Well the Ballistick shot very smooth but it was 67# @ 30" , a little more than I like. The Gharing is very sweet shooting, 54# @ 30" . It' s a keeper. After posting about the weight, TroynOH contacted me and bang, he' s the proud owner of the Ballistick. It' s in his preferred weight range and he was looking for a bow like it without the wait and high cost. Well I shipped it off this afternoon, so if can hold on for a day or two, he' ll have a new bