Straightarrow-

I do agree with you in that quietness and lack of shock and vibration will continue to evolve as time goes on. What I was commenting on is how it all of a sudden has become this "big thing" when we've been taking game for many years with compounds, and few ever complained much about shock until the introduction of shorter ATA, ultra-light cutout-riser rigs with ultra light split limbs and either a 6" brace height and a pair of super aggressive cams, or a single cam that you cannot time to be in synch with anything and that has a nasty draw force curve that of course emits alot of shock at the shot because of it's force curve with no way to "balance it out" and quiet it down. To me, that is a "fad", and the "trend" that has developed from it is what we see today in the huge quest to tame them. "Trend" developed from a "fad" IMO. Maybe I simply worded it incorrectly, but that is basically what I was looking at.

Of course quieter bows will continue to evolve as newer materials are developed and the industry finds better ways to transfer energy, no arguement there. Good shooting, Pinwheel 12