I have shot both and i can say that I didnt have any problem drawing back the Guardian. Felt pretty good to me. I'll admit it was a little differnt but the bow i have right now is a single cam and not a binary, so i expected that. I had the chance to shoot a Drenalin the other day and thought the draw on the drenalin was way worse than the Guardian. Some people think it's the smoothest bow on the market, but not in my hands. All personal preference.