The LiveWire strings and cables were introduced last year, but for 2018 they’re color coordinated with the bow. The new cable guard is flexible, though somewhat less so than has previously been the case.
The adjustable cable guard with roller guides is one. While it retains some design elements of previous models, the PSE Xpedite does boast some brand-new features in addition to the bridged riser design.
All these differences should and do make for an easier-drawing, smoother-shooting bow.
The limbs are less radically past-parallel, as well, and the bridge, while similarly reflexed, is a dual-bridge design that adds rigidity and makes for a slightly heavier bow, at 4.4 pounds as opposed to the 4.1-pound mass weight of the Full Throttle. For that reason it’s often compared to another PSE speed bow, the aptly named Full Throttle, which boasted an IBO speed of 370 fps.Īll similarities granted, including most notably the skinny brace height and similar axle-to-axle length, the PSE Xpedite is a quite different bow, starting with the fact that it employs PSE’s famously smooth and efficient Evolve cam system. Some bowmakers have flagship bows PSE has flagships in numerous series, not to mention “aluminum flagships” and “carbon flagships.” At 352 or 360 fps, depending on which of two modules is used, the PSE Xpedite is a speed bow by any standard. By “bows that perform,” of course, he meant “fast bows.” PSE has long been known for “bows that perform,” but as one of the world’s largest (if not the largest) manufacturers of archery equipment, PSE’s lineup has since those early days expanded to include multiple series of bows designed to appeal to the individual styles and preferences of any shooter.Īmong the many new bows for 2018, the Xpedite is described as the aluminum flagship of PSE’s new Vapor Series. “I like bows that perform,” PSE founder Pete Shepley told me more years ago than I like to remember.