RE: Looking for a new bow... Mathews? Hoyt?
I'll probably be banned, but here it goes. I've shot bowtechs for the past six years but decided to change this past year due to the fact that I had lost a little faith in their performance, for me, not everyone but me. I picked up a Z28 and it was a good bow, much like my BT Tribute, which btw is my all time fav BT. I recently purchasedan Hoyt AM 32. Here is the reason, it's smooth, as quiet as my elite and plenty fast for what I use it for. The biggest selling point was durability and consistency. Hoyt makes a solid bow and once tuned is very consistent. I've owned Mathews and will say they are extremely smooth and quiet. I haven't shot one in a while and sure they have continued to improve.
Bottomline, confidence in the feel and how consistent you are in the field with your choice is all that matters. Most any top of the line bow is well built. It's cliche, but you really need to personally test as many as you can. I had never shot a hoyt until this past November and was more than pleasantly surprised.