I picked up a X3 for a back up bow for my Hoyt and found them to be a excellent bow for the money. The X3 has no noticable vibration, handles very nicely, is one of the smoothest drawing bows that I tried. It seams to be verywell made, the fit and finish is as good as any bow that I have seen. At only $299 it is a lot of bow for the money. I was looking atthethe Bear Truthand simular bows but after trying the X3 I found I liked it the best. While it is not the latest technology form Mathews, but what can you expect for a bow that cost so much less, it shoot just as well as may higher priced bows.