Wellwhy pay so much more for a Mathews if it's not the bow that kills animals? If you can get just as good and sometimes better performance from a cheaper bow, why not do it? I don't know, whatever. Anyways after shooting both bows, my buddylikesmy parker hornet better than his mq overall, I don't know if yours is exactly like his or what. NO shock at all,quieter,and smoother thanhis mq, he says. AndI was actually talkin to the guy that posted the question about parker bows letting him know they are becomingbetter quality bows than past models, but I guess everybody likes to put their 2 cents in.We all have our opinions and you'll always be partial to your own equipment for sure no matter how good or how crappy it is, I was just telling the guy about Parker bows like he wanted.