i looked at the outback the other day at the pro shop. i thought it was smooth and all, buti really didnt like the short ATA. thats why i picked an LX. i thought the Hoyt Xtec was pretty nice too. I just liked the LX a bit better. This is my second bow, previous being a 4 year old PSE Nova that i used last year, so im not real biased when it comes to buying a bow i guess. anything is better than that thing. oneida did sound pretty biased against mathews. it seems like with mathews, you either love 'em or you hate 'em. everybody is either singing their praises or bashing them because they're producing great bows, i still can't figure out what their is to bash about them. Them, Hoyt, and Bowtech have equally nice bows IMHO.

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