NYBH,

The Summit Viper and Goliath are pretty much the same thing. The platform is the same. The Goliath has just a little bit bigger seat section, and it's built to hold 350#'s, but that's all.

For bowhunting, you just raise the seat a little, so the bar is at or around your knees. Your gun hunting, lower it and you might be able to use the bar as a shooting rail.

But for open bowhunting, the "Open Shot"Summit stand is really cool. But for me, I'd get kind of freaky without having that added "security" of a bar in front. ...but that's just me.

www.summitstands.com

Butch A.