Well Im probaly going to be a little bias since I shoot Ross. Right now I have a Ross CR331 and it is awsome, but I havea Cardiac on the way and cant wait to start shooting it. I had an 05 allegiance, good bow. It was fast and pretty smooth not the easiest shooting bow though. Ive shot the guardian and tribute both, really nice bows. I dont like the looks of the quardian but it does shoot nice. Not a big fan of hoyt or mathews so I havent shot any of them but it you got the cream of the crop to pic from so good luck they all are great bows. There will be one that just stands out from the rest for you.