okay,so i went out today and went to 3 different archery shops...shot a bunch of different bows and might have narrowed my search down a little bit.Here is what i shot and thought about it.

1) Bear Truth 2 - Shoot smooth enough.slight amound of hand shock.decent enough speed at 70lbs with a 30" draw.the only thing that concerned me was the arched string supressors.they seemed to actually push the string out so it wasnt in a very good line verticaly.i cant imagine thats a good thing.

2) 2009 Mathews Reezen 6.5 - slight to no hand shock,fast bow,decently quiet

3) 2008 Mathews Drenalin,DXT,and LD - all shot very similar...i thought i was going to like the longer ata because ive been told they are more forgiving but,i guess i just didnt notice it.

4) 2009 Bowtech Captain - I felt what seemed like ZERO hand shock,no left or right kick out,nice forward motion,extremely silent shooting bow and very nice speeds.until this bow i have never found a bowtech i liked.

out of all the bows i shot this is the order i liked them in...
#1- Bowtech Captain
#2- Drenalin,DXT and Truth 2 all ties for number 2 spot
#3- Drenalin LD

within a 15 minutes drive I have two shops to choose from.between the two shops they carry:

shop a- bowtech,darton,bear and diamond
shop b- darton,mathews,pse,parker,mission,and bear

are there any other bows i should be looking into by those companies?

if this helps in picking a certain bow i should try i shoot generally a 29.5-30.5 DL and a 70lb max DW

What are everyone elses opinions on what i shot if they have shot them also or not?

I really liked the Bowtech Captain ,but I have almost always given by business to shop b mentioned above...id almost feel unloyal going to a different shop and giving someone else my business.the guy at the shop i usually go to has always been very informative,helpful and just plain friendly.

I just really need a new bow...what i am shooting now just doesnt feel right in my hands personally.