I too have the Grayling, manly cuase it was the cheapest one in Cabela's archery catalog, cuase i was just starting out,, i have had it for around a year now and can say that i am not disappointed with it at all, i have had almost no trouble at all, and the trouble i had was very minor and fixed in a few seconds,,(mainly user error). if u are just getting started u should look at it, cuase if u find that u dont like doing ityou didnt spend a whole lot on it. As for the arrow length it would just be your prefference(sp?)

I might have to try the thing with the wax,never thought of that, Thanks Sharkey