Well...I shot all the ones I thought I might be interested in. Here goes.....all bows were shot at 70 lbs.

'05 Mathews Switchback - I bought this new in '05....and wanted to have a baseline to judge others on. I shot mine a few times to get started.

#2 up....Mathews Drenaline - Light....smooth....and I did notice a bit of lurch at the bowhand when i shot it. It honestly, otherwise, shot like my present bow....and I wouldn't pay anything to switch. I like the one I have .....OK...better.

#3 up...Mathews Switchback XT - Light....smooth...no lurch....easy draw cycle. I'd trade even for this bow, right now....but I don't think that's what the shop owner has in mind. I can buy it for a little over $600.....and I think it's a GREAT bow.

#4 up & #5 up....PSE Mach (??) and Diablo.....OK...but not for me. I have a PSE bow (my son's Browning Illusion). OK....but I don't want to shoot one for my primary bow. No offense meant. I just didn't like a few things.

#6 up...Bowtech Allegiance - Solid bow....shoots "hard"...and that's hard to explain. Not a negative comment, though. If you've ever been to a NASCAR race....during qualifying....you cn actually tell when one driver is faster than the rest....even though there's only one car on the track at a time. It's that way with this bow. You can really tell it's that much faster. Hard back wall.....and the grip ('07 model) is awesome.

#7 up...Hoyt Vectrix - Great feeling bow in your hand. Great LOOKING bow. Draw cycle is good......but I still feel the lurch...similar to the Drenaline...and better (but not nnon-existant) than the trykon....which was very noticeable. I'm wondering if heavier arrows might help this bow???? Don't know.

All in all.....they're all good.....but I'm buying an Allegiance for next year.

Jeff