Mathews Bow Reviews

The Bottom Line:The Mathews ARC 30 is the 2026 refinement of a hunting platform Mathews has tuned for three model years - the same 6-inch brace, 3.99-pound mass, and up-to-348 fps IBO that the 29.5-inch Lift and Lift X carried before it, now on a 30-inch axle-to-axle frame. What is new is the SWX-2 cam with perimeter... read full review

The Bottom Line:The Mathews ARC 34 is the long-axle half of the 2026 ARC platform, and it answers a different question than its compact sibling: how much stability can a hunting bow borrow from the target world without giving up the weight and speed a hunter needs. The answer is a 34-inch axle-to-axle aluminum bow that... read full review

The Bottom Line:Mathews Title 40 refines the target bow formula with Limb Shift and deflexed engineering, yielding a platform of exceptional stability that elevates competitive edges. Incremental advancements over the TRX series compound into meaningful gains in damping and tunability, justifying its role among pros.... read full review

The Bottom Line:The Mathews Lift X 29.5 is a $1,359 compact hunting flagship that answers a question most bows make you choose sides on: it is fast and light and easy to tune, all at once. Up to 348 fps IBO from a 3.99-lb frame is a rare combination, and the real-world numbers - low-330s with a 350-grain arrow at 30... read full review

The Bottom Line: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... read full review

The Bottom Line:The 2025 Mathews Title 34 is the fastest and most aggressive Title ever made, but it is also the least forgiving and most polarizing. It delivers genuine speed that few pure target bows can match, yet sacrifices the relaxed, dead-in-hand feel that made the Title series famous. At the same $1,599 as the... read full review

The Bottom Line:The Mathews Lift RS is the compact bow that refuses to behave like one. At a $1,399 launch MSRP it delivers the full 2025 Lift X platform - press-free Limb Shift tuning, redesigned ARC7 limbs, deep Bridge-Lock integration - in a 27.75-inch, 3.92-pound package that is among the lightest and most maneuverable... read full review

The Bottom Line:The Mathews Lift XD is a specialist, and it is the best kind of specialist - one that does a real job no one else does well. At a $1,499 launch MSRP it brings the entire 2025 Lift X platform, the press-free Limb Shift tuning, the redesigned ARC7 limbs, the 79 dB near-silent shot, and the deep Bridge-Lock... read full review

The Bottom Line:Mathews' Title 38 polishes the target archetype with Limb Shift precision and deflexed poise, carving a niche for competitors chasing incremental edges in stability. Evolutions from the inaugural Title-refined damping and grip modularity-accumulate into a cohesive performer, yet persistent grip gripes... read full review

The Bottom Line:Mathews' Title 36 hones the competitive blueprint via Limb Shift acuity and deflexed equilibrium, securing a foothold for archers pursuing refined handling in mid-frame bows. Refinements from prior iterations-bolstered damping and grip interchangeability-coalesce into a potent ensemble, tempered by grip... read full review

The Bottom Line:The Mathews Lift 29.5 is the bow that launched Mathews' lightweight sub-$1,500 do-everything platform, and it earns the spot by doing something aluminum bows were not supposed to do: come in at 3.99 pounds while shooting a genuine 329 to 330 fps with a 350-grain arrow at 30 inches and 70 pounds, and... read full review

The Bottom Line: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... read full review

The Bottom Line:The Phase4 33 launched at $1,299 as the long, steady, forgiving half of Mathews' 2023 flagship line - a hunting bow with a target bow's riser. Its defining number is not speed but sound: 92.9 dB on a meter and a shot so dead in the hand it barely registers, courtesy of the eight-limb Resistance Phase... read full review

The Bottom Line:The Phase4 29 launched at $1,199 as the more accessible, compact half of Mathews' 2023 flagship line - the everyman's flagship, $100 under its longer sibling. What that money buys is the quietest, deadest-in-hand shot Mathews had built to that point, wrapped in a maneuverable 29-inch frame that reads... read full review

The Bottom Line:The Mathews TRX 34 is the target bow for the archer the rest of the TRX line skipped - the short-draw shooter, the growing teenager, the crossover hunter who wants one quiet, accurate bow for the whole calendar. Launched at $1,849, it pairs a 334 fps IBO speed rating with the smooth, humpless C3X draw... read full review

The Bottom Line:The Mathews Prima is a genuine flagship-grade hunting bow scaled for short-draw archers, not a starter bow with a women's badge - the same Crosscentric cam, bridged riser, and 3D Damping as Mathews' top hunters, in a 30-inch, 3.93-pound frame that drops to a 21.5-inch draw. At a $1,099 launch MSRP it... read full review

The Bottom Line:The Mathews Atlas is a purpose-built answer to a question the industry ignored for years: what does a real flagship hunting bow look like for an archer with a 32 to 34 inch draw? At its $1,349 launch price it delivers a long 34.75 inch axle-to-axle chassis, a forgiving 7.75 inch brace height, and a published... read full review

The Bottom Line:The Mathews TRX 40 is the target bow for the archer who decides the trade in favor of the hold - the known-distance, field, and long-range 3D shooter who would rather have a rock-steady aim than a bow that swings fast. Launched at $1,849, it pairs an up-to-329 fps IBO rating with the smooth, humpless... read full review

The Bottom Line:This is the most valuable bow ever made by Mathews and it has the assets to prove it.The AVS cam system, the Honeycomb Core Technology throughout, and the AfricanWood Inlays are the biggest differences that gives the Safari its value. The dual cam bowproduces awesome speed and power. It is comfortable... read full review

The Bottom Line:The Mathews V3X 33 is the steady, forgiving half of the 2022 V3X platform - a 33-inch flagship that holds like a target bow, shoots like a hunting bow, and whispers like nothing else in its class. At $1,299 launch MSRP it sits squarely in the flagship field and earns its place with a dead-solid hold,... read full review