I haven't heard anything but good about them. I haven't shot one yet, myself. You sound like me. My boy at 11 went thru a Mathews Genesis, Browning Micro Eclipse, and finally a Hoyt Rintec all in the same year. The kid just kept shooting and shooting and increasing his bow poundage to where he doubled his poundage in 6 months of shooting. Got to keep the kids in the best if they are interested in bowhunting.