Smart man Jeff, I wish more prople would go out and shoot the number of bows you did before making a decision. I think there would be many more satisfied owners and alot of people who would be surprised that there are other bow companies out there besides Mathews, Hoyt, and Bowtech. I think you will be very pleased with the Allegiance, a top notch bow. I actually have a friend who is thinking of getting rid of his if you can believe that? But he thinks he may be replacing it with a new Bowtech Defender or a commander as soon as he gets to shoot them.