Hldeerhunter: I've shot a Darton for the past 5 years. Love my Darton Maverick. Unfortunately, with the new models coming out the Maverick will no longer be made. I had shot a PSE for 25 years. I drew the Maverick one time in Len's shop when I first went there to buy a deer stand. Never did buy the stand but walked out after ordering a new Darton.[&:] It's just what everyone said, marketing and not paying for the big guns.

Short story to show you how steadfast they've been in the past. Our local weather man here is a world class finger shooter. He's bought more bows than I have arrows.He always goes back to the Darton when it's tournament time. He's won the National in his class 2 or 3 times in a row andjust about anything he enters. Maybe the world once/?? Not sure. He was hurt and couldn't shoot this year.

Anyway, Len said to Darton. You've got a world class shooter here using your stuff and winning it all. How about sponsoring him. Well they discussed it at headquarters and said that maybe they could give him some arrows. That was it. And then when he told what arrows he wanted they bawked saying something about there being cheaper arrows. LOL YUP, true story. Now Mathews would give him a car, house, several grand a year and a parade, but he loves his Darton.

I just checked his bio.... he's won the Nationals 4 times.

Here's a link. http://www.abc2news.com/talentBios/normLewis.html