I spent some time at my local Shop shooting the new Outback and MAN,..... it is one sweet shooter!!! A very nice machine that will certainly be a HOT seller this year. Smooth, super quiet, fast, just an excellent hunting rig for the treestander or the turkey blind. I was really wanting to try a "shorty" this season and was leaning more toward the Hoyt ViperTec but not after shooting the new Outback. The new camo is also a welcome change. I did find that the longer riser on the Outback did give the feel/stability of a much longer bow and should make this little sweety a pretty solid performer. Overall, I have not been his impressed with Mathews since the intoduction of the Q2. I strongly suggest anyone in the market for a new bow this year to not buy anything until they have shot the new Outback.