Trembow i've using one for a couple years, I hunted with a bow for about 42-43 yrs then i blew out my left shoulder, its not that i can't pull the bow i can'thold it up any more. I went with the xbow so i can still hunt and be in the woods doing what i enjoy. The xbow is not the magic bullet that people think it is, try walking with one, clumsy- heavy- and not easy to get off another shoot. The distance is about the same as a compound out to about 40 yards then the arrow drops like a bitch, with compounds there taking animals out to 60 plus yards. My problem NY does not let me hunt with one i'm not busted up enough. in NY to hunt with xbow you have to be in a wheel chair not be able to use any parts of your body and use a air device to release the xbow trigger. So i hunt states thats itslegal for me to use this God forsaken device. I mostly hunt from ground blinds and i have a stand that i rest the crossbow on to shoot. Rich K.