RE: hoyt elite bows
I will go aganst the grain on this one and say that the Elite bows ARE worth the price tag.
I have shot target archery for a number of years and have cycled through my share of equipment looking for "the one". As compared to my equally equipped ProTec, my ProElite is by far a better bow. More solid at the shot, and more consistent overall.
Switching back and forth between a ProTec and ProElite (as close to apples to apples as you will find), I consistently shot better scores with the ProElite.
For a hunting rig.....no way. Loading a broadhead tipped arrow would be no fun with the shoot thru riser.