Youth Compound Bow Reviews

Draw Weight

< 10 lbs
10 - 19.99 lbs
20 - 29.99 lbs
30 - 39.99 lbs
40 - 49.99 lbs
50+ lbs

Draw Length

14" - 19.99"
20" - 24.99"
25"+

Brace Height

< 5.5"
5.5" - 5.99"
6.0" - 6.49"
6.5" - 6.99"
7.0" - 7.49"
7.5"+

Axle-to-Axle

< 23"
23" - 25.99"
26" - 28.99"
29" - 31.99"
32"+

IBO Speed

< 200 fps
200 - 229 fps
230 - 259 fps
260 - 289 fps
290 - 319 fps
320+ fps
148 models, displaying 141 to 148
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Mathews Legacy
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out of 15 reviews
Mathews Legacy Review

The Bottom Line:The Mathews Legacy is a quality hunting bow that was (and still is) very popular among hunters. Although the Legacy could be a bit lighter and faster, it's a very good shooter: quiet, smooth, and forgiving. Despite it's been discontinued by Mathews, this rig is still very popular and is a hot seller... read full review

2004 Mathews Legacy

Brace Height

7.5 "

AtA Length

34 "

Draw Length

24 " - 30 "

Draw Weight

40 lbs - 70 lbs

IBO Speed

308 fps

Weight

4.35 lbs

Let-Off

70%

Manufactured: 2002 - 2004
Specs were not changed


Bowtech Extreme
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no user reviews
Bowtech Extreme Review

The Bottom Line:The Bowtech Extreme is worth understanding on its own terms: a single-cam hunting bow, fast for its generation at 325-333 fps IBO, whose VFT name points to a limb technology for a smoother shot rather than to any cam or let-off spec. Across its life - the 2001-2002 Extreme Solo, the short-draw variant,... read full review

2004 Bowtech Extreme VFT

Brace Height

6.625 "

AtA Length

34.063 "

Draw Length

25 " - 30 "

Draw Weight

30 lbs - 70 lbs

IBO Speed

325 fps - 333 fps

Weight

3.75 lbs

Let-Off

65% - 80%

Manufactured: 2001 - 2004
Specs changed, see full specs


Mathews Q2
User rating:
out of 8 reviews
Mathews Q2 Review

The Bottom Line: no editors' review yet

User Reviews:

  • just another great bow on the Matthews lineup.. Mathews =...
    by Benjamin buck stop from Bishopville s.c
  • Best bow I have ever owned
    by Christine casey from wylie,tx
  • Consistent shooter
    by Jake from Bath, Michigan
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2003 Mathews Q2

Brace Height

7.5 "

AtA Length

34 "

Draw Length

23 " - 30 "

Draw Weight

40 lbs - 70 lbs

IBO Speed

308 fps

Weight

4 lbs

Let-Off

70%

Manufactured: 2000 - 2003
Specs were not changed


Bowtech Black Knight 2
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no user reviews
Bowtech Black Knight 2 Review

The Bottom Line:The Bowtech Black Knight 2 is an early-2000s dual-cam speed bow that turned out to be a better aimer than its spec sheet promised. It rates 342 to 350 fps IBO, holds real weight at a 65 percent let-off, and stops against a hard, defined back wall - and the long riser turns all of that into the steady... read full review

2002 Bowtech Black Knight 2 (Option 1)

Brace Height

5.5 "

AtA Length

37.5 "

Draw Length

26 " - 30 "

Draw Weight

50 lbs - 70 lbs

IBO Speed

342 fps - 350 fps

Weight

4.25 lbs

Let-Off

65%

Manufactured: 2001 - 2002
Specs changed, see full specs


Mathews MQ1
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Mathews MQ1 Review

The Bottom Line:The Mathews MQ1 is the smooth, forgiving single-cam hunter that defined an era, and time has been kind to what it set out to do. Built from 1998 through 2002 with unchanged specs, it pairs a long 37-inch axle-to-axle and a tall 7.5-inch brace with a 3.75-pound carry weight and a StraightLine MaxCam that... read full review

2002 Mathews MQ1

Brace Height

7.5 "

AtA Length

37 "

Draw Length

24 " - 30 "

Draw Weight

40 lbs - 70 lbs

IBO Speed

308 fps

Weight

3.75 lbs

Let-Off

70% or 80%

Manufactured: 1998 - 2002
Specs were not changed


Hoyt Havoc
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Hoyt Havoc Review

The Bottom Line:The Hoyt Havoc - and the HavocTec it became in 2002 - is a case study in why a bow outlives its spec sheet. On paper it is a low-300s-fps, roughly three-and-a-half-pound aluminum hunter with a mid-height grip and a menu of period cams; in the hand it is calm, quiet, forgiving, and easy to tune, which... read full review

2000 Hoyt Havoc XT 2000 (Mastercam)

Brace Height

7.5 "

AtA Length

33.25 "

Draw Length

22 " - 30 "

Draw Weight

40 lbs - 80 lbs

IBO Speed

312 fps

Weight

3.5 lbs

Let-Off

65%

Manufactured: 2000
Specs changed, see full specs


Hoyt Raptor
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Hoyt Raptor Review

The Bottom Line:The Hoyt Raptor is one of the great value stories of Hoyt's magnesium era: built through 1998 (and, by owner accounts, from around 1996), it delivered a genuine Hoyt shooting experience - smooth, quiet, accurate - to the beginner and budget-minded hunter, and it did so well below the price of the flagship... read full review

1998 Hoyt Raptor Carbonite

Brace Height

7.375 "

AtA Length

38.625 "

Draw Length

26 " - 31 "

Draw Weight

40 lbs - 70 lbs

IBO Speed

fps

Weight

4.69 lbs

Let-Off

75%

Manufactured: 1997 - 1998
Specs were not changed


Bear Whitetail II
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no user reviews
Bear Whitetail II Review

The Bottom Line:The Bear Whitetail II is not a bow you buy for performance - it is one you appreciate for what it started and how well it has lasted. Across roughly 1985 to 1995 it delivered the long, forgiving, endlessly adjustable, finger-friendly hunting bow that made Bear synonymous with affordable capability, and... read full review

1995 Bear Whitetail II

Brace Height

"

AtA Length

46 "

Draw Length

28 " - 32 "

Draw Weight

45 lbs - 70 lbs

IBO Speed

fps

Weight

lbs

Let-Off

Manufactured: 1985 - 1995
Specs were not changed


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