RE: how long do you keep a bow?
My first one I bought in the late '80's and traded it in 2 years ago on a used Mathews LX, Last year I traded the LX in for a Drenlin. The first one was a Stemmler compound. Most will tell you that they never made one. The guy that I trade it to is pretty big in P&Y. He sent the bow up to be put in the musuem.
-john