BB - I was thinking about that - there is a point where the bow will actually try to flip backwards. Not sure where that point is, though. I'd think as long as the handle isn't BEHIND the cams, it won't try to flip, b/c the contact point (the cam) is always (on the axis) between the handle and the nockpoint.

Art - while they did try short bh bows, they weren't shooting them with string loops, dropaways and STS's to keep the strings off their hands. Also, they were built using inferior materials and not many people really knew how to shoot with a consistent form either. As you know, I'm sure, there were a lot of ideas out there that floundered once, then came back to the forefront later (dropaway rests, STS's, cable rollers, etc..). A lot of guys ruined a lot of watches on those old PSE Mach bows. That story might have ended differently, if they had a dampener installed, blocking the string from overtraveling forward and stinging them.