I had hunted with Bear bows all my life and didnt see any reason to stop using them.Never had any problems,always easy to set up,and very cost effective.But then i seen her.My true love,My Browning Illusion.Never thought i would spend that kind of money,but after trying all the other high end bows and i mean all of them.I found her to be the most comfortable and perfectly balanced bow i found,also the most beautiful bow ive ever seen.After about two weeks of fine tuning i can say almost surely that i will never buy another bow.(or at least thats what i tell my wife.lol).But also i will never stop using my Fred Bear Polar recurve either.