Elite Archery took the plunge for 2023 and came out with its first carbon compound bow, the Era. Two years in the making, the Era was designed to look and feel like an Elite, but with a carbon riser.

The truth is, you could grab any of the new flagship bows and be successful. But the goal of the Outdoor Life bow test is to determine which of the many good bows out there is the best. To do that we ...