I own the "Truth" and I think it is a great bow. When I bought the Bear, I also shot the Hoyt Trykon, Vectrix and Mathews XT and I thought they didn't shoot any better than the Bear. As for as the Code and Instinct I shot both of them also and I thought they shot better than the Element, but if the Element works for you, then why upgrade. My brother-n-law has the Instinct and he love it.