I was excited to see Hoyt’s Pro Fit 180 grip on this year’s carbon bows. Having the stabilizer mount set away from the center of the riser helps keep the bow balanced. As soon as you start to add accessories you now begin to take away from the natural balance of the bow. What’s unique about the carbon bows is their perfect balance bare. This is an important piece on the Carbon Element. While similar to the Carbon Matrix at first glance, when you really start to look at the Carbon Element you’ll notice a few more features like the offset stabilizer which helps to balance the accessories on the bow. With the longer and stiffer riser on the Hoyt Carbon Element, you don’t even realize that you’re shooting a short axle bow – this is a plus for taller archers like myself that would typically shoot a longer axle-to-axle bow. My very first bow was had an ATA of 32″, but this was in the time before parallel limbs so my riser was extremely small making the bow feel tiny and erratic. The first thing you’ll notice about the Carbon Element is it’s shorter riser with an axle-to-axle length of 32″. This year Hoyt released the Carbon Element and the Carbon Matrix Plus which both bring several welcome upgrades and design tweaks. Let-off – a lot of bows have at least 80% let-off and it would be nice to see Hoyt improve in this area.Įach year I get the pleasure of shooting several new bows from the top manufacturers and there’s nothing I enjoy more than shooting the latest bows and seeing how manufacturers have improved on last year’s design.Īfter purchasing a Carbon Matrix earlier this year, I was excited to see what Hoyt would come up with for their next generation of carbon bows. Speed – I personally would have liked to see Hoyt push the envelope with the speed of this bow and get it in the 335 fps to 340 fps range. The #2 cam has a harsher wall than the #3 cam when setting at 29″. Quiet, maneuverable in tight quarters, smooth drawing, silent shelf, improved string stopper, Hoyt Series Pro Grip, Offset Stabilizer, accepts Hoyt’s Pro-Series 2 piece quiver.ĬONS: Fuel Cam – no real noticeable improvement over the XTR cam. Hoyt Raises the Bar with the 2012 Hoyt Carbon Element
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