I dont scimp on my son's gear, in fact i'll go with out to insure he has the best. I think its because my dad always bought me crappy used gear and the cheepest thing out there. I will not do that to my boy. I scrape and save for our outdoor passions. and the fact that he loves archery and bow hunting so much makes it worth every peny spent. A good friend said to me that its money well spent with billy he'll were that bow out shooting it. and i'll always know where he is. and I agree at 14 years old he's already got a Buck and a elk bow kill under his belt and he shoots an hour a day. he really wants to be a pro shooter and hit 3-d circut but we don't have a lot of that stuff here but we will see.