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Hoyt bows & history
Hoyt grew from a St. Louis workshop into a manufacturer serving bowhunters and target archers. Its family and competition history is linked to the later Easton era.
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Hoyt grew from a St. Louis workshop into a manufacturer serving bowhunters and target archers. Its family and competition history is linked to the later Easton era.
- Origins
- 1931
- Founder / founding team
- Earl Hoyt Sr.
- Latest documented ownership
- Easton acquisition documented in 1983; latest legal ownership review continues
- Status
- Current manufacturer
Documented milestones
1931
Earl Hoyt Sr. founded the company in St. Louis.
1983
Easton acquired Hoyt; trade retrospectives describe the Hoyt/Easton period.
Model archive
- Alpha AX-3 29 · 2026
- Alpha AX-3 33 · 2026
- Alpha AX-3 33 LD · 2026
- Alpha AX-3 SD · 2026
- Alpha AX-90 · 2026
- Carbon RX-10 · 2026
- Carbon RX-10 SD · 2026
- Carbon RX-10 Ultra · 2026
BHP Test Lab coverage
Recorded worksheet results retain their test setup and model-year sources. Advertised speeds and measured speeds are different measures.
- AX3 · 2026 — View test results and conditions
- AX3 - 33 - LD · 2026 — View test results and conditions
- AX3 - 33 · 2026 — View test results and conditions
- Carbon RX10 ULTRA · 2026 — View test results and conditions
- Carbon RX10 · 2026 — View test results and conditions
- Carbon RX10 - SD · 2026 — View test results and conditions
- AX3 - SD · 2026 — View test results and conditions
- Enduro · 2026 — View test results and conditions
- Carbon RX10 ULTRA -LD · 2026 — View test results and conditions
- AX90 · 2026 — View test results and conditions
Sources and research limits
A dated acquisition does not establish unchanged present ownership. Unresolved details remain under research.
- Full current legal ownership confirmation
- Earlier Hoyt-family leadership transitions