When the Tejon and X5 first came out there was an ongoing battle(almost literally in some cases) between the two crews as to which was deeper, lighter, more this , more that etc. It really got hot on some of the forums and you have to believe the BS in some cases got pretty deep. It was lots of fun(now that it has settled down) and I dare say it would not take much to get it going again if you stirred it some. That may be some indication of the two machines compared,but can't say as to their use in competetion. They are both probably two of the most notatable machines anyone could hope to own and I am glad to have had them both. I eventually leaned to using the T more and gave my son the X5. It was a simple matter of the T being a bit more comfortable for me to swing , as the difference in performance of the 2 is pretty much the same,(for me) and I know there are those that will likely give me an "eye roll" over that statement. LOL, Have mercy y'all, I would have to argue for both sides really. HH, Charlie