Claiming that one xbow company or another is hiring IBO shooters is false, misleading, and flat untrue. Excal makes a target bow called the "Point Blanc". To the best of my knowlege, none of the other USAxbow mfgrs do. Excal went into business in 1983. That and the fact they entered the target world is probably why they lead it, rather than one bow against another being better. China, then Europe was the land of the xbow. They were whacking each other long before Columbus discovered America. The fact that some Italians favor the traditional wheel-less xbow should not surprise anyone, it's their history.