Rob...I strongly agree with you...and Dan...I appreciate your dedication in helping to understand how to make a choice...

I've owned a Matthews 32 in 2002 and I liked it alot but it ate strings..normal for the single cam....I've never owned Bowtech and this is the one thing that lingers in the back of my mind..

So...over the last 6 months I've shot the Admiral, and also the DXT...And the obvious Alphamax 32....I may not have researched enough but I felt I did enough in the "Short bow category" to test out the big 3. I will always be watching Bowtech and I have great respect for Matthews and EVERY bow maker.

I only followed in my Hoyt tradition because of the reliability I had..and this is only individual experience...based on Myself..I have a heart felt passion for the slim DXT and also the Admiral...but this is where I ended up...

I followed in the steps of my 2003 Havoctec and was impressed with the AM 32.And to be honest, I was equally happy with the Bowtech AD. and the DXT...butI just stayed with Hoytbecause of my sentimental feeling I have...I AM NOT afraid to change but I haven't for 2009. There is a reverse to my story.. Limberghost in GA said get down here you Yankee and shoot this bow...he had it set at 27.5 inches and I drove out and bought it for $725. I whipped a Whisker on it and fired some ultra light gold tip 500'sthrough it and pulled 282 with my short draw @65 pounds......and gosh it was quieter than my Michigan shots I made while testing...no rhyme or reason...

I'll post some pics when I get home to Michigan...My AM32 is off the wall in its making......it has the green and yellow string with the black riser and camo limbs....Mike at the shop told me to email him if I wanted to make it go 305 fps with my short draw...We'll see[8D]

Before I exit I want you Southern guys to know something...The bow shop guys in Michigan "Usually" would never HAVEtreated me like i WAS treated in the south. I chewed the fat and tabacco with these guys like we knew each other forever..Noting against Michigan but our culture is just so wired tootight and not open like these guys in Georgia were...this is something us mid west guys need to think about...remember..CUSTOMER #1.

Sorry for the long post but good education forall of us. I learned alot today...Rob/MeanV(DAN)..I finally feel like I'vehad an open conversation with you guys about real stuff. The forum is hard to inner act sometimes..and most importantly hard to read people...This was an awesome approach to something we all love...and thats hunting and buying new bows....and learning from eachother..

Thanks!

Brian