i own a fred bear epic extreme and ive had lots of success with it...everyone is into the big names like matthews and hoyt when i've had good success with fred bears line..i am tradin her in though for the instinct i think..i shot the instinct and it shoots very smoothly and has a very reasonable price..the truth by fred bear is out or is going to be out soon too i think..that looks like an awesome bow but spendier..but by all means i would not be affraid to put my trust in a code or an element either..