Hoyt Axius or Mathews VXR 28?

[@toddlymburner5783]

I’ve shot bows my whole life and I’ve shot every new bow that’s come on the market the last 3 years. This year I bought the Matthews VXR 28, RevoltX and a Hoyt Carbon Rx-4 Alpha.

[@thehuntingchallenge]

Todd Lymburner which one do like most?

[@toddlymburner5783]

The Hunting Challenge hands down my Hoyt RX-4 Alpha. By a long shot!

[@thehuntingchallenge]

Todd Lymburner Nice. I’ve never shot a carbon bow. I imagine they’re pretty sweet.

[@corker97]

@@toddlymburner5783 best bow I've ever shot and owned

[@steve8828]

I bought the VXR 31.5 and the more I shoot it, the more I love it..... Enjoy!

[@thehuntingchallenge]

Steve that’s awesome. Same for me 👍🏼

[@enzodavid4632]

i realize I'm pretty randomly asking but does anybody know of a good website to watch newly released series online ?

[@aydinira6577]

@Enzo David I use Flixzone. You can find it by googling =)

[@ernestomatthias8682]

@Aydin Ira yup, I have been using flixzone for years myself :)

[@enzodavid4632]

@Aydin Ira Thanks, signed up and it seems to work =) Appreciate it !

[@bkbowhunter1]

I recently got a new bow as well I got the elite Kure. I’ve had a Matthews no cam for a few years. Was going to get a elite last year but after getting into saddle hunting spent little more money than I thought I would lol. Nice looking setup

[@thehuntingchallenge]

bkbowhunter1 nice. I will say, I like the the length of the 28. It makes any movement to weak side or drop shot a lot easier and less revealing. Although I haven’t tried a ground set up yet, I imagine it will help me there too. Good luck out there.

[@wcwcgarner2717]

I have the bear paradox. 2020 model. I put trophy ridge hitman stabilizer and a qad ultrarest drop away. My ibo is 330 fps. My 1st bow. 55 to 70 pounds. 32 inches axle to axle.

[@thehuntingchallenge]

I may be looking into a drop away rest. I still have a hard time leaving the biscuit 🤣

[@piterex7]

I hope that your bear paradox has a good grip I still have the bear species the grip on those cheaper bows sucks looks almost like a flat bar difficult to hold every tiny moment affect the results on a target I learn to hold the bow just with my thumb to shoot accurate in the future if bear will change the grip on all new bows perhaps they will be a good bows now I got Hoyt torrex xt ld 70 lbs man that bow stick to your hand like a glue

[@wcwcgarner2717]

@@piterex7 I got a new BOWTECH

[@ronmacdougall9612]

I got a new Elite this year but had heart surgery right after it came in so I can’t shoot until doctor gives in.

[@thehuntingchallenge]

I’ve heard real good things about those and was considering looking at one. 👍🏼

[@ronmacdougall9612]

@@thehuntingchallenge can’t wait,the bow I have is over 20 years old,many new improvements today.

[@paulshumate2904]

Congratulations on your New Bow! Looking forward to your next one!!

[@thehuntingchallenge]

Thank Paul. I love it.

[@brianguest5622]

What’s your draw length? Curious about string angle?

[@thehuntingchallenge]

27.5. Any longer and a would’ve got the 31.5

[@brianguest5622]

@@thehuntingchallenge thx for the info

[@mspahn1967]

Hoyt of course!

[@michaelt6265]

Great choice sir..Im loving my VXR 28.....killed a turkey with it back 8n April...Stay safe out there and happy hunting.

[@thehuntingchallenge]

I'm loving it too. Looking forward to hunting season for sure. Be safe!

[@piterex7]

Hoyt all day,everyday!

[@thehuntingchallenge]

Hoyt makes good bows too 👍🏼

[@dragonshadow3707]

Hey bud I am looking to get a new bow to but I was thinking about the carbon rx4 or the pse stealth but still in two minds if I should go with the xvr as there's been a lot of good reviews on it so I am looking forward to more videos on your bow ;)

[@thehuntingchallenge]

David Smith really appreciate you watching. Have you or are you able to shoot both of them? I will say I love it, so far. Hunting season starts 9/12 for me, so I’m anxious to put it to use. 👍🏼

[@mikebarriga]

Someone else can’t paper tune a bow for you. I do dig the video though.

[@thehuntingchallenge]

Correct. After realizing the bow was tuned to him, I paper tuned it myself. I think I have a video on the prices too.

[@Timfeehan1818]

I was looking to buy the same bow and setup, how much did it cost out the door.

