As with most years, Hoyt has rolled out new flagship bows in both its carbon-riser and aluminum-riser lines for 2025. But because the company is best-known for its carbon builds—and has pretty much ...

Hoyt’s been a leader in carbon riser bows since debuting the Carbon Matrix more than a decade ago. The risers are known for being comfortable in the hand and especially tough. (They had a truck parked ...

Elite Archery took the plunge for 2023 and came out with its first carbon compound bow, the Era. Two years in the making, the Era was designed to look and feel like an Elite, but with a carbon riser.

Backcountry, high-altitude, and other bowhunters concerned about how much weight they haul to their hunting grounds historically have loved carbon compound bows because they are light. But often, ...

I couldn’t even begin to guess how many different bows I’ve shot over the years. Let’s just say it’s a bunch and leave it at that. I do know this with absolute certainty: The best compound bows of ...

In the modern age of archery, amid intricate ligh weight compound bows, carbon arrows, and a plethora of gadgets, there is a small but dedicated group of archers who cling to the traditional way.

A Pennsylvania archer handcrafts his own arrows from trees, stones, and turkey feathers. Zach Borger switched from modern compound bows to primitive longbows for a greater challenge. The archer has ...