ELITE ARTUS | Finally! A 30" ATA hunting bow from Elite Archery! | NEW FOR 2025

[@mikemellon80]

watched MFJJ review of this first. ONLY BECAUSE HIS CAME OUT FIRST. you do such a much better job of reviewing bows. hearing the perception and honest take of the bow and shot cycle/draw cycle is so much more valuable than going over all the bs measurment stuff. Great review as always.

[@judefuselier]

Ditto, I find MFJJ kinda dismissive of certain brands.

[@EZ-AllenWrench]

@@judefuseliercertain brands as in brands that aren't Mathews

[@kathrynleaser5093]

Always good to hear your reviews! Happy hunting.😊

[@johnarneth3340]

I am torn. This bow fits my draw length at 30.5 but the Exalt LD may be a little more comfortable string angle but I do like the new harness on this that is not on the LD……..

[@shaneg8531]

Soon as mathews drops I'll be down to shoot it but that bow has my eye!!!!! Good review

[@jeffreyjustrabo8279]

Still going strong with my Ritual 30

[@davidfarrell4289]

Hey Average Jack. I'm 6' tall 71.5" wingspan. Are there 30" bows that will fit me (not have to crane my neck forward to touch my nose to the string)? I want a hunting bow (95% whitetail 5% elk) that is as compact and light as possible while still having proper, comfortable form. What ATA do you recommend?

[@jeffreyjustrabo8279]

28.5-29” 71.5” divided by 2.5, and that’s your draw length

[@davidfarrell4289]

@ Perhaps I should rephrase the question. Do all 30" ATA bows have the same string angle? Which ones have a wider string angle and are more likely to fit a tall person?

[@markedwards-ue1su]

Price

[@averagejackarchery]

$1299 MSRP

[@Hock3y24k]

yeahhhh ill stick with my energy 32

[@rogerhook8002]

Had one, my first of many Elites. Wish I'd kept it to keep in my collection.

[@Hock3y24k]

@@rogerhook8002 already got a bunch of deer with mine this year, hard to give that thing up when all it does is kill.

[@robertmiller6822]

Big difference in the technology

[@Hock3y24k]

@@robertmiller6822 big difference in tech but only 5fps. With a slightly shorter brace height. Not worth $1000 to me.

[@robertmiller6822]

@Hock3y24k yeah I had a ritual I wasn't a fan of limbstops great bow but yeah the set tech is sweet plus the 1/4 inch increments and 1% increments on letoff,the lower stabilizer hole and the different mounting options but yeah I'm not interested in these specs either I was hoping for a target bow with the yoke system but the exalt 35 looks good, I get what your saying I've got over 25 bows and you can only shoot one and once used to one best to stick with what you shoot best.

[@83-Outdoors]

I messaged elite it does not have limb stop

[@averagejackarchery]

It 100% has to or they're shipping limb stops in the box for no reason and the drilled and tapped holes in the module are all for not.

[@Eightball2516]

The problem with Elite is they are to expensive.

[@DMak2711]

They are within the same price range of any other flagship now lol

[@IronArcheryOutdoors]

Just like bowtech, Hoyt, mathews, etc

[@davidholliday2703]

You're a businessman now, right? When you refer to 500 grains and up as nonsense, you may potentially be pissing off some of your customer base. That said, great presentation.

[@averagejackarchery]

Oh I've made my fair share of videos on the topic for the world to know my opinions. But, I still sell a handful of 500+ grain setups in the shop. If that's what the customer wants, I won't stop them!

[@davidholliday2703]

@@averagejackarchery Do you get customers that come out west for elk?

[@leelathrop9539]

You don’t need a 500 plus grain arrow for elk.

[@averagejackarchery]

@@davidholliday2703 All the time. Most of them walk away with an incredibly lethal 440-490 grain arrow. Of the 4 most recent, 3 were successful with full pass through. The 4th never got a shot opportunity.

[@travismonk2202]

I have settled into 550 grains for elk.

[@mikewhitehead677]

So they're trying to copy Matthew's with the 5 piece string

[@averagejackarchery]

I mean, PSE, Darton, and Prime all have a 5 piece set very similar to this. Mathews is a pain though having to drop the axles to change strings.