mt hunter, I will quickly point you to my signature and let you determine yourself how biased any response I would make on the subject would be...

I think, though, you'll find that members here over the years would agree I'm a pretty straight shooter no matter if I'm affiliated with a product or not. I can honestly say that I haven't heard one single negative remark in regards to "problems" after the sell.

Our biggest miss as a company has not been setting up videocameras to record the expressions of those who come by our factory demo booths and shoot the Guardian. I couldn't count the number of expletives, oohs and aahs after they shot the bow.

Here's a quick summation from following hundreds of readers' posts on the Guardian: It's got a bit stiffer draw cycle than some expect; it probably falls somewhere between the smooth and the speed mods currently offered on other bows. It's not the fastest bow in Bowtech's stable, but 321-329 fps ain't exactly sluggish, either.

Where this bow shines is it's sheer lack of shock and noise. I've heard several people say they were going to have to buy a quieter release, as they could now hear the "click" of their current model. I think the center-pivot design is a home run in terms of efficiency and noise reduction.

Bottom line is that I think if you get one, you'll be extremely pleased if you're looking for the attributes that make the Guardian shine: negligible noise and lack of vibration coupled with some pretty decent speeds.