![]() Hoyt bows come with a very good BCY material bowstring and cables. The last thing I will mention is the FUSE string. I must agree, with a 35 inch ATA bow, which I feel adds to the stability and makes long range shooting much more consistent. Hoyt puts the throat of the grip at the center, from bottom to top, of the riser as they have discovered it makes for a much more stable shooting platform. ![]() This is why so many bows feel so top heavy. Most bows are built with the nocking point in the exact center putting the grip below the flight path and leaving more weight above the grip. One other thing Hoyt does differently, that I think makes a huge difference, is the grip position. Something about the way it’s built make the shot so dead in hand that it more a gentle thud than a sudden jump. In fact hand shock is a poor term for the recoil of the G3. They do seem to soak up some noise, however, and coupled with the carbon riser and a decent stabilizer, the G3 shoots very quiet and with almost no hand shock whatsoever. The little rubber fingers on the AirShox really take a beating. I am curious how they will hold up though. They hover away from the limbs at full draw and the limbs come to meet them on the shot. The limb vibration dampeners no longer ride on the limbs. The only major change to the 2013 G3 is that it is equipped with AirShox. I cannot say the finish is flawless, but I have been accused of having an eye for detail and sometimes I notice minor flaws that any normal person would not think twice about. These durable, reliable bows rarely have issues, but if they do, they’ll be there. The warranty is excellent, should you need it and Hoyt customer service is fantastic. From the hollow carbon-tube riser, to the laminated limbs and the roller guard, Hoyt is very innovative. The technology of the Hoyt bows is impressive for sure. Once that was done, it balanced just like I wanted. For me it makes sense to offset some weight to counter my quiver and sight so I had to make an offset bar to thread my stabilizer into. Apparently they are using the original design and molds for the Matrix so it has an inline bushing. ![]() They began building all of their bows this way, including my Vector, so I was kind of expecting it on my new bow. When Hoyt first started making the Carbon Element (the shorter ATA carbon bow) they built it with an offset stabilizer bushing. Front to back balance is very good but side to side was actually a little disappointing. Hoyt calls this ErgoDraw since they have to have a clever name for everything good about a bow anymore. It also lets down much easier than I would have thought. It certainly stacks weight plenty quickly, but the RKT cam and a half draws very smooth. For the speeds I am getting, it does not feel rough on the draw at all. The draw is remarkably smooth for the performance at the shot. I like the semi-aggressive RKT cam draw curve and have gotten used to the shallow valley over the last year. My arrows are Victory VAP V1 300’s that weigh 419 grains and I am getting 308 fps over my ProChrono Digital. It tuned very easily and holds very solid with a 12 inch stabilizer and my TightSpot quiver. Though compared to the Mathews, they are an entirely different animal. The RKT cams are the same as my Vector, which I really liked once I got used to them. I have been shooting it for about 2 months now, set at 31 inches and 71.5 pounds. The first shot tore a decent hole in the paper and with a few more twists and tweaks it was shooting quite well. I removed the grip (I prefer to shoot off the riser) and set the center shot at 13/16ths, put 2 twists in the left side of the split yoke and tied on a D-loop. I set it up with a new QAD HDX Ultra rest and a custom MT Black Gold multi-pin ascent slider sight (review on that to come later). My Vector had set the bar pretty high but I knew this carbon bow would not disappoint. In December I had made up mind and had to order a new Matrix G3. The more I worked on them, the more I appreciated them. Tuning bows was mostly what I was hired to do, and a lot of Hoyt carbons came in. In May of 2012 I started helping out part-time at the better of the two local bow shops. I was thrilled with my Vector, and still am, but it wasn’t long before I knew I had to have a carbon. At the time the carbon bows didn’t seem worth the 400 additional dollars. I shot the Hoyt side by side with the Centroid and had to go home without a bow. The day I was going to buy it, the G5 rep was at the shop with the new Prime bows. The Hoyt was my choice after many test shots, much research, and a lot of saving and head scratching. The Mathews never fit me especially well but when I bought it in 2010, it was a definite step up from the Bear I had been shooting. First a little background info: In February of 2012 I replaced my Mathews Reezen 6.5 with a Hoyt Vector 35. ![]()
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