GP, glad you watched them. These are the researches I'm doing on the Excal, Horton and Ten Point. As far as I can tell, the Excal is the most user friendly of all. Like you mentioned, it's a snap to change the string in the field. No wheels to worry aboutand has a Manuel Safety. Also did you notice using the Flemish Srting and just twisting it will shorten it as it stretches after being used for awhile?