoyt Concept FX is the family's specialist - the full Concept X target platform shrunk into the smallest, lightest frame Hoyt builds, for the short-draw archer the 37 and 40 can't fit. At a $1,899 launch price it is the most affordable Concept, and it gives up almost nothing to reach that size: the... read full review

The Bottom Line:The Hoyt Eclipse, launched at roughly $1,099 in 2021 and carried over unchanged through 2024, answers a real frustration: it is a premier hunting bow built for the short-draw and smaller-framed hunter, not a full-size flagship shrunk down and cheapened. It pairs a machined TEC aluminum riser, zero-tolerance... read full review

The Bottom Line:The Hoyt REDWRX Carbon RX-7, launched at roughly $1,799 in 2022 and carried over unchanged into 2023 at about $1,849, is the carbon hunting flagship that finally fixed the weight problem - Hoyt's first 100% carbon riser drops the bare bow to 3.9 pounds while adding strength and a riser that stays warm... read full review

The Bottom Line:The Hoyt REDWRX Carbon RX-7 Ultra, launched at roughly $1,899 in 2022 and carried over unchanged into 2023, is the long-axle answer in Hoyt's carbon line - the same first-ever 100% carbon riser as the standard RX-7, stretched to a 34-inch frame with a 7-inch brace for the hunter who prizes forgiveness... read full review

The Bottom Line:The Hoyt Ventum Pro 30, launched at $1,249 for 2022, is the bow that quietly argues you do not need carbon to get the carbon-flagship feel. Built on the same HBX Pro binary cam, In-Line accessory system, VitalPoint grip, and hunting finishes as the carbon REDWRX Carbon RX-7, it trades the first-ever... read full review

The Bottom Line:The Hoyt Ventum Pro 33, launched at $1,349 for 2022, is the aim-first aluminum hunter - the long, forgiving member of the Ventum Pro platform for shooters who want a dead-steady hold without paying for carbon. Built on the same HBX Pro binary cam, In-Line accessory system, and VitalPoint grip as the... read full review

The Bottom Line:The 2022 Hoyt Carbon RX Twin Turbo is a speed bow that refuses to behave like one, and that is its whole appeal. It launched at carbon-flagship pricing and earns the tier with rare honesty on the chronograph - owners measure the mid-340s fps with a light arrow against a 350 IBO claim, and 290 to 310... read full review

The Bottom Line:Hoyt has really hit a homeroom for shooters wanting a 40-inch axle-to-axle target bow. Everything about this, and the redesigned components was done to create the best, most accurate shooting platform possible. However, the price is borderline offensive with a bare bow price of $1899. To be fair, many... read full review

The Bottom Line:The Hoyt Invicta 37 DCX is an awesome bow designed for championship caliber tournament archers. The DCX cam is a bit speedier, has a solid back wall, and has two let-off options. This bow has amazing upgrades from the previous models, feels great, and is offered in amazing color options. The modular... read full review

The Bottom Line:The Invicta platform is an awesome target bow specifically designed for the most serious archers on the planet. Everything about the bow and the re-engineering was done to provide target shooters the most stable and forgiving platform possible. The SVX cam is a tournament favorite for Hoyt pro staffers... read full review

The Bottom Line:An MSRP of $1899 is a ton of money to spend on any compound bow, regardless of the style of archery or brand. The Hoyt Invicta 37 SVX is expensive, and for some shooters may be really hard to justify. For others, having a Hoyt target bow designed to put shooters in the best possible position to win tournaments... read full review

The Bottom Line:The Hoyt REDWRX Carbon RX-5 Ultra, launched in 2021 at roughly $1,699, is the long-axle, maximum-forgiveness build of Hoyt's 2021 carbon platform - and the bow that quietly outshot its own spec sheet. Its 334 fps IBO was the slowest of the year's flagships on paper, yet it chronographed 328 fps and tied... read full review

The Bottom Line:The Hoyt Ventum 30, launched at $1,199 for 2021, is the bow that quietly argues you do not need carbon to get the carbon-flagship feel. Built on the same all-new HBX binary cam, In-Line accessory system, XACT grip, and hunting finishes as the carbon REDWRX Carbon RX-5, it trades the hollow-carbon riser... read full review

The Bottom Line:The Hoyt Ventum 33, launched at $1,199 for 2021, is the long, forgiving aluminum hunter of Hoyt's two-bow Ventum line - the one owners kept calling the best Hoyt they had shot in years. Built on the all-new HBX binary cam, the In-Line accessory system, the XACT grip, and the same hunting finishes as... read full review

The Bottom Line:The Hoyt REDWRX Carbon RX-5, launched at $1,699 for 2021, was the year Hoyt stopped refining the REDWRX formula and rebuilt its engine. The all-new HBX Cam - a Tri-Track binary that finally retired the old split-yoke layout - gave this compact 30-inch carbon hunter the one thing earlier RedWRX bows lacked:... read full review

The Bottom Line:The Hoyt Torrex is one of the most capable bows you can buy for under $600 - a $599 bow-only ($699 ready-to-hunt) value hunter that borrows the X-Act grip and Cam & 1/2 system from Hoyt's carbon flagships and only gives up the things a hunter rarely misses: a machined riser and aluminum limb pockets.... read full review