I'm pretty newto to xbows as well sproul but most of the things you discuss can be workedoutwith practice and patient. Most of them apply to all forms of shooting whether it be gun or bow. I shoot my rifles with mid-range leopold scopes. Great scopes but yahstill gotta avoid shooting with the sun in your face. .. I am not a great off hand shot but I do better with a heavy barreled rifle than with a light one. Sure the balance on an Xbow is different. It should be the darn thing have wings.I practice and have to make sure it is level. One other problem I had to work out with the Xbow duethe nature of it's balance is to make sure I pull straight back with the trigger so as to not pull my shot off. It's not a problem with my rifles as the trigger pull is so different. They creep and let off differently. I love my Pheonix but if one of my rifles had a trigger like that I would having it fitted with a Timney. I don't know the mechanics of it, butI thinkthat Xbow trigger is directly holding back alot of poundage. It's just diff. Becomeone with the bow. Better to fire one good arrow using proper form ect than it is to fire 50 out of frustration. Relax, practice and have fun. It's a blast and as an old compound shooter (with pins) I have moved what I feel will be my effective from 20 to 30 yards. Not that I see many 30 yards shots where I hunt and I am talking ranged distances, not guessed. I'm betting your gonna thump one with it this year. I did not take note of what bow you are shooting but I'm not sure it matters. >>>>>>>>>>>>&g t;>>>>>Whack!!!!