Compound Bow Comparator

The Hoyt REDWRX Carbon RX-7 Ultra, launched at roughly $1,899 in 2022 and carried over unchanged into 2023, is the long-axle answer in Hoyt's carbon line - the same first-ever 100% carbon riser as the standard RX-7, stretched to a 34-inch frame with a 7-inch brace for the hunter who prizes forgiveness and a steady hold over the most compact package. On that long chassis it pairs a 334 fps IBO rating with real hunting-arrow speeds in the 295 to 315 fps band, a measured 24% quieter shot than the RX-5, and the VitalPoint grip nearly everyone who shoots it singles out. The most striking thing behind it is the generational flip: where older long Hoyts buzzed, this Ultra sits dead and hushed in the hand, drawing the smoothest of any bow many owners pulled that year and holding planted at full draw like a target rig. The trade-offs are honest - a slight back-wall sponge, the slowest IBO in Hoyt's lineup, and a carbon-flagship price - and each has its answer, from running heavier draw weight to choosing the compact standard model. An excellent bow for the taller-draw, open-country hunter who holds long and counts ounces, and who already knows they want carbon. Buyers who want that same carbon engine in a faster, more compact frame should look at the REDWRX Carbon RX-7, while those who want a long, forgiving flagship for hundreds less should consider the Mathews V3X 33. Read full review...

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• VitalPoint grip is the standout - flat-backed and warm, it gives the hand latitude instead of forcing one position, for a repeatable low-torque hold
• Smoothest draw of Hoyt's 2022 line - it loads without aggression, rolls through with no real hump, and settles into a forgiving valley that lets up just enough
• Dead in the hand and very quiet - owners note the Ultra finally sheds the hand shock older long-axle Hoyts carried, shooting as hushed as the Mathews flagships
• Lightest 34-inch carbon rig at 4.3 pounds - rigged out it runs about half a pound under the Mathews, and the carbon riser stays warm to bare fingers at altitude
• Long 34-inch axle-to-axle and 7-inch brace hold dead-steady at distance, and the 27 to 32-inch draw range fits the taller-draw hunter the compact RX-7 leaves out

• Back wall carries a slight sponge with a faint recovery at the very tail - mild and most owners stay engaged through it, but flagship limb-stop-wall shooters may want to draw one first
• Carbon-flagship price tier and the slowest IBO of Hoyt's 2022 line - running an 80-pound build recovers speed, and buyers who want the same cam and grip for less can step to the compact RX-7 or Hoyt's aluminum VTM