[Bill McIntyre]

I have a Mahi as well as 55" and 60" regular hybrids. I have found the hybrids so much easier to swing and aim that when I wanted a magnum, I had him make me one with a length of 57 inches, exactly the same as the Mahi. It has the same three 5/8" bands, the same 5/16" shaft, and the same band stretch as the Mahi, but it much easier to handle.

Chris said that a Mahi would have more "punch" because it could use more bands, and I guess that's true is you added a fourth band, which you can't do on a hybrid because of the muzzle design. For a while I used four 9/16" bands on my Mahi, but all that rubber piled up on top of that flat gun interfered with my normal way of aiming.

Its an easy call for me- go for the 60" magnum. You'll have more band stretch than a Mahi has, and it will be much easier to maneuver.

For what its worth, the magnum is second from the left in this photo, and the Mahi is on the far right.