I actually tend to agree with HCH and his purchasing philosophy. When I bought my Old Glory, I had shot the Trykon XL, Switchback XT, and the Old Glory side by side about a month earlier, but I was not in the buying mood, so I was not too tuned in to what the bow actually did. When I went to the pro-shop, deciding that on that particular night I was going to buy a new bow, I shot the three of them again, paying extremely close attention to all the facets that make a quality bow. I did this because I knew one of those three was going to be my new bow, for a long time too most likely. So, I think that HCH has a definite point in his posts.