the xt in my oppinion is a better bow, i am ver skeptical of the design in the drenlin with the tiny limbs and no limb pockets especially since there has been a few that have been failing, in each case that i have heard about they are failing at the same places on the limbs, now keep in mind talk is talk and can very easily be exagerated but this pic shows the failure point where they are having problems, you cant beat how smooth the xt is though, its one of the smoothest bows i have ever shot.