Fellers, I appreciate your offer of help, Lord knows I could use it.....[&:] Just about a month ago, I went to a Mathews dealer w/ a friend of mine. He was bow shopping and wanted my opinion on bows, so I went. I took the Mathews challenge, and I can HONESTLY tell you I was simply not impressed, although it was certainly a fine shooting bow. Now, before ya'll even start, I went into it w/ an open mind. I've heard nothing but good things about them, and I had never shot one before so I honestly had no idea of what to expect. So, I shot it. It all but jumped out of my hand. No vibration at all, and it was certainly quiet, but it was slower than a 7 year itch. Oh, my buddy ended up buying an Elite. He wasn't happy w/ it, either. We have quite a few guys at the shop that shoot them although we aren't a dealer. Several wanted to compare speeds between a Switchback and a Trykon. EVERY one of those guys ended up royally ticked off because the Switchback was considerably slower than they were told. Guys, I'm not badmouthing or making this up. I saw it w/ my own eyes. Of the 5, 3 of them traded up fora Trykon. It is also quite possible that it was a dealer problem. The Mathews dealer they came from has quite a reputation for just selling bows, whether it's the right bow for the individual or not. And forget about setting it up properly. But it was enough to convince me, I'll not own one.

I hate to admit it, but the Switchback really is a good shooting bow. Like I said, I had to hang onto it, but it was actually pretty fun to shoot. The draw cycle could be a little smoother, but it wasn't bad, either.