IMO, the parallel limb design is for primarily hunters in mind. Looking for the more compact design, while still being able to deliver features yhat target bows have. Longer riser = a more steady shot w/forgiveness.If I am correct, but are not the risersable to maintain length,but the ata isshorter due to the parallel limbs?Regarding the "feel" of a good/bad shot, I recently got a Tribute. A far cry from 5 yr. old dbl oval cam Golden Eagle, mind you. But after learning, from the proshop owner, how to "hold" this bow, I could feel whether or not a shotwas good just by the way the arrow released.That was at the day Itested it out & bought it.It could be, that we must adjust our grip/shooting style to these new high tech bows, & by doing so we may end up having that feeling again.