ORIGINAL: Greg / MO

Great post, Atlas -- although I was impressed with the XT when I shot it, but then again I didn't shoot the original Switchback.

I think you'd be extremely happy with the Equalizer. Don't worry; just go ahead and order the sucker!

ORIGINAL: TerryM

I went through exactly what you are going through now. I tested them all. The Switchback, the Switchback XT, The Trykon, the Tribute and the Allegiance and ended up buying an Equalizer. The BC on my Equalizer says: 60lbs,27",297fps. There is no other bow even the Allegiance that can beat that at 27" draw length. The other thing that sold me on this bow is it only weighs 3.5 lbs vs over 4lbs for all the others. Even with a all my accessories its a joy to hold and carry. The ATA on the Equalizer with 60lb limbs is actually 32 14/16" so its actually longer than a Tribute and basically the same length as my last bow which was a 03 Patriot. The Equalizer does not have the interchangeable draw force modules ( the draw length is adjustable with modules though ) like the other Bowtechs. It uses the same binary cam as the Constitution. It falls somewhere between the speed mods and the smooth mods in terms of draw and valley. This Equalizer shoots so flat that I changed my original plans of mounting a 5 pin sight and now have only a 3 pin as my hunting sight. I find that at 10-15-20-25 yds that one pin does it all and with a 363 gr Goldtip XT 5575 it impacts only 6" lower at 30 yds using my top (20yd ) pin. As I already said this thing is way faster than my Patriot was. If you do some research here and at Archerytalk.com you will see that the Equalizer is turning out to be one of this years' surprises in sales. My dealer has already sold as many Equalizers as Tributes. If I had a longer draw I would likely shoot an Allegiance but there is nothing I can do about that so for me the Equalizer is the best choice.

ORIGINAL: bowtech die hard

Atlas,

The other thing is, which I forgot to mention, thee equalizer has smaller cams on it too. As far as it compares to the tribute, or allegiance, I think it's in those top 3 and depending on who you are you'd havea hard time distinguishing between the three. The equalizer isn't built for me cause i'm a guy of bigger frame. Sorry by the way, I wasn't trying to make you feel old or anything. I kinda got a chuckle out of that when I read it. But anyways, for a guy of smaller stature, as far as specs go on the bow I don't think it can be beat.

ORIGINAL: Matt / PA

I'm assuming you shot one with "Fast" mods? If it did have fast mods and you liked them that much boy would you LOVE the "Smooth" ones.[:-]

I forget to be honest since I haven't had a 27" draw length since I was about 10yrs old.

Don't expect the exact same shot feel as the Allegiance all else equal.......the lower mass weight will directly affect vibration and recoil. Not saying there is much to talk about anyway but obviously the higher the mass weight the lower the recoil in the same geometry.

I also need to go weigh and check my Tribute vs my Allegiance?? I don't recall thinking either feels heavier than the other? That would be the last thing I would expect to hear if the 2 are set up the same?

ORIGINAL: Rob/PA Bowyer

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ORIGINAL: TerryM

Atlasman,
I have not had a chance to chrono it yet. I still have the Bowtech string silencers and a rubber tube style peep on it that the dealer installed both of which will be removed soon which will likely pick me up close to 10fps. I also have one of those new magnesium peeps on order that only weighs 2.5 grains that G5 just came out with. As for the Trykon I think you will find that while it shoots very nice I did not like the draw cycle at all. It seems when you get to the valley that it crashes into it and the whole bow shakes when you back into the wall. If you do a search you will see several others also comment on the same thing not just me. It was also the heaviest of the bunch. And also being cam specific on draw length was a deal breaker for me. There was a guy selling a brand new one over on archerytalk.com and I asked why he was selling it so quickly, his response was it was easier to sell it than get a different draw length cam switched. If you have only tried the Bowtechs with the speed module you really should test one with the smooth version, amazingly smooth !!!!!!! And I almost forgot, you realize that 06 Bowtechs have strings made of 452x right? Basically the Hoyt and Mathews need a decent string right off the bat which is an additional expenditure.

Simple solution is just to shoot it........I know........BUT. The shop owner is very worried that he will get stuck with the Equalizer if I don't buy it and is reluctant to order one due to this fear.

ORIGINAL: ilovehunting

I believe that I would go with the Allegiance because that little extra length will help balance the bow. I went with a 34 and a half inch axel to axel and am very glad I did not go with somthing shorter. I think that it helps with the overall feel of the bow but of course this is just an opinion but I think I would go with the allegiance.