Prime Archery unveiled an entirely new riser design last year with the 2025 Form, which incorporated carbon rods above and below the grip section. That same design is back in 2026 with the new Divide series, which mirrors the Form in many ways but offers far more options. While the Form was available in a single 34-inch axle-to-axle configuration, with a 6-1/4-inch brace height, the Divide series gives bowhunters four axle-to-axle lengths to choose from, each one available in 6- or 7-inch brace-height options and with standard or performance mods.
Prime built its reputation on shootability, and that's the manufacturer's 2026 recipe for success as well. However, Prime recognizes that some archers will sacrifice a smoother draw and twitchier cams to gain more speed, which is why there's a performance mod option. Also for 2026, Prime has added a TriLite Bow Stand, which inserts into a pair of slots in the lower aluminum riser where the riser meets the limb pocket.
While compound bow prices have gotten ridiculous, the Divide Series sits in the high $1,500s to low $1,600s, which puts it in the middle of the price-point pack. You're shelling out more coin due to the carbon/aluminum riser build. But is it worth it? I recently put a Prime Divide 33, with 7-inch brace height, to the test. Here's is my full review.
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Prime Divide 33 Specs
Axle-to-Axle: 33
Brace Height: 7 inches
Weight: 4.11
Draw Length: 26-30 in.
Max Draw Weight: 40-80 lb.
Advertised Speed: 331
MSRP: $1,595
Prime Divide 33 Overview
Prime offers it new Divide in axle-to-axle lengths of 31, 33, 35, and 37 inches. I didn't hate that the rig that arrived on my doorstep measured exactly 33 inches between the axle pins. For bowhunters, a 33-inch axle-to-axle bow hits a not-too-long and not-too-short sweet spot; a bow that will perform as well in the Midwest whitetail woods as it does in the more open landscapes of the West.
Prime also lets you order your Divide, your way. The Divide 33, for example, is available in brace heights of 6 and 7 inches, right- and left-hand models, and draw-length-specific modules ranging from 26 to 30 inches (for the 6-inch brace) and 27 to 31 inches (for the 7). All Divide bows with Core cams are available with standard mods or performance mods. Prime reports a speed jump between 7 and 9 feet per second with the performance mods. As with most mods that provide a speed increase, the sacrifice is the draw cycle, transition to let-off, and the general backwall feel. My test bow came with the standard mod and was set at my draw length of 29 inches, with a brace height of 7 inches.
The Divide's riser, like the 2025 Form's, blends carbon with aluminum to deliver Advanced Structure Technology, which Prime engineers claim reduces flex at full draw, resulting in a strong, stable hold. Last year's Form won our Most Accurate award, and the Divide's riser, with new Swerve Technology, designed to cancels riser flex while helping the bow achieve perfect cam synchronization, is meant to promote even better precision. Prime brings back Center Grip Technology to ensure the bow's balance point is the actual middle of the platform, leading to a steady hold, quick target acquisition, and increased shot-to-shot consistency.
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Prime Divide 33 Bow Build
Before I start adding accessories or pressing a compound bow, I always double-check manufacturer specs. The length between the Divide's axle pins was spot on at 33 inches. Weight was 4.13 pounds, and the 29-inch draw length came in at 29-1/16. The brace height, with the advanced composite Nano Grip, was exactly 7 inches, and the draw weight was 69.88 pounds.
The Divide's riser has a single-slot front pic-mount and a rear IMS mount. Prime should consider adding more front pic-mount sight slots in the riser for increased sight-mount customization. Perhaps we'll see that in the years to come. QAD's Integrate MX2 rest attached easily, as did Spot-Hogg's Fast Eddie Triple Stack. Limb bolts didn't pop or chatter, and the bow pressed easily.
Prime includes shims and a shim tool for tuning. Although there is no on-bow tuning system, the tool that holds the small, circular-shaped shims simplifies the process. Still, if you're not comfortable with pressing a bow and loosening axle pins, this is a job for an experienced bow technician.
Prime Divide 33 Range Results
The first Prime Divide I shot—before testing this model—was the 35-inch axle-to-axle version with the performance mods. No thanks. I will take the super-smooth draw of the standard Core Cam mods. You feel the full weight of the bow's draw cycle in the first few inches, but after that, it's butter. It's so smooth, in fact, that the 69.88-pound draw-weight bow felt like 55. If you pull slow and steady, the let-off comes easily. Pull too hard—which is easy to do at first because the draw feels so light and smooth—and the let-off will feel abrupt. A slow, steady draw is what you want in the woods and on the range, and the Divide 33 makes it easy once you get used to the cycle. Let-off is 83 percent with the standard modules, 80 with the performance mods.
I really appreciate Prime's Nano Grip, which feels excellent in hand and, made with Aerogel, gets warmer the longer you hold it. I hate wearing gloves while bowhunting. Twice in my bowhunting tenure, glove removal has cost me an animal. A warm grip matters to me.
At full draw, the bow's excellent balance is immediately apparent. As a result, time-to-target is reduced. This is a feature I look for in a good field bow. In the woods, you may have a split second to draw, cow call to stop a bull between a pair of pines, or a whitetail under your stand, and execute a killing shot. I don't want a bow I have to fight. I want a bow that provides a silk draw, lets me get on target quickly, and allows me to aim until my release fires.
Felt-covered stops on the module contact the inner cable, creating a back wall with some valley, but not a spongy one. I do feel that Prime does need to go with something other than felt, which wears out. My top felt was gone after shooting the bow for an hour in the rain. Despite this, and much more important, I had my test bow dialed from 20 yards to 60 yards in less than 15 minutes. It's a hyper-accurate shooter that boosts shooting confidence.
From distances between 20 and 40 yards, I shot multiple spots, dots, and 3-D targets. The more I shot the Divide 33, the more I loved it. The bow does have a slight ting at the shot. Still, it measured much quieter than the 2025 Form. One of the loudest bows in our 2025 review, the Form had a three-shot dB reading of 72.1. The Divide 33 measured 69.2 dB. The Divide bow is quiet and mostly dead in the hand.
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Prime Divide 33 Final Tune
After 250 arrows, Prime's Divide 33 required no shimming. I did have a slight nock-high, nock-right tear, but I was able to tune out both with QAD's micro-adjustment MX2. After the final tune, I shot two fletched shafts and two bare shafts into a 3-inch dot from 40 yards. When you can stack bare shafts with fletched shafts beyond 20 yards, the bow is hyper-tuned.
I shot the Divide 33 with Muzzy Trocar and QAD Exodus 100-grain fixed heads, along with 100-grain expandable heads from SEVR, Speed, G5, and Beast. All expandables hit with field points to the max tested distance of 80 yards. At 60 yards, both the Exodus and the Trocar started drifting a touch right and low of my field points. This is the norm for most fixed-blade broadheads, even when a bow is perfectly tuned.
Speed freaks would be disappointed with my test bow. But then, it wasn't set up for speed. The bow fired my 467-grain Easton 5MM FMJ Max arrows at 268 fps. Still, when you crunch the numbers, the Divide 33 with standard mods and a forgiving 7-inch brace height provides 74.5 foot-pounds of kinetic energy. That's more than enough to bring down any species of North American big game.
My best 5-Spot indoor round was a 300 with 51 Xs, which is my best-ever 5-Spot indoor score. On my home 3D course, with a maximum shot distance of 50 yards, I shot a 16-up score. Bottom line: This bow, with a 7-inch brace height and standard mods, is one of the best-shooting compound bows I've ever tested.
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Final Thoughts On The Prime Divide 33
Pros
Smooth draw and excellent back wall
Brace height and mod options
Extremely accurate
Cons
One riser pic mount
Not especially fast
If you're not a speed freak—if you'll happily trade bigger gaps between your pins for a buttery draw and first-rate accuracy and forgiveness—then you will be very hard pressed to find a better bow for you than the Divide 33.
