In the July field and stream they have the 09 bow shootout..and heres the hits and misses on the Hoyt . The Hits are: The back wall is solid, the draw cycle is good and its very light weight. The misses are: There was some hand shock despite trying to mask it. I havent shot the dream season but ive shot the Hoyt and its awesome. If i was in need of a new bow id deffinately get it. I shoot a hoyt Vectrix now and love it despite the weight. But hoyt has shed alot of weight on the Alpha Max