I have the Iron Mace and love it, I am a way better shooterwith this bow than I was before. I'm not going to say it's the smoothest,but I would not expect it to be at over 300 fps. If I was worried about smooth I would buy a bow that shoots 225 fps. Fast, light and quiet are the compliments I get from my friends that shoot Matthews bows. And with the STS this bow should be even better. Atlasman were in NY are you ?