Ep. 403: Tips to Become a Better Bowhunter, Optimize Your Bow Setup, & 2025 Hoyt Bows Overview with Evan Williams // Hoyt Archery

Beau Martonik is joined by Evan Williams of Hoyt Archery. Evan is a great bowhunter who knows how to optimize his equipment and preparation to take advantage of opportunities in the field. They discuss staying calm in the moment of the shot, archery practice tips for capitalizing on shots, modifying your bow to fit your needs, becoming the 10% of hunters killing most of the deer, the 2025 Hoyt bowhunting lineup, and much more! Topics: 00:00:00 - Intro 00:05:42 - Evan and Hoyt’s background 00:14:17 - Competition rifle shooting leading to going bow-only 00:17:54 - Staying calm in the moment of shooting 00:25:20 - How to prepare to capitalize on those few shot opportunities 00:36:16 - Modifying your bow for deer hunting vs western hunting 00:45:34 - Becoming the 10% of hunters that are killing most of the deer 00:46:22 - Draw Length importance for whitetail hunters 00:53:07 - 2025 Hoyt Hunting Bows Overview 00:54:24 - Hard or soft back walls - how to know what is best for you 01:04:45 - Arrow stiffness for bow tuning 01:12:29 - Other updates to new Hoyt bows 01:20:22 - Carbon vs. aluminum risers Note** Timestamps will have roughly 4 minutes added to them depending on ad length. Resources: Instagram: @eastmeetswesthunt @beau.martonik @evan_r_williams @hoytbowhunting Facebook: East Meets West Outdoors Website/Apparel/Deals: https://www.eastmeetswesthunt.com/ YouTube: Beau Martonik - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQJon93sYfu9HUMKpCMps3w Partner Discounts and Affiliate Links: https://www.eastmeetswesthunt.com/partners Amazon Influencer Page https://www.amazon.com/shop/beau.martonik Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices