Congrats on your new bow Terry--which camo pattern did you go with? A few days ago I picked up my Tribute, 60# DW-- 27.5" DL, both smooth & fast modules in a Max 4 camo. Camparing this with my 05' Allegiance, the Tribute edged passed at the line.
Unfortunately I was unable to compare the BowTech's with the Switchback XT, due to the unavailability of this bow/dealer. The Trykon was another I looked at--but in the end I opted for the BowTech after reviewing the aspects. North Sylva (Dave), now has almost all of the matching camo quivers, stabilizers (Wildthing), spare kits, modules, cams and most of all, without questions, he offers his prefessional expertise willingly and this mainly made it easier for me to decide on a newbow for 2006.
Also the Tribute does have quite a bit of zip, it's silent, smooth and the word 'handshock' is now obsolete. Coupled with the Max 4 camo, it brings sincere meaning to the words-- "I like it like that"!!!.