Mac, this is probablyanother one of those subjective preference things. The guys I have talked to that wear hip quivers seem to be really affected by a little (normally off center of riser) additional bow weight. Guys that swear by bow mounted quivers, can't stand having something swinging from their waste, and hate them when having to pass through tangled brush etc. So far I like the Alpine archery soft-loc 5 that I have mounted on my bow. Very quiet, easy to remove from your bow if your not wanting it while at the range. But, at the range I use a Bohning hip mounted quiver for packing my arrows around. The good news is that you could probably buy both and notspend a fortune. Good luck.