After shooting several different bows this year, it came down between the Mathews and Hoyt. I went with the Hoyt Maxxis 31. I just could not get past how smooth it is and absolutely dead in the hand. Even more so than the Mathews. Not to mention the mathews just didn't fit right in my hand. Besides, it's hard to give up the durability of a Hoyt. If you accidentally dry fire a Mathews, you're buying a new bow. You dry fire a Hoyt, you're just buying new string silencers. I would like to shoot an Elite bow though. There are no dealers near me and I'd have to drive a long ways so maybe I'll make that drive when it's time for a new one.