TroopA,

To be honest, the Extreme VFT's draw cycle and the Guardian's (or ANY binary-cam model's, for that matter) are going to feel COMPLETELY different... It's the difference between a single-cam model and the binaries.

To me -- personally -- I've always felt that single-cam bows were "smoother" due to the fact that they ramped up slower and "eased" into the draw cycle. But remember, I shot Mathews for six years before finding a home with Bowtech. I actually disliked the first binaries I shot way back when, but -- as MeanV pointed out -- I adjusted fairly quickly and actually came to love the draw force curve they exhibited.

As far as what you're "holding back"... that's largely a function of let-off, and perhaps how you've got the valley tuned. (Narrow valley, and you'd better be pulling against the wall and using good form...). The great thing about Bowtechs to that end is the adjustable draw stop post, which allows minor tweaking of your valley to find what's comfortable for you.