The very first bow that I ever owned was a Hoyt Excel that my father bought me years ago. I used it for years but never was able to to kill anything with it but I really liked the bow. I later bought a High Country to use for hunting but always kept the Hoyt shot in. Well luck had it that the day before season two years ago, my High Country busted while target shooting the day before season. I had to take out the old Hoyt and luck had it that I double lunged an old doe from about 25 yards. That bow is still ready to shoot and hopefully Santa will be nice to me this year and bring me a new Hoyt.