I have shot both but own a Chek-Mate King's Pawn. I can shoot the Pawn pretty well, but I do use a rest on it, and it was a bit picky to get tuned and quiet but it all worked out fine. But to me who cares about a little frustration as long as it can be fixed. And I'm sure Chad is more then willing to help out if you need it. I'm not saying all Chek-Mates need to be shot with a rest or are a little tough to tame, that just happened to be the case for me.

To me the Chek-Mates are one of the best bows out there for the money. For $300 I got an aweful lot of bow.