RE: Hoyt vs. Mathews
My local shop has sold a pile of the Hoyts with the split limbs, and I don't know of any that have been returned, and I'm there 3 or 4 evenings a week this time of year for indoor leagues. Shoot the right arrows, and it'll treat you well.
The Switchback is a sweet, sweet shooting bow. I personally ordered the Trykon XL; to me it was twice the bow compared to the little Trykon, and a little less smoother than the Switchback. But I like a longer bowbecause I use it for target shooting also, asI consider smoothness less important than accuracy. This may be an issue youmay consider, the axle to axle length, over anything else. All else being equal, you'llmost likely shoot a longer bow better. Don't let the name on the limbs impact your decision, just the holes in the target.