The switchback is one of the best hunting bows mathews has made. I shoot a mathews and have shot the new monster and the alpha max. If you just feel like you need to spend the money on a new bow I would get the alpha max out of those 2. However if you want to stick with mathews I would keep shooting what you have. If you feel you need to spend the money I would go shoot both but in my opinion the alpha max is smoother and quiter than the monster.