Switchback XT or Drenalin

[Sankey]

My brother is looking for a really good compound bow that goes to 30in draw and one that has a axel to axel length no more than 34in. He cant decide between the Mathews switchback xt or the drenalin any help and opinions would be very much appreciated.

[NormGunston]

I have the Switchback XT- I can't conceive of a better bow to shoot... but I've not yet shot the Drenalin!

[Hoyt_Trykon]

Mate in my opinion, go the 2008 Hoyt Katera ;)

[northozhunter]

Hey Mate,why doesn't he try a few different brands of bows?,can he get to a decent archery shop where he can shoot a few demo bows,or maybe to a local club,it might help him

[Sankey]

we would but at Hoddywell they dont have a huge range of bows but ive got the 08 bowtech tomkat and he loves the smooth draw, another bow he was lokking at was the tribute, as this is a short bow with a good draw amount

[Sankey]

The axel to axel length is abit to much

[howie]

Try b4 you buy, good advice there bud..........

[Friar Tuck]

Bowtech General, Diamond Black Ice, Diamond Marquis, Elite Synergy Xtreme just to name a few...

[brendan e]

sankey, i had a switchback then got a drenilin. both are top bows could not fault either one .but as howie said try before you buy cheers

[aussie.rum.pig]

have a go at a ross u will love it....... but as howie said Try b4 you buy it's the only way u will no u will be happy with what u brought

[XTfreak]

All good bows mentioned here.
I agree with the try as many as possible.
Dont forget the Mathews DXT as its a very good bow as well.
Then there are the Mission line made by Mathews. Great bows at half the price of the Mathews...
Bill

[Sankey]

I would get my brother to try before you buy but here in western australia the local shops dont have a huge range of bows

[Sankey]

does the drenalin go to a 30.5in draw and possibly 31in

cheers

[Perry2007]

This might help, its a comparison of the three bows. DXT, Drenalin and Switchback XT.
I have shot the switchback xt and its a VERY nice bow but i own a Drenalin becasue i found it just that bit better.

http://i155.photobucket.com/albums/s298/Peza_01/Bowcompair-2.jpg

[Clemo]

If you want a 31 inch draw you will need to go to a Dren LD (long draw), they have a much longer ATA but shoot sweet IMO. Also a bit heavier and I’m not too fussed on the quiver but when you have arms like a Gibbon you don’t have much choice do you?
http://img182.imageshack.us/img182/996/drenldwt2.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
Here is an LD, you will note the longer ata. If you have a close look at the quiver you wiil see the lack of support for the sharfts, this is the one feture on the bow I do not like but as I said imo they shoot sweet, no vibration and very little noise, they are so quiet I have not felt the need for any additional string dampening.
As others have said you need to get your hands on a few bows and shoot them to see what fits best.
Cheers

[Sankey]

ok cheers nice looking bow