It's an ok bow. Here's 2 things about it that you might want to compare with others. One is that the draw cycle is like this. It peaks very early in the draw with a long let off. I think that makes it harder to draw than one that builds slowly breaking at almost full draw. The second is it has no draw stop. Some bows in that price range have them. It is something on the cam that stops you from pulling the bow farther. The Nova , unless they've change will let you keep right on going out of the valley and up the wall. Not a good choice for someone who doesn't have a consistent form yet. If you do no problem shooting targets, but for hunting, things happen quickly and one less thing to worry about is a plus.