Your going to have to shoot it. I used to shoot a PSE nitro that had a 6" brace height I hated it. My uncle wanted it so I gave it to him and he loves it. It will let you know when your not holding your bow correctly thats for sure. Now i shoot a Trykon XL with a 7 1/2" brace height and love it. I had other reasons for not liking the PSE though vibration and jump but the Hoyt willnot have theese issues I presume.