Mathews Lift X 33 Compound Bow

The Mathews Lift X 33 is a $1,469 aluminum hunting flagship whose real selling point is not on the spec sheet - it is the Allen key that lets you tune the bow yourself. Limb Shift Technology moves paper tuning out of the pro shop and onto your tailgate, and the reworked ARC7 limbs put the 2024 Lift's durability question to rest. On the numbers it is up to 343 fps IBO and a genuinely light 4.26 lbs for a 33-inch frame, delivering high-270s to near-300 fps with real hunting arrows. What I keep coming back to is the shot: a firm back wall, a dead-quiet release with no hand shock, and a long riser that holds the pin still - a package that makes a patient shooter more accurate. The short valley and the personal-fit grip are the only things to try before you buy, and both are easy to work around. An excellent bow for the whitetail-and-western hunter who wants one quiet, forgiving, endlessly tunable rig to carry across seasons and even onto a 3D range. Buyers who want more speed for less money should also look at the Bowtech SR350, and those chasing the most compact, maneuverable version of this exact technology should consider the shorter Lift X 29.5... read full review