i have had a few bows over the last 12 years of my hunting career and mathews without a doubt takes the cake. i started with 2 jennings bows(micro carbon extreme and the buckmaster), then i began to look for a new bow and shot high country, bowtech, hoyt, pse and then mathews and fell in love with the Q2! i then upgraded a couple years later to the switchback, which is what i currently tote. i plan on shooting the new bowtechs, dont like the new hoyts, but i just haven't been able to find anything as nice as the mathews line, you can feel the perfection of the bow as you release the arrow! very smooth and unmatched, i have never liked the recoil involved with a bowtech but some claim they have a more forgiving bow so i suppose i will shoot one to see whether or not the claims add up! But as with many of my hunting buddies and i......mathews is the best!