It's all a matter of comfort. Some guys have a great tolerance for handshock. Some have none at all. I'm one of the latter. I dislocated the big joint at the base of my thumb playing basketball in college and it's never been right since. Even now, 37 years later,it still gives me fits. I almostswitched to shooting lefty because of it.Shooting a shocky bow HURTS. You're not ever going to shoot a bow well if you've got the little gremlins buzzing around in the back of your head while you aim, telling you how bad it's going to hurt when you dump that string.