It is probably something along those lines or maybe he's just an idiot.It sure as heck isn't because there is anything wrong with Mathews bows. Sadly I run into a lot of people like thisin sporting goods stores. They like to make bold radical negative statements about this product or that one even if it cuts against conventional wisdom. What actual facts or experience these comments are based on (if any)I cannot say but I guess they think it makes them seem like one of the few who are really "In the Know." What I can say is that they are very often dead wrong.If I stopped using every gun or bow that some supposed or self appointed expert told me wasn't worth a flip then I'll have to give up the sport of hunting for lack of a suitable weapon.

I hear this a lot and I can't speak for where some of you guys are buying bows but in my neck of the woods there really is very little difference in price, if any, between a Mathews and the other top of the line bows from companies like Bowtec or Hoyt. I think the genesis of this myth is perhaps this: Mathews pretty much just sells top end bows while companies like PSE and Hoyt sell cheaper econo models in addition to their top end bows. I think some are comparing these cheaper models to a Mathews. But thats really an apples to oranges comparrison. Compare a Mathews Switchback to the best bow Hoyt or Bowtec makes and there is no significant difference in price in my area.

In closing I would also like to say that it is another myth that Mathews bows are just hype and people only buy them as a status symbol. Marketing hype and celebrity sponcers may get someone to buy something once but if it sucks or doesn't live up to expectations then people won't buy it again. All the people I know that have bought a Mathews, guess what? When they got ready for a newbow they bought another Mathews. That's a pretty clear indication of customer satisfaction. I have personally shot the best bows from Browning, PSE and Hoyt. None of them IMHO compare to myMathews.And when that new bow bug starts gnawing at my @$$, I'm getting one of the newer model Mathews.