I was at Cabelas tonight, and looked at/drew the Marquis. It seemed like a pretty nice bow. The draw seemed smooth to me, nice valley. The bow also seemed light, and well balanced. I would actually prefer the added length compared to the Black Ice, but that is just me. I also thought the cable guard/stopper looked good, not junky like some have said. One of the guys working there said he had shot it, but preferred the Black Ice that he bought last year.