[@thehuntingchallenge]

Tim Feehan with everything on it, kisser, peep, stabilizer etc, around $1300

[@rahimi420fr]

Mathews vxr28 any day

[@jasondukette4155]

There’s nothing like a Mathews I love my vxr 31.5 so much I turned around 2 days later and bought the vxr 28 for blind and tree stand both are so quite and dead in the hand no vibration at all Hoyt’s are nice but price is way to much considering the Mathews is a lot better for 200-300 dollars cheaper the performance on the vxr is second to none

[@thehuntingchallenge]

I agree. That’s awesome. Thanks for commenting.

[@seamusmclaughlin5916]

Good choice

[@thehuntingchallenge]

Yes sir. I agree 👍🏼

[@youaxeng]

They boths good bow

[@thehuntingchallenge]

Yes, can't go wrong with either IMO

[@thegriffinsden3383]

All the bow Shops in San antonio TX I haven't had good experiences with just fyi. Glad you had a good experience getting your bow mine was a nightmare.

[@thehuntingchallenge]

The Griffin' s Den sorry to hear of your experiences man. COVID made it difficult when purchasing my new bow but my friend Jeff from the Blackwaters was very accommodating. I couldn’t imagine not being able to shot a number bows before paying the money. What’s the alternative if you can’t buy a new bow from a shop?

[@thegriffinsden3383]

@@thehuntingchallenge I'm inexperienced in bows I'm experienced with firearms. 4 shops wouldn't even measure my draw length unless I said I was going to buy a bow and they didn't offer any advice other than the first step would be choose a bow and then measure my draw length which each of them had a different method..... sounded like bs to me so I tried doing it myself and came up with 31.5 with john Dudley's method of measuring. Went to bass pro and they got 30.5 and was told the diamondback edge 320 would work for what I wanted and was just as good as a Mathews or hoyt. Turns out after hours of research and making an archery friend I have a 32 in drawl length and my 320 edge goes to 31 and is short axle to axle so my string is very acute there is no forgiveness you have to be semi perfect form or I cant see through peep hole I cant get proper string touch on my nose. The 320 edge min to max drawl stickers are halfway off already and strings are wearing fast I keep it waxed and in case and dont raspberry slap. Finally found a range that rented high quality bows I tried the Mathews traverse it's 34 axle to axle and it was night vs day. I've only taken about 180 shots total with 320 edge but I split 4 arrows out of 20 shots at 20 yards with traverse and had to start placing my arrows further apart range arrows cost $10 each lol. The alternative is looking at pawn shops or online I guess not really an alternative for me due to not many long axle bows on market. I'm returning the 320 edge for them selling me to small of a bow and where I rented the traverse they have it priced high $1400 and their not consistent with good info like drawl length not welcoming. I'm college student I had the money to get the Mathews when I got edge I just didn't know my drawl length. was hoping an archery shop would set me up properly but now I'm low on funds so archery will be but on back burner now I'm paying for school again. Frustrating because I fell in love with archery. I'll never hope a shop can teach me anything again I'll just buy and read the book myself next time lesson learned.

[@thehuntingchallenge]

The Griffin' s Den sorry you had such a bad experience. A 32” draw length with a 31” axle to axle will make accuracy difficult. Good luck 👍🏼

[@leelathrop9539]

String angle is horrible on that thing. Shoyjj K da went with the VXR31.5, Traverse it the Hoyt Axius Ultra

[@leelathrop9539]

Shoulda

[@thehuntingchallenge]

Lee Lathrop thanks for the comment. It seems to be fine for shorter draw lengths. I would recommend anyone with a draw length longer than the bow go up to the 31.5 or another bow.

[@kellywagner4473]

why are you drawing ur bow in the vid @ 4:45 without an arrow nocked on the string?????

[@brandonjewell899]

i was cringing when i saw that too!

[@thehuntingchallenge]

We were aligning the peep site and kisser button. We were also using a release that does not have a release or trigger function so no dry fire can happen. It's essentially a hook.

[@cuecue4692]

Why not? Is it not ok to draw a bow without an arrow......come on!!!

[@jordanhumphrey9615]

Neither..... revolt x

[@thehuntingchallenge]

Jordan Humphrey nice. What do you like about it?

[@joshharris7422]

Hoyt

[@thehuntingchallenge]

Hoyt makes good bow too 👍🏼

[@bearhug72]

Just save your time and buy a Martin.

[@thehuntingchallenge]

Well, I do want a Martin Guitar 🤣