Just shot the General, along with the Guardian, XT, and Dren...

Thoughts -

1) Just getting back into bow hunting after ~ 12 years, so I was amazed at the crisp, quiet, fast feel of all of the bows. Technology has come a million miles since my roughly 1992 Hoyt. And the speeds at 65 lbs seemed far superior to my old Hoyt at ~75-80 lbs - granted I used aluminum back in the day and used carbon today, but still...damn.
2) All four were fantastic, couldn't go wrong with any of them.
3) Mathews seemed to be a little smoother on the draw - no real 'peak' where a little extra oomph is needed. The XT seemed to be a little better than the Dren as far as smoothness.
4) The Gaurdian had that peak later in the draw, closer to full draw. The General had the peak draw early on.

Overall, I liked the General the best - I like the draw curve, and when it fires, there is very little noise or shock - the smoothest in that dept IMO. Very little commotion going on when it is released.

I'll be adding a General to the household soon - just have to see how long it will take to get a lefty from the factory. Also need to figure out what rests, sights, etc, I want to add to it. Thinking about the QAD Pro HD and probably G5. Can't wait![/align][/align]Tom[/align]