Mathews Lift 33 Compound Bow

The Mathews Lift 33 is the do-everything member of the 2024 Lift platform - a 33-inch aluminum flagship that weighs like carbon, holds like a target bow, and shoots quieter than anything in its class. At $1,429 launch MSRP it sits at the top of this three-bow field and earns the spot with a real 310 fps at 400 grains, a 73-dB shot that won independent decibel-meter tests outright, and a long riser that plants the pin and does the aiming for you. The new SwitchWeight-X cam draws smoother than the shorter Lift 29.5 and posts genuine speed against a rock-firm wall, and the RPD limbs leave the riser dead the instant the arrow is gone. The one honest asterisk - the early limb-crack episode - is answered by an indefinite, transferable pass-down warranty that replaces the full limb set fast and follows the bow to a second owner, which is why this model is as safe to buy used as new. In my experience it is the kind of bow that quietly makes you a steadier shot without asking you to work for it, and the 80-pound module option gives bigger-game hunters real headroom. An excellent bow for the accuracy-minded hunter who shoots open country and a little 3D and wants silence, light weight, and speed in one long-riser rig. Buyers who want maximum brace-height forgiveness at a lower price should also look at the PSE EVO NXT 33, and those who want the latest press-free tuning and updated limbs should price its successor, the 2025 Lift X 33... read full review