I think martin bows in general are top notch and undersung, sort of the Savage of archery.Was considering the Bengal or Pantera but then decided I wanted to get a little "higher end" bow. Wish I had followed my first thought and went with the martin, would of saved money and got the same or better quality bow. As far as whether it is a hard or soft cammed bow, it is IBO rated around 310fps so it has to be at least a medium hard cam to achieve those speeds, same as any bow with those kind of numbers. hope it helps.