Hoyt Alpha AX2 29

The Return of a Legend: Hoyt AX-2

Hoyt has taken the popularity and performance of the Alpha X and pushed it even further. Meet the Hoyt AX-2, Hoyt’s aluminum flagship hunting bow for 2025. With a newly engineered riser, refined limbs and limb pockets, and the cutting-edge HBX Gen 4 cam system, the AX-2 is fast, lightweight, accurate, and rock-solid stable.

Efficiency Redefined

The biggest breakthrough in the AX-2 is its unmatched efficiency. Across every poundage and draw length, this bow delivers more FPS than the Alpha X—while weighing a quarter pound less. The smoother draw cycle comes from redesigned limbs, pockets, and riser geometry, but the real game-changer is the HBX Gen 4 cam. Its fully optimized module system ensures zero wasted energy, squeezing maximum power out of every draw length and weight.

Compact but Capable

The AX-2 29 is Hoyt’s shortest bow ever—but don’t mistake compact for limited. Thanks to its advanced riser geometry, tuned cam system, and natural point of aim, it groups arrows with precision at long distances. This short ATA bow breaks the mold, performing with the consistency of longer-framed models.

Built for Whitetail, Ready for the West

Designed with Eastern treestand hunters in mind, the AX-2’s compact frame, lightweight build, and integrated accessories make it a perfect whitetail woods bow. Yet, if you take it out West, it has the speed, stability, and long-range accuracy to compete with bigger bows on open country hunts.

Key Features

• HBX Gen 4 cam system – optimized modules (#1–#5) for maximum performance at any draw length/weight

• Hard Wall and X-Hard Wall options

• 0.25 lbs lighter than Alpha X series

• Updated riser geometry for improved efficiency and rigidity

• Redesigned limbs & pockets for speed and smoothness

• Full compatibility with Hoyt integrated accessories

• Natural point of aim for improved accuracy and ease of shooting

• 4-track tuning system for quick, efficient adjustments

Specifications

• Axle-to-Axle: 29 ½”

• Brace Height: 6 3/8”

• Let-Off: 75%, 80%, 85%

• IBO Speed: 340 FPS

• Mass Weight: 4.25 lbs

• Draw Lengths: 25”–30” (¼” increments)

• Draw Weights: 40–50, 50–60, 55–65, 60–70, 65–75, 70–80 lbs

• Cam: Hoyt HBX Gen 4

• Dexterity: RH & LH

Colors:

• Standard: Bourbon, Tombstone, Wilderness, Blackout

• Hunting: Realtree APX, Mossy Oak Bottomland, Optifade Subalpine, Optifade Elevated II, Kuiu Verde, Origin Raptor Highland, Firstlite Cerca

• Limb Colors (solid bows only): Bourbon, Blackout, Wilderness, Tombstone

Includes: Short Stop 2.0

Why We Like It

Hoyt’s shortest ATA bow ever might have been expected to feel overly aggressive, but the AX-2 surprises in all the right ways. It’s a lightweight powerhouse that shoots like a longer bow, delivering blistering speed without sacrificing smoothness or accuracy. Whether you’re hunting tight whitetail woods or open country, the AX-2 is a bow that lives up to its promises—and then some.