I don' t own a Patriot, as I picked a MightyMite over it, but, that was purely becasue I don' t like the feel of the long riser bows. I did shoot two different Patriots though. Both were 03 single cams. They are by far the quiestest and smost shock free bows that I have ever had in my hands, and I have had alot of bows in these hands. The draw cycle is a little rough(in comparison to the Hoyt cam and a half systems), but, still what I would consider smooth. I swear, the bow never moved when I shot it, and BOY was it QUIET! It is so forgiving, especially when you consider that it is in the lightweight/short a.t.a. class. It is probablly the best balanced bow when it comes to shootability/speed/forgiveness. The bow itself isn' t the most balanced bow I have felt, but, the problem can be solved with a rear mounted doinker stabilizer.

Also, a tip I can give to you is if you buy it, back the let-off peg a TINY bit. This will help even out the valley a bit, and make it a little bit bigger.