I was at a loss for words when I read your post. I am glad the board finally has the final word on what the best bow is. Since you seem to be such an informed insider kind of guy would you please tell me what makes Hoyt cam 1/2 and PSE junk. You know this " research" you speak of???? You are comparing a relatively inexpensive PSE bow and a hoyt bow you most likely have never shot to a bow you don' t even own. I will not argue the fact that Mathews makes a fine bow (as do most major bow manufactures) but I want to know what qualifies you to say it is the best. It is people like you that only wants conflict. You could have merely said Mathews, stated why you like the Mathews (that you don' t even own)and left it at that. But you had to bash other peoples bows. I shoot the cam 1/2 and absolutely love it. I shot a bunch of the new 03 bows when I bought mine and the cam 1/2 suited me very well. The bare bow was 400.00 for the magnaTec xt2000. That is a steal for its performance. You have no credibility as a poster on this forum to me now. Maybe next time you will " care" and think things out before you post such non sense