According to my wife I have too many bows.[8D] Huh! what does she know! Between my Old Glory and My recurves my backup compound (High Country Slit One X1) Hasn't seen a shot in 2 years. I figure if my Old Glory or God forbid my Chek-Mate Hunter II breaks I have the other to shoot. But in your case I think I might just hang onto that Switchback just incase something does happen to your Allegiance, then you'll have a quality backup bow to use. And if sometime down the road you want to sell the Switchback you should get a decent price for it since Mathews bows seem to hold their value very well.