RE: Is the lack of handshock over hyped?
Technically it shouldn't matter if you have good form and release. You should not be holding the bow anyway, it should jump free of your hand at the shot. Which is why you should use a wrist sling or finger sling.
However I prefere a bow that doesn't jump at the shot, I can shoot just as well with either, but like a bow that is dead on the shot. I don't even need a sling with my bowtech, it just lays there after the shot.
Paul