Like the Bridge-Lock sight mount, the stabilizer mount is a more secure way to connect your stabilizer to your bow. That slot can be filled with one of the new Bridge-Lock Stabilizers Mathews is launching as part of its 2023 hunting lineup. Continuing the Bridge-Lock accessory system initiated last year with a dovetail cutout in the riser above the shelf to hold a sight, Mathews created another dovetail slot below the standard 5/16-24 stabilizer bushing.
ReillyĪlso new this year is the Bridge-Lock stabilizer system. (I’ll describe the comparison shooting I did with the Phase 4 33 and the V3X 33 in just a bit.)īridge-Lock Stabilizer The new Bridge-Lock stabilizer mount. It doesn’t look like much, but the difference is noticeable. Mathews is attacking vibration at the spot where much of it is created-in the limbs. This bow is whisper quiet and barely produces any hand shock. But there’s no doubting their impact on the shooting experience. The limbs certainly seem like they’ll hold up. We’ve never seen anything like this, so I can’t speak to the durability over time. They’re assembled in pairs, and each sandwiches a rubber strip that Mathews says is part of its “Resistance Phase Damping.” Think of it as limb dampers built into the limbs. Where the V3X 33 has the typical four limbs employed by a split-limb bow, the Phase 4 33 has eight. The chief difference between the two is in the limbs. Limbs The Phase 4 limbs have eight total pieces and each pair is separated by a vibration dampener. Hold the two bows side by side, so you only see the limb profiles, and you’d swear they’re the same bow.
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(There’s a 29-inch Phase 4 just like the V3X 29 as well.) It even has the same cam, grip, and SwitchWeight mod system. The specs for the Phase 4 33 are identical to last year’s V3X 33.
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But once bowhunters take a couple of shots with the Phase 4 33 at their local pro shops over the coming months, I think Mathews will sell a pile of them. I wasn’t expecting much from Mathews for 2023 after such a stellar offering in 2022.
The realization that Mathews indeed did improve upon the V3X 33 this year by reducing noise and vibration that I didn’t even know existed blew me away after spending just a couple of days with the Phase 4 33. But when they do, I have to call it as I see it. I don’t expect Mathews to produce my favorite new bow each year. That experience gives me a pretty solid baseline for making comparisons. I’ve shot every Mathews for the past decade and nearly every other flagship from all the major brands.
“You just said last year’s bow was the best, and now you want us to believe this year’s bow is the best?”Īt Lancaster Archery Supply, I review flagship hunting bows for our YouTube channel every year. The upgrades (which I’ll get into below) make the Phase 4 33 the new nicest compound bow I’ve ever shot. It’s almost identical to the 2022 V3X 33, which I deemed last year to be the nicest compound bow I’d ever shot, except this year’s model has two key improvements. The 2023 Mathews Phase 4 33 is the quietest Mathews, with the least vibration, that I’ve ever tested. We may earn revenue from the products available on this page and participate in affiliate programs.
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