datamax, as far as I'm concerned, there is no point in saying it's gone beyond what archery is supposed to be. If I've learned one thing over the past 15-or-so years, it's this... Seems that the vast majority of latter day bowhunters and archers refuse to consider any kind of limitiations to compound technology. Witness the furor over P&Y's late 65% rule. No letoff limitations. (Of course, this bow would not be P&Y legal because of it's length. They didn't change that rule when they dropped the 65% rule.)
If anyone were to say this bow has gone beyond where archery should be, all it would accomplish is having a bunch of yayhoos up in arms calling that person an anti-compound terrorist.
Been there. Done that. Got the T-shirt.
I still think the crossbow is the logical end product in the direction compound technology is headed. This is just another step in that direction. This thing is practically a crossbow riser with a pistol grip mounted on it.