I had the same problem with deciding on which bow to buy the tribute, drenalin, was my first to decide from and had settled on the mathews was saving me money to go buy one and just so happened to go in this little shop and shot a ross cardiac and it blew them both away in my opinion. It might not be as fast and might not have a mathews name on it. But it is the smoothest draw cycle and most comfortable bow I have ever shot. Alot of people just by a bow because of the name. But I have never been a mathews or bowtech fanboy. I by whatever bow feels best to me..