Hoyt as put bows through alot of crap before putting them on the market the Hoyt Katera and the Hoyt Trykon i believe were dry Fired over 1500 times and didnt break !!!!!!!! as far as the If you dont understand Hoyt you dont understand bow hunting that was a hit below the belt alot of people have alot of success with different styles of bows!!! But Hoyt is the way to go in my opinion!