RE: Latest overrated fad?
To each their own. Some swear by their carbon suits. Some swear by ground blinds and that they are as necessary as someone using a treestand. Some swear by rangefinders, etc. I use none of those because I choose not to, but I won't call them a worthless fad. If someone uses a product and it increases their success because it really does help OR because it increases confidence then its worth it.
By the way, on parallel limb bows.......................you won't believe how little hand shock their is shooting one! Because the riser is longer(even on a shorter axel to axel bow) and because of the parellel limb angle, upon the shot the force or recoil is spent upwards from the top limb and downwards from the bottom limb(negating recoil) instead of outwards which does little to negate recoil. Shoot one and be amazed!