Compound Bow Reviews

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 Bear Legend 30 takes the Legend line's standout trait - a DHC-XR cam that spans 14 to 70 pounds and 18 to 31 inches - and repackages it in a handier 30-inch frame with a more forgiving 6.5-inch brace, launched at $529.99 bow-only and $629.99 ready-to-hunt. It backs its 320 IBO with an honest 288... read full review

The Bottom Line:The Bear DeerMom is the women's flagship of Bear's 2026 lineup, launched October 2025 in collaboration with hunter Sarah Arrington and built around her input on what a women's hunting bow should be at the chassis level. Launch MSRP is $799.99 RTH, sold direct only at beararchery.com. The single configuration... 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 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 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:Sold from 2023 through 2025 at a $1,599 launch MSRP and since discontinued, the Reckoning Gen2 SD was Bowtech's short-draw target bow - the full Reckoning Gen2 platform, with its DeadLock press-free tuning, adjustable limb-stop-firm draw stop, GripLock grip, and class-leading finish, built around a cam... read full review

The Bottom Line:Launched for 2024 at a $1,399 MSRP - with the camo finishes running about fifty dollars more - and carried unchanged into 2025, the Core SS is Bowtech's answer for the hunter who wants a forgiving, all-day draw without giving up any flagship hardware. It keeps the parts that matter: the full DeadLock... read full review

The Bottom Line:Launched for 2024 at a $1,399 MSRP and carried unchanged into 2025, the Core SR is Bowtech's answer to an old compromise: real speed without a brutal draw. It pairs an up-to-344 fps IBO - about fifteen feet per second faster than the brand's prior flagships - with a riser whose reflex geometry lets a... read full review

The Bottom Line:The Bowtech Carbon One X launched at $1,799 as the long-axle version of the 2023 Carbon One, and it is one of the more distinctive carbon hunting bows on the market precisely because it refuses to chase light weight. It is rated 339 fps IBO and chronographs around 310 fps with a real hunting arrow, holds... read full review

The Bottom Line:At a $1,299 launch MSRP, the 2024-and-current Bowtech Eva Gen3 is the brand's only women's-specific bow, and it earns that slot with real flagship hardware rather than a cosmetic women's package - the full DeadLock cam, TimeLock no-press tuning, the GripLock adjustable grip, and a rigid Dual Lock pocket... read full review

The Bottom Line:Launched for the 2025 model year at a $1,299 launch MSRP and carried unchanged into 2026, the Solution LS is Bowtech's answer for the hunter who wants real flagship tuning without flagship extras. It keeps the parts that matter for accuracy - the full DeadLock cam system you adjust with a wrench on the... read full review

The Bottom Line:The Bear Frontier RTS arrives at $219.99 launch MSRP as the entry tier of Bear's 2026 youth lineup - a 26-inch axle-to-axle dual-cam bow with a 14-to-25-inch draw length range, 15-to-29-pound draw weight, 65 percent let-off, and a complete Ready-to-Shoot accessory bundle. The headline performance number... read full review