PROS: super fast, easy to shoot for a speed bow, 80% letoff.

CONS: heavy bow at 4.4 lbs., short 6" brace height.

Matt McPherson, owner of Mathews, is no stranger to the dual cam system. In fact, Matt McPherson designed the Eliminator which was the fastest dual cam bow of its time more than two decades ago.

The first thing I thought when I saw this bow was, "man, this thing is ugly." But don't let its looks deceive you, this ugly duckling is both fast and easy to shoot. I've been a long time Mathews shooter and am a big fan of the draw cycle on single cam bows. I've shot other dual cam bows such as the Hoyt Alphamax and Hoyt Katera and speed bows like the Elite GT500 and Bowtech 82nd Airborne so I had an idea of what to expect from the McPherson Monster. I was, however, pleasantly surprised with the draw cycle of this bow. 

Speed bows typically have aggressive draw cycles and the Monster was no exception. It's draw cycle, however, was different. I noticed the bow peaked rather quickly on the draw and then quickly fell off into the rock solid wall - no need to worry about letting up a little and having your arm ripped off which was a welcoming surprise. 

Upon release of the arrow all I saw was the fletching of my arrow buried deep into the target. This is a very fast bow. I was shooting my standard 405 grain arrow, the same as I use for hunting, and was easily reaching the 300+ fps range. That's at least 25 fps more than I'm getting out of my single cam Drenalin.

Aside from the roller guard, harmonic dampener and grip on this bow there's not much more to let you know it's a Mathews. This bow features the new harmonic stabilizer which helps eliminate a different range of vibration frequencies than the harmonic dampener, split parallel limbs, the AVS Dual Cam, 80% letoff, draw weights from 40-80 lbs. (in 10lb increments), draw lengths from 25-30 inches (in half inch increments), a weight of 4.4 lbs., an ATA of 33.5" and 6" brace height. 

The model I shot at the shop had the Mathews Dead End String Stop on it which helped reduce some of the vibration on this bow. If you want a fast bow I would highly recommend giving the Mathews Monster a try - it might just surprise you.