I have two Guardians, one for 3-D and one for hunting. They are probably the best bows I have ever owned and I also have an Allegiance that I dearly love. One thing you might be advised of is that the Guardian tends to lose a little more speed with each inch of draw length reduction than most other bows. Normally, you lose about 10 fps per inch of draw length reduction. For example, if your new Guardian shoots 312 fps at 29", in theory in should shoot 292 at 27". I haven't seen one yet that will do that. Regardless, they are shockfree, quiet as a mouse, and very shootable. You will be very happy with a guardian.