Greatdane,
Lets see, I own a 2004 Liberty and my best friend owns a 2003 Ex-VFT, so I think I can help.
Lets see..... in my opinion, the Liberty is a smoother drawing bow. The draw force curve is more rounded and you feel like you are pulling less weight than you actually are. The EX-VFT has a great draw cycle, especially for the speed, but it isn't as smooth!
The Ex-VFT is faster than the Liberty by a good bit. My best friend is shooting his at 28", and set at 63#, with a fully loaded string, and 27.5" Gold Tip XT Camo Hunter 55/75's at around 265-270 f.p.s., while I am shooting my Liberty at 29.5" draw, 71#, fully loaded string, and a 405 grain arrow will go 281, while a 430 grain arrow will go 275 f.p.s.
Recoil, The Liberty has the Ex-VFT beat, but not by much at all. Both bows sit dead still the whole way through the shot. The Ex-VFT has a slight vibration in the grip after the shot, and the Liberty does also, but the Libertys vibration is immediately removed.
Noise... The Liberty slightly beats out the Ex-VFT. Both are plenty quiet, and with good accessories, they will both absolutely amaze you.
Price...... The Ex-Vft is cheaper. My best friend got his brand new, before the 04's came out, and he paid $579.00, while I got my 04 Liberty for $649.95
Camo...... The 04 Mossy Oak Obsession looks better in my opinion, but that is just a personal preferance.
Shootability...... The Liberty is a good bit more forgiving than the Ex-VFT, but, I must say, the Ex-VFT is one heck of a good shooter, and it feels like it has a much bigger brace height than it does. I havn't noticed any arm slap at all when shooting it. The Liberty does have a bigger brace but that isn't why I feel it is a good bit more forgiving. The reason I believe this is because the draw cycle is so much smoother that your arms will not fatigue nearly as fast, and it will help you hold more steady for longer periods of time.
Differances...... The only real major differance between the two is that the Liberty has pivoting limb pocks (besides the cam). The Pivoting Limb pockets are a very nice feature, but definetly not the most important.
As far as accuracy goes, both bows are great, and perform better than the shooter. I am getting amazng groups out to 50 yards with my Liberty, and my best friend has Robinhooded with his EX-VFT at 45 yards!
I hope this helped, now I gotta go put my fingers on ice
