I shot the General today, as well as the Marquis, Matthews 'Drenaline, Hoyt Katera, and Diamond "The Rock". I must say the General is truly amazing in terms of low vibration. There is no comparison between it and any of the others except the Marquis. The Marquis had noticably more vibration, but was still quite incredible in this area.

I have to say, I too have been shooting a PSE Whitetail Extreme for about 5 years, and while it has been a decent bow, it is still on the low-end. I have wanted a new bow for a while and was in mind to buy the Black Ice. I received some money for Christmas and decided to finally buy a new bow.

After having shot the General, it was really unfair to compare the Matthews or Hoyt to it. Vibration free means exactly that. After much debate with myself, I was about to bite the bullet and buy the General, I decided to shoot the Marquis. It was the only bow that I shot that could compare to the General in the vibration area. Once again the General wins, however, for me it was not enough better that the Marquis to merit the extra cash. One other thing came into consideration for me and that was this: the General shot 287 fps, while the Marquis blazed them out at 300 fps. (For the specs: Both bows were pulling 70# and were set at 30" for draw length. The arrow was a 400 gr. Beman w/ a 75 gr. field tip. With the Marquis, I shot a 360 gr. w/ a 75 gr. tip at 310 fps.)

A bow is such a personal preference, you need to shoot several to know what you want. I went with the Marquis b/c of speed and the lack of vibration. I'm sure many people will like the General (it is trully amazing!), but for me the increased performance of the Marquis and the lower price tag won out over the shock-free aspect of the General.

Sorry for the long post, but just wanted to share my experience.

Andrew