Shooting The Hoyt RX3 | Speed Test And Review

Here's a video review and speed test to see how it stacks up against last year's model, the RX1. Is the new Hoyt RX3 worth the money? I'll let you decide that one
Garrett Weaver from the On Point Podcast Shoots and Reviews the new RX3 by Hoyt.

[@chickimac1]

Thinking about purchasing this bow. Looks leaps and bounds better than the rx1

[@PMOUTDOORS24]

It’s slightly better in my opinion

[@Hoytshooter]

You should try the Mathews traverse i shot both the Mathews just blows the rx3 away

[@chickimac1]

Man that thing is sick in Sitka! I have one in elevated 2. Think the Sitka looks better

[@wrightdental]

Thanks for posting an honest review Garrett! No way I would buy this thing after that review and especially at that price. Not an avid bowhunter, but will go kill an elk or 2 a year and thump hogs year round....think there are way better buys out there on the market. Will watch some more of you other reviews to figure out lightweight and quiet.

[@PMOUTDOORS24]

Thanks for watching man! My pic of the year that fits your criteria would be the Mach 1 by PSE

[@Jess-db3yf]

Great review man. 💪

[@PMOUTDOORS24]

Thanks Jesse

[@hairbackglow]

Where did you go? Lots of new stuff out this year wondering what bow your shooting now?

[@PMOUTDOORS24]

I’ve been pumping out bow reviews! I’m currently shooting the evoke 31 👊

[@hairbackglow]

Where can I find some of this years reviews? I must be missing them somewhere then?

[@PMOUTDOORS24]

hairbackglow you should get notifications if you subscribe and hit the bell icon. Or search my playlist for bow reviews

[@hamartime17]

Great Review as always brother. Waited to see your thoughts. Your view along with myself is right on the money. Keeping an open mind this year

[@PMOUTDOORS24]

I may be taking a closer look at the PSE and the Prime this year

[@TheSchmuel]

@@PMOUTDOORS24 PSE Carbon is a shooter and it produces the speeds as advertised. Much lighter, More Vibe, some hate the grip... I like Prime bows, but they are dogs in the speed department. The Hoyts always catch my eye. I think have the looks department won. But performance is just not there in comparison to the PSE and especially compared to Xpedition bows. My favorite of all

[@PMOUTDOORS24]

@@TheSchmuel I almost went with the PSE last year. But, Like you stated the grip wasn't good for me at all.

[@imurhucklberry3496]

Great honest review.

[@PMOUTDOORS24]

Thanks Danny

[@brianzimmerman4660]

I do find it hard to Justify the money especially when the end result performance hasn't really changed. I went with the Prime Logic back in May and I'm not looking back. Great Bow! Thanks for your review. I appreciate your technique.

[@PMOUTDOORS24]

Thanks Brian 👊

[@MikeyWoomer]

I like my rx-1 I had a lot vibration but u put a good solid stabilizer from hoyt on it with a good back stabilizer with a quick release set up. I love it. I never really checked my speeds but its smooth and shoots awesome. And yesterday in pa was damn cold and windy with the rut coming in full swing my hands was on my bow all afternoon. The carbon was well worth the money.

[@jimmyglaeser8126]

Great review Garrett! I look forward to shooting it!

[@hjelle88]

Thank you for the honest review and not just giving us another “specs” video.

[@PMOUTDOORS24]

Thanks for watching!

[@patcarelli2248]

Hey Garrett- Big fan of all your videos! As a lefty I really take into consideration what you say !What's your favorite bow shot so far? I just picked up the SR6

[@PMOUTDOORS24]

So far the SR6 is probably my pick. Thanks for watching! 👊

[@PAKraig]

I'm a little surprised you didn't like this bow more. I shot Bowtech from '06 to '16 and have test driven them all since, even briefly owned a couple Realm/Xs too. I spent some time with the SS and SR6 yesterday and still prefer the RX3 above all. I realize you're headed a different direction with bows this year, but if you do end up buying a 2019 flagship, do yourself a favor and shoot this one again. I really think Hoyt got it all-around right this time!

[@GhillieFrog]

I find the bow reviews from archery shops are usually very neutral because they don’t won’t talk bad/ honest about a bow company that they are in business with. I felt this video was much more real life feedback. Great honest video and keep them coming. Want to see the rx3 ultra and helix as well please.

[@PMOUTDOORS24]

GhillieFrog thanks man! I’m just a private individual so I can be pretty open about what I see. The ultra should show up soon so that will be coming. I will have bowtechs new bows on the 7th to shoot as well,

[@1bghppy]

I know there’s definitely advantages to being more than a private individual but man it sure is nice to see reviews that are so brutally honest and bows being compared against other bows and points from each being highlighted. Because watching sponsors give reviews of stuff is just.....meh.

[@PMOUTDOORS24]

@@1bghppy I hear that a lot man. Same here too. Watching paid opinions is hard.

[@upstreamer1661]

You are right. In my opinion the worst "reviewers" out there are the guys from BowHunterPlanet channel. All,..I mean absolutely all new bows are great, improved, nice to shoot hunting 3D rigs with zero cons. That channel is about them only, not about us and for us buyers.

[@codygorman691]

Nice review. I shot one at my local shop along with the new ritual 30 and an sr6. All three were very nice bows but I'm gonna be honest, I'll be getting the sr6 this year. The elite was a close second for me, I just don't get the hype for $1700 on these rx3's, they aren't terrible by any means but there is definitely nothing to brag about especially with the sticker price.

[@ryanclark1841]

Would like to see a review on the new Athens bow when it comes out. Best draw cycle and back wall on any bow on the market hands down. Thanks Garret for what you bring to the archery hunting community

[@PMOUTDOORS24]

Thanks Ryan! I will try to get my hands on one, unfortunately we don't have any dealers with them close to where I live.

[@ryanclark1841]

@@PMOUTDOORS24 you might be able to find a staff shooter close by that would let you do a review. Keep up the good work

[@PMOUTDOORS24]

Ryan Clark good idea man! Thanks 👊

[@wanr5701]

Very interesting that you do the chrono test with so many different arrow weights; something that was rarely if ever, seen in most other reviews. So two questions here; 1. If the difference of speed between the lightest arrow and the heaviest arrow for bow "A" is lesser than bow "B", does it mean bow "A" is more efficient? 2. Because more arrow weight usually translates into a more dead in the hand feel, does it mean one can get away with lighter mass for stabiliser setups by using heavier arrows? Thank you.

[@PMOUTDOORS24]

Yes you’re referring to what’s called IBO Retention. Second answer is that would be user preference. I use the spider tracker stabilizer which does a great job, but having a Heavy bow and hiking in the woods can get cumbersome after miles and miles.

[@wanr5701]

@@PMOUTDOORS24 thanks. Where can i read more about IBO Retention? Try looking on the Internet but found nothing.

[@PMOUTDOORS24]

Wan Rohafizan I’m not even sure if there’s much resources on it. I believe Prime Archery talks about it a little bit. May need to do an episode on that on my podcast

[@wanr5701]

@@PMOUTDOORS24 nice. That will be a good topic to cover. Maybe a video with a couple of bows and different arrow weights will explain it better.

[@kyleschlittler4345]

Enjoyed the video and was wondering if you could do a review on the helix ultra. I'm looking to get a new bow after this archery season. Like many I can't afford a $1700 now so was wondering how the aluminum version was since it's literally $500+ cheaper

[@PMOUTDOORS24]

I did a review of the Helix, but not the Helix ultra. Should be a very similar review for you to see how it perform.

[@sevensi62]

The name RX-3 is referencing the 30” ATA! That’s why it’s not the RX-2! I see a lot of people asking that same question.

[@PMOUTDOORS24]

Good to know man! Thanks you

[@anthonymiller9450]

Got a turbo video coming anytime soon?

[@PMOUTDOORS24]

Yes sir! As soon as they get them here locally!

[@anthonymiller9450]

@@PMOUTDOORS24 Awesome! Thanks for the reply! Keep up the great videos!

[@isaacfleming1684]

What’s the minimum arrow weight I need to penetrate a deers shoulder blade? I don’t aim there of course but I have had two instances where I didn’t recover a deer bc I hit the shoulder blade. I’m interested to hear your opinion

[@PMOUTDOORS24]

There’s a TON of factors that play into answering that question. What’s going to be the easiest answer is momentum which comes more with weight rather than speed. I can easily go through a shoulder blade of a deer with my 457 grain arrow shooting shooting 282fps. The heads plays an important part as well, however momentum will be the biggest factor. I know guys who shoot 550 grains or more and they don’t worry about deer shoulder blades.

