The bottom line is that it's the skill of the hunter/shooter that makes the biggest difference-not the brand of product. Any skilled hunter can kill game with anything. said that,I switched to mathews several years ago and have no intention of ever buying another bow of other brand UNLESS somebody comes out with a bow that is clearly superior to mathews. There's not as much difference as manufacturers would have us think. When I switched to mathews,I started shooting better than I ever did previously and sold my first 3 mathews bows used and after taking several head of game with each,for more than I paid for them new. I now own a switchback XT and do not see trading up again for quite a while. People bash other brands because of ad hype and believe it to the word or perhaps they are trying to convince themselves they didn't make a mistake-I'm saying this of all brands.