hey guys dan Pickar here with Eastmans' bow hunting journal today we're going to
look at the 2020 Mathews VXR
so new for this year from Mathews is the VXR it comes in a 31 and a half inch
axle to axle and a 28 inch axle to axle now I was a big fan of the Triax of two
years ago so I opted for the 28 inch axel axel I think it's more designed for
tree stand hunting with the the shorter axel axel but I really liked it for
Western bow hunting this felt like that when I was in the backcountry it really
just put it in the back pocket or and just really tuck it in and crawl and it
was just a bow that was so compact that I kind of just really grew to like it
the one thing that some guys don't like about a short axel axel bow is the
string angle at full draw it's a harsher string angle theoretically it's harder
to shoot I really didn't find that I grouped really well out to 60 70 80 90
yards and I couldn't really tell the difference between that and last year's
vertex which is also 31 inches axel axel so once again I went with the 28 inch
this year I like these little compact bows and Mathews stuck with
technology that works and makes it very easy to shoot so I have zero complaints
not a lot new this year as far as the technology of the bow the cam system is
the same last year as the vertex the engaged grip is the same alter s that's
the integrate alter s that basically attaches on a pickle Picatinny type rail
off the back which I really like it's sleek in a streamlined anything like
that that we bowhunters can do you got to do especially if it just makes your
your setup more stealthy the biggest change for this year is they machined
some more sections out of the riser so you'll see all these areas on the front
of the riser in here blow your stabilizer up here above your sight
housing and on the back as well you can see all these Machine points back here
and they added this little piece back here the goal is to cut as much weight
as humanly possible but keep the strength the rigidity
and the quietness as well so that's what they did this week this year made it a
little bit quieter think we're 4 or 5 ounces less than last year or of the
Triax of of two years ago so that's basically what we're dealing with the
same successful solid wide platform of the limb pocket the wide limbs and of
course the ABS system great system it works phenomenal so they haven't changed
that one little tidbit that's new this year is the silent connect system which
is this little guy right here and basically what that's for is to attach
some cord to it comes with 30 foot up parachute cord that you attach to that
and use that to pull up your tree stand I won't be using that too much because I
rarely hunt out of a tree stand out west here but kind of a tute little addition
they did this year just for a nice sleek pull straight up right at the balance
point of the bow so that's that's why they did that you can see when that
strings connected your bows gonna pull straight up and not off to the side or
not be caddywhompus or anything like that so once again this is a 28 inch
axial axial bow 6 inch brace height 70 pounds 80 percent LED off you can also
get 85% lead off man other than that let's shoot a couple arrows through it
let's see what kind of velocities we're getting and see how quiet is let you be
the judge all right let's shoot this thing through the chronograph here so
you can have lost as you get before we get too cold it's pretty cold out here
today luckily I grew this beard this fall my face is warm everything else is
cold but we're gonna speed through this so this is kind of it's a new arrow by
arrow tech it's a 300 spine this thing is a standard diameter size arrow with a
radial weave it's a nice arrow and I think we're at 465 grains Carbon length
is 28 inches or so but let's see what we get out of a 465 grain weight arrow 300
spine arrow tech
- 90 - it's a perfect speed I like my hunting bows in the 290s
if you get much over 300 it can be tough to to get good stable arrow flight with
a fixed broad head so anywhere from 290 to 300 I think is perfect so I'm super
happy with that especially with a 465 green arrow let's do one more just for
grins let's see what you get on the second one 293 that's pretty consistent
alright we'll move on to our small diameter arrow this is a day6
350 the day6 HD 350 small diameter arrow super thick wall on this arrow the
carbon wall this is gonna be a tough arrow the insert / cert this thing
weighs 495 grains built arrow here so this is the real deal this is a heavy
one which the heavier arrow the more momentum you're gonna get and it's gonna
quiet down your bow more so keep that in mind when you select your arrow 286 man
that was a nice quiet release on this thing 286 feet per second so we're 6
feet per second slower than the 465 green arrow it's about right
286 is good I mean that's fast that's a lot of energy coming out of there of man
almost 500 grains going that fast so plenty energy for any big-game animal
buffalo moose rhinoceros elephant who knows man we're spoiled these days with
the technology that we have out of these bows thanks for watching this bow review
on the matthews VXR be sure to check out our other boat reviews and more that are
gonna come up in 2020 and most importantly watch beyond the grid that's
coming out it's a cat hunt in Colorado with guy and his vertex you're not gonna
want to miss it we'll put a link right up here above me and enjoy leave me a
comment and tell me what you think thanks guys