I’m a long draw guy, and I’ve owned the RX7 Ultra, RX8 Ultra, and may order a RX9 Ultra.
The cam on the RX9 Ultra that I shot was a little stiffer at the beginning of the draw than my RX8 Ultra - but i didn’t feel it was significant. There is no dump into the valley, and the draw cycle is still very smooth and linear.
Even though the new Ultra is shorter, I didn’t notice that the bow felt any shorter than my RX8 Ultra, and it holds extremely well. I shot it out to 40 yards with no stabilizers and it is very stable, points well, forgiving,
and provides a little feedback but is still very damp and comfortable. Overall, RX9 Ultra feels different enough from the RX8 Ultra that’s its noticeable, but not anything earth shattering.
My draw length is long enough that I’d need to order the long draw version which means the limbs are an inch longer than what comes on the standard bows. That irritates me because one of the reasons I switched to Hoyt was because they consistently produced the Ultras in draw lengths that would accommodate a 32” draw length without any mods. I don’t care about speed because my long draw length enables plenty of speed to shoot past 100 yards easily, but I can understand why the newest cam and the speeds it allows is a big gain for some. I will say even though the new cam is a little stiffer at the beginning, a bow at 72 pounds doesn’t feel like you’re pulling or holding that much. Overall, the changes to the cam make sense.
I’ve got a press and do my own work, and the gripes about Hoyts not being as easy to tune as other bows doesn’t mean much to me, but I think that complaint is valid. However, I’ve never had a Hoyt lose its tune even with factory strings and I shoot daily.
I could happily shoot any flagship bow from any manufacturer, and I think they’re all really good, but I do think Hoyt is very consistent with its quality, fit, and finish. $2k plus for a bow is a lot, but because I shoot a lot and archery is my primary interest, I can personally justify the cost. However, I’d shoot an aluminum bow if they came in longer draw and ATA lengths.
One thing I don’t like is the new spiral fluted stabilizers. I think they look cheesy. Hoyt contends that the new stabilizers are specifically designed to optimally dampen the new geometry of the bow, limbs, and carbon layup, but I don’t shoot well enough to believe that would be perceivable for me (even if I did believe what Hoyt contends, plus I shot the RX9 with no stabilizers and it felt great).
The cam on the RX9 Ultra that I shot was a little stiffer at the beginning of the draw than my RX8 Ultra - but i didn’t feel it was significant. There is no dump into the valley, and the draw cycle is still very smooth and linear.
Even though the new Ultra is shorter, I didn’t notice that the bow felt any shorter than my RX8 Ultra, and it holds extremely well. I shot it out to 40 yards with no stabilizers and it is very stable, points well, forgiving,
and provides a little feedback but is still very damp and comfortable. Overall, RX9 Ultra feels different enough from the RX8 Ultra that’s its noticeable, but not anything earth shattering.
My draw length is long enough that I’d need to order the long draw version which means the limbs are an inch longer than what comes on the standard bows. That irritates me because one of the reasons I switched to Hoyt was because they consistently produced the Ultras in draw lengths that would accommodate a 32” draw length without any mods. I don’t care about speed because my long draw length enables plenty of speed to shoot past 100 yards easily, but I can understand why the newest cam and the speeds it allows is a big gain for some. I will say even though the new cam is a little stiffer at the beginning, a bow at 72 pounds doesn’t feel like you’re pulling or holding that much. Overall, the changes to the cam make sense.
I’ve got a press and do my own work, and the gripes about Hoyts not being as easy to tune as other bows doesn’t mean much to me, but I think that complaint is valid. However, I’ve never had a Hoyt lose its tune even with factory strings and I shoot daily.
I could happily shoot any flagship bow from any manufacturer, and I think they’re all really good, but I do think Hoyt is very consistent with its quality, fit, and finish. $2k plus for a bow is a lot, but because I shoot a lot and archery is my primary interest, I can personally justify the cost. However, I’d shoot an aluminum bow if they came in longer draw and ATA lengths.
One thing I don’t like is the new spiral fluted stabilizers. I think they look cheesy. Hoyt contends that the new stabilizers are specifically designed to optimally dampen the new geometry of the bow, limbs, and carbon layup, but I don’t shoot well enough to believe that would be perceivable for me (even if I did believe what Hoyt contends, plus I shot the RX9 with no stabilizers and it felt great).
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