MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!!! I got the General for Christmas, i immediately shot it as my dad had already put everything on it, I LOVE IT, QUIET AND SHOCK FREE, slower than the Tribute, but still deserves a round of applause.

Congrats on the new bow. I hope you like it as much as I did. I am jealous.

I shot the General today, as well as the Marquis, Matthews 'Drenaline, Hoyt Katera, and Diamond "The Rock". I must say the General is truly amazing in terms of low vibration. There is no comparison between it and any of the others except the Marquis. The Marquis had noticably more vibration, but was still quite incredible in this area.

I have to say, I too have been shooting a PSE Whitetail Extreme for about 5 years, and while it has been a decent bow, it is still on the low-end. I have wanted a new bow for a while and was in mind to buy the Black Ice. I received some money for Christmas and decided to finally buy a new bow.

After having shot the General, it was really unfair to compare the Matthews or Hoyt to it. Vibration free means exactly that. After much debate with myself, I was about to bite the bullet and buy the General, I decided to shoot the Marquis. It was the only bow that I shot that could compare to the General in the vibration area. Once again the General wins, however, for me it was not enough better that the Marquis to merit the extra cash. One other thing came into consideration for me and that was this: the General shot 287 fps, while the Marquis blazed them out at 300 fps. (For the specs: Both bows were pulling 70# and were set at 30" for draw length. The arrow was a 400 gr. Beman w/ a 75 gr. field tip. With the Marquis, I shot a 360 gr. w/ a 75 gr. tip at 310 fps.)

A bow is such a personal preference, you need to shoot several to know what you want. I went with the Marquis b/c of speed and the lack of vibration. I'm sure many people will like the General (it is trully amazing!), but for me the increased performance of the Marquis and the lower price tag won out over the shock-free aspect of the General.

Sorry for the long post, but just wanted to share my experience.

Andrew

I just bought my General yesterday. WOW!!!!! I just put all new accessories on my previous bow before this past season. So, I didn't have to buy anything but a rest and a peep sight. I was out the door for $810. Had I not gotten enough money for xmas to buy it, it would have been hard to spend that much, but I'm glad I did. Within the first 20 shots, I had ruined 2 arrows. It sucks that I lost those arrows, but it is a testiment to how nice the bow is. My old bow, after 5 years, I could group 6 arrows in a whole the size of a CD at 20 yards. With the General, the second group of four arrows were all touching each other in the target. That's a big increase in consistancy. It is pricey, but worth it for a bow I plan to keep for a long time.

Andrew, I gotta say that's a darn good account of your experiences... good job. Congrats on the new bow; My Marquis has been seeing all the hunting time with me so far this year.

Roesluck, I know you're gonna love that General, too... Like Andrew said, they're truly amazing!

thx for the decent replies on the bow, I mean, like andrew said, it's really personal chosing a bow. I had the opportunity to hold and shoot the General. When you compare it to my tomkat, which is a damn fine bow for the money, it's a world of difference.
Today I decided to not go on my first hunting trip next januari. I am confident enough but I still lack concistency in my shots and after my dryfire accident, the tomkat's gotten out of tune. I don't think I can get it back in order before the end of januari, because of lack of time and shooting time at the range.

One thing the dryfiring my bow did was showing me how good it would be to have a "back up" bow, which my tomkat will become once I have the general in my ranks....

Frank