[@isaacfleming1684]

Garrett Weaver thanks!

[@bulletsandbroadheads]

That has been the number 1 reason I have not bought a hoyt yet, love the way they feel but at the price point I like my Mathews. I want a quiet bow at that price. Like where Hoyt is going with the rx series

[@Midknightdairyllc]

You have to compare the aluminium riser bow to the Mathew's lol of course the carbon cost more.

[@bulletsandbroadheads]

@@Midknightdairyllc I know, but that is what hoyt is known for ,carbon bows. For that money I expect more.

[@dacbarbar]

If you could somehow test the ultra at 32 inch 70# would be awesome. Just to see if they scale much for the extra 2 inch.

[@PMOUTDOORS24]

I'll see what I can do. That would be a special order bow probably so unless I can find someone who has one it may be a hard order to fill. Thanks Keby!

[@donovanstockton44]

Very good review Garrett! Now if we could only take the best qualities of the Triax and RX-1/3 and make a super bow. The Triax is really quiet but not a very consistent shooter.

[@donovanstockton44]

@@imurhucklberry3496 I have two other bows (Halon 32 and an Xpedition) and yeah it's less consistent than those bows. Same operator bruh.

[@donovanstockton44]

@@imurhucklberry3496 Your point is valid. For women the Triax is fine. For most men capable of lifting 225 or doing something like 20 reps of pullups then it's just too dang small. My draw length is 29" which is more like 29.5 on another bow. That's just too dang long for the feminine ATA of 28". After this season the Triax will be rendered our family's "youth" or "female" bow.

[@donovanstockton44]

@@imurhucklberry3496 - most archers I've talked to and in reading posts on archery talk, it seems for guys below the national average for height find the Triax fine. Most of us who would wear XL or 6' or taller it's just not consistent. The diminutive size of the triax is nice for blind hunting but only if your shot isn't greater than 25 yards.

[@donovanstockton44]

Danny Morris - physics. Shorter ATA harder to balance. If you’re right shorter ATA doesn’t matter go try your logic with the Olympic Archery team. They shoot longer ATA for a reason. I am curious what you’re doing with your form to say a shorter ATA isn’t affecting your accuracy. Serious question.

[@donovanstockton44]

Danny Morris I always enjoy reading replies from Trolls with a 3rd grade education. You’re avoiding the point about physics. Hunt: it’s really important.

[@franciscocarbini1523]

Which release do you use for this video?

[@PMOUTDOORS24]

Short and sweet

[@franciscocarbini1523]

sorry I asked wrong, I wanted to ask what brand and model is that index finger release. Thanks

[@PMOUTDOORS24]

Francisco Carbini it’s the Tru Ball Short and Sweet.

[@franciscocarbini1523]

Thanks very much dude!

[@PMOUTDOORS24]

Francisco Carbini anytime man!

[@thehunter9149]

People in the comments seem very picky. That’s fine, but every year people complain about a little vibration. I have been shooting a bear apprentice for 5 years, that is outrageously loud and has a ton of vibration. I’m 18 and hopefully finally upgrading next year to an RX3. People should shoot my bow, and then maybe they’ll appreciate how good these bows are, I do understand their concern with price though. I haven’t owned a flagship bow yet, or a entry level one, but I have shot some.

[@PMOUTDOORS24]

Great perspective Brady. I’ll be recording a podcast episode talking about how good the options for bows are these days. Even the midline bows are leaps over higher end bows from 10 years ago

[@thehunter9149]

Garrett Weaver thanks, and awesome. I’ll definitely tune in

[@thehunter9149]

Pacific Northwest Nomad Give aways soon!!! What’s so funny

[@thehunter9149]

Pacific Northwest Nomad Give aways soon!!! I’m still shooting it lol. I’ll have to live with it through this season. I don’t hate bear, I was considering buying a kuma. My friend shoots a bear, and it’s nice. I’ve owned 2 bears, both apprentices. 1 broke and I’m stuck with other (the one I use now).

[@longrangehunter6393]

I will shoot it next to my triax and see what i think, i really want either a turbo or a 80lb bow this year just to give my 530 grain arrow some extra umph.

[@TheSchmuel]

I also considered an 80 lb hoyt, then I realized that It still want shoot my arrow as fast as my 70 lb Xpedition... And for $1600? The upgrade becomes a very expensive downgrade. But the Hoyts look sexy for sure

[@kristopherwilson4216]

Get the Monster Safari. Its 85lbs and will turn your arrows into rockets.

[@longrangehunter6393]

Pacific Northwest Nomad Give aways soon!!! If Mathews comes out with an 80lb bow with a 30-32” ata and is as quiet as the triax i will buy two!

[@steve8828]

Why would I spend $600 more for a bow that is slower, louder, and has more hand shock than others?

[@PMOUTDOORS24]

For sure, i agree

[@cristovalmontoya5222]

Make a video on the elite ritual

[@PMOUTDOORS24]

I'll see if I have anyone hear local that has one. Thanks for the suggestion!

[@Hoytshooter]

I shot the rx3 and traverse the other day and frankly the treverse is a much better bow in my opinion

[@paytonkirkpatrick8514]

That bow is way louder sounding than my RX1 ultra..

[@kristopherwilson4216]

Good ,honest review. Thanks. Ill stay with Mathews.

[@PMOUTDOORS24]

Thanks for watching!

[@Hoytshooter]

I shot the treverse and the rx3 the other day and the traverse just blows the rx3 away much better bow

[@turtleggz3507]

Could you review the PSE Carbon Series?

[@PMOUTDOORS24]

I’d live to and trying to find the time to shoot them. It’s a drive for me to get to a shop that carries them

[@ryanhenry21]

So I should wait for the rx5 or rx7...

[@coryhclg]

I hear hoyt is not made in the US? Where are they made?

[@PMOUTDOORS24]

I believe they are made in Utah. I’m not sure where the materials they use come from though.

[@saramuenchausen412]

I have a question... could you possibly switch the strings, string dampening system, and the new grip to the RX1?

[@PMOUTDOORS24]

The dampener you probably could but the strings and grips would be different

[@MrSmoothasf]

I've got a diamond edge sb1 and it shoots 300+ @70ibs. What do you actually get for all that extra money? Less vibration?

[@PMOUTDOORS24]

Nice machined Aluminium for cast risers, aluminum limb pockets over plastic ones, the list goes on and on. I’m curious what you’re shooting for draw length and overall arrow weight when you say your SB1 shoots over 300+ FPS.

[@mtntoughoutdoors5882]

nice!

[@keenanviolet4823]

why is the bow much slower than the factory saying in his videos and IBO rating?

[@PMOUTDOORS24]

Heavier arrows and shorter draw

[@rayking3466]

IBO is set with a 350 gr arrow, 30" draw length, and 70lb draw weight. Essentially at the absolute minimum to prevent damage to the bow. Those arrows are heavier, and the draw length is shorter than IBO. Nobody who is sane would set up a bow to shoot like like that for more than a few shots. Eventually, the bow will fail, possibly catastrophically, if shot with that light of an arrow for very long. Fortunately, Hoyt has the 1500 dry fire test so it will last longer than most but it will still fail eventually.

[@outdooranalytics7887]

So the bow has decent amount of vibration and noise still and issues with the carbon finish ( which was quickly glossed over). It doesn’t make calculated out IBO and guessing if you put it on a scale bare bow it would weigh quite a bit more then 3.9lb...... and price has gone up. Interesting to re-watch your last year’s videos and see your perception of the carbon compared to now and how it reads across your face as “this might not be worth it”. Good video though and honest review.

[@ed781]

Very interesting to compare this video to last years rx1 review. You can tell Garrett is no longer buying into the hoyt/carbon hype. I was the same last year, eventhough I have no brand bias I was dead set on buying an rx1 last year, but after shooting the rx1 and comparing it to different bows I felt that the price tag just wasn't worth it. Interestingly enough I thought that the triax and realm bows were the best shooters so I took one home. In Canada the bow would cost me $2600 after taxes...a couple years ago the carbon defiant was $1800 after taxes...I believe that the "new tech" doesn't justify this price difference.

[@imurhucklberry3496]

I got the same feeling of disappointment without him actually saying it... funny, when I watched Cameron Haynes with the reveal I got the same feeling of disappointment through his smile. Lol

[@PMOUTDOORS24]

Another factor I didn't mention in the video was the re-sale on these things this year was horrible in area. Usually I can get 70% back out of last years bows. This year they seeem to be retaining about 50% of their value , which really sucks. Thanks for watching man!

[@PMOUTDOORS24]

Nailed it my friend!

[@PMOUTDOORS24]

I agree I saw that too. Thanks for watching Danny!

[@father6371]

damn, must be nice having money

[@PMOUTDOORS24]

Lol its free to go shoot these new bows and record a video?

[@JamesMorrison_Outdoors]

Glad Hoyt has tried to improve but had bad experiences with them, and still thinks they are an inferior bow to the Triax. hope to see you do the interview on the new Mathews vertix. Excited to see what they come out with. I have a Mathews Triax and have shot the RX1 back to back many times and in my opinion I think the Triax is a much better bow. I have shot mine out to 140 yd and the 28in ATA is actually very forgiving. When they first came out with it, I thought it was going to be super unforgiving. But man I was wrong. I hope Mathews doesn't put a longer ATA on their vertix because I love the shorter more compact platform. Hope to see 80 lb limbs though.

[@aaronhall765]

Awesome shoot the new Bowtech Realm SR6. 32" ATA, 6" BH, 352 fps IBO! Nice review.

[@garyk76]

vertix is a hair faster

[@jaredthompson8188]

Hoyts are expensive I think because they patent every damn thing they do lol. I felt like every other word out of the reveal was "our patented ______"

[@PMOUTDOORS24]

Lol I wander if they patented their bottom “360” degree dampener.... I’m mean “shock pod” lol

[@jaredthompson8188]

@@PMOUTDOORS24 I dont know lol but I always hear about hoyts "patented" whatevers, not hating on hoyt or the bows I know they are some of the top bows out there but i feel it's a little flaunty of them.

[@PMOUTDOORS24]

Jared Thompson yeah, I hear ya there.

[@tylerbeasley311]

Are you no longer shooting prime?

[@PMOUTDOORS24]

I switch bows every year man. Whatever bow feels the best that year I I use. I will say I was the most accurate with the prime just had to many issues with it.

[@iwilrage]

Jumpy and twisty...but glad hand shock is less...

[@brucebarthalow7777]

No stabilizer

[@OutdoorMarlin35]

I'm really not seeing much difference from my RX1 Turbo... Don't think I could justify the price tag to "upgrade". But maybe I need to go shoot it to see the difference!

[@jerseyjoe1677]

John Marlin we all want the best if you own a RX-1 like myself! But I know the grip is different but I bet if you could do a blind test you probably couldn’t tell the difference! I don’t like the new grip at all the way it moves around, but they need to try to come up with new things to compete but in my opinion maybe they pushed it to far? Let’s be honest how many of a different could there really be ? I don’t know maybe the cams are better?

[@scottl9308]

do you always pull 70 pounds?maybe it's just me, but it looks like you you struggle a hair to pull that back. and I was thinking that the draw length looked a hair long for ya, but then you said it felt short. maybe I'm all wrong. just my opinion tho. good review.

[@PMOUTDOORS24]

I was a little bit and usually do, my shoulder just isn’t 100% and hasn’t been for awhile. It felt short on the anchor but I’m pulling 29” bows when I’m a 28” draw do that doesn’t help much either. Thanks for watching!!

[@scottl9308]

@@PMOUTDOORS24 I was just curious about the weight. didnt know if it something to do with the bow. didnt mean no disrespect. keep up the good work

[@PMOUTDOORS24]

No worries! 👊 I appreciate your comments and thanks for watching!

[@LeadDispenser45]

How bout the Helix bud?

[@PMOUTDOORS24]

I recorded the review but my camera was slightly out of focus so I'll be re-recording that one this morning and uploading

[@DavidGutierrez-yk6hw]

$1,700!? My local shop has it for $1,599.

[@blacklabelbrotherut]

The rx1’s have shock pods

[@ChefryDahmer629]

To slow for me

[@TheSkylar25]

Thats one ugly bow. Not impressed with the new bows for 2019. Still waiting to see the Mathews Vertix though

[@tristanphillips1256]

Im not a fan of the new riser design to be honest

[@PMOUTDOORS24]

I've been hearing that, so you're not alone there.

[@tristanphillips1256]

@@PMOUTDOORS24 im telling you bro, bowtech is probs gonna make something special!

[@Ibelieveinfreedom]

That bow is very noisy.

[@thehunter9149]

BoricuaHunter no it’s not

[@Ibelieveinfreedom]

@@thehunter9149 No problem. Agree to disagree. Just my personal opinion.