Me and my dad have been using them for a long time now, and i have had no problems with it at all. as for it tearing up vanes ive never had any problem of that nature, maybe somethign was up with the way they was fletched? ive hunted with it in pouring rains and sometimes below freezing temps. and it shoots just as good as it would on a warm dry day. for hunting you can get no better of a rest, no buts about it, the only thing i could see a downside to would be if you was shootin aluminums there could be a noise factor but with carbons is ultra quiet.
There will always be those who wanna joke about it but i will challenge them to a shoot with mine any day of the week.
And david i like you man, but maybe the so called "pros" dont know as much as they think they do. I can understand the less contact and the more clearance is gonna help. but in a hunting situation, accuracy is of the utmost importance dont get me wrong but it doesnt matter if you hit the 10 ring or the 10x ring hes still goin down if you can put it in the vitals. and as for the MZE i myself think its the gimmick it has WAY to many moving parts for me, looks like a lot could go wrong in a hunting situation with that thing. MAybe im dumb but the less parts i got on my bow the less things that can go wrong when a i gotta big buck coming towards me. and like you said its just opinions none of us need to get all riled up over a peice of metal with some whiskers on it, we are here to help each other not prove each other wrong.

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