I just went to Cabelas and test drove a couple of bows. The parker EZ draw, and the Parker UL31. Now I could talk about how nice the ez draw was but the bow I went to shoot and was both interested and excited about was the UL31. I am now however at a loss! When I shot it it was by far the loudest bow I had ever shot and the literally felt like a ruler rapped my hands.

My question is this. The guy who set it up just kind of winged it. I could see right away the knock was significantly off. Just how much can a knock off by 12 to 3/4 of an inch affect the hand shock experianced in shooting?? I am 6"4 and built solid and this thing rang my arm. Can anyone tell me if this is the expected affect or is the bow really that rough?

My goal is to determine if I need to drive to another city to get a fair test drive (in ND there aren't many bow shops near by). I