Just like you I went out and shot several bows a few months back. The same two bows came out on the top of my list also, except I'd put the AlphaMax32 on top. These old shoulders of mine are sensitive to the draw cycle, shooting isn't fun if it makes your body ache afterwards. The AM32 turned down to 50# still shoots faster than my current bow. Maybe next year, I've already bought a new shotgun for turkey and a new deer rifle this year (that's man code for my wife will kill me if I ask for a bow).