Compound Bow Comparator

The Bowtech Eva Shockey SS was the first hunting bow the industry built as a woman's signature flagship rather than a de-contented version of one, and it holds up as exactly that: a 3.3-pound carbon-riser bow with OverDrive Binary cams, an 80% let-off, a compact 31.5-inch ATA, and a published 332 fps IBO, sold from 2015 through 2020 at a sub-$900 launch price around $849. Its defining feature is PowerShift FlipDisc2 - three draw personalities in one bow, a fast Performance setting for hunting and an effortless Comfort setting that makes a 60-pound bow draw like a 50 - and what stays with me after drawing it is how much easy, quiet composure it offers a shooter who had been sold short before. It is an excellent bow for the short-draw or women hunter who refuses entry-level gear and wants genuine flagship tuning in a light, forgiving, compact package, and it does real double duty on the 3D range. Buyers who prize dead-silent shot feel over switchable settings should also look at the Mathews Jewel; those who want maximum adjustability and a complete package at the lowest price should look at the Diamond Infinite Edge Pro. Read full review...

Mathews has hit a homerun offering the Jewel as the next women's multipurpose bow. With 7-inches of draw length adjustment, and maximum draw weights available in 5-pound increments; the Jewel is completely decked out with lots of useful technology and specifications. Although there is an option for different color limb decals, they may be a little on the girly side for some shooters. With a $999 price tag, archers are going to have to be fairly serious in order to justify the steep cost. With that in mind, the Jewel is going to perform flawlessly for a very long time. Read full review...

The Infinite Edge Pro came back for a reason: it does one thing better than almost anything at its price, and that is stretch to fit whoever picks it up. The 2026 Legacy edition keeps the formula - 13 to 31 inches of draw, 5 to 65 pounds, an 80-percent let-off and a smooth, quiet shot - and wraps it in a complete ready-to-hunt package at around $330, less than the model cost at its 2015 launch. It gives up five pounds of peak weight and ten fps against the original, trades that are invisible to the beginner, youth archer, and shared-family buyer this bow is built for. In my time around bows like this, the ones that get a household actually shooting are rarely the fastest or the quietest - they are the ones that fit everyone and are cheap enough to shoot without worry, and the Infinite Edge Pro is squarely that bow. It is an excellent choice for youth archery, new adult hunters, and any family that wants a single adjustable rig, particularly strong as a first bow that will still fit years later. Buyers who want more top-end poundage or speed for big game should also look at the Bear Cruzer G3. Read full review...

• PowerShift FlipDisc2 gives one bow three draw personalities - Performance, Classic, and Comfort - switched by hand without a press
• Carbon-compound Knight riser keeps mass to 3.3 lb, so it carries all day and settles steady on target for a short-draw shooter
• Genuinely easy to pull - owners upgrading draw weight often can't feel the jump, and the Comfort setting makes a 60-lb bow draw like a 50
• Real flagship hardware, not a de-contented women's bow - the same OverDrive Binary cams and carbon riser as Bowtech's top hunting rigs
• Quiet, forgiving shot from the carbon riser and solid parallel limbs, with a steady release owners consistently describe as calm

• High performing bow designed specifically for women
• Smooth drawing bow with speeds up to 325 feet per second (rated at 29 inches/60 pounds)
• Lightweight 3.6 pounds
• Available in half inch increments between 22-29 inches

• One set of limbs covers 13-31 inches of draw and 5-65 pounds of weight - genuinely one bow for a young beginner and the adult hunter that beginner becomes
• Smooth draw cycle that rolls over the peak with no lope and settles into an easy valley against a solid back wall
• Quiet, low-shock shot for the price tier - the arrow is in the target before the riser finishes settling
• Forgiving to tune thanks to a double-yoke setup - cam lean comes into line quickly and a bullet-hole tune is easy to reach
• Complete ready-to-hunt package - sight, rest, quiver, stabilizer, peep and sling - at a price below both its main rivals and below its own 2015 launch

• Switching PowerShift settings shifts point of impact about 12 fps, so you re-sight when you change modes - most owners simply pick one setting per season and leave it
• The 28.5-inch top draw and 60-lb peak fit short-draw, women, and youth shooters - taller or heavy-draw adults will size out of it

• MSRP $999
• Draw length is cam specific
• Some may not like the girly decals

• Changing draw length means pressing the bow to reach the module screw and re-timing the cam afterward - set it to your draw once at a shop and it is a non-issue day to day
• Some owners find the grip a touch bulky in the hand though the shape stays comfortable - an aftermarket grip is an inexpensive swap for anyone who wants a slimmer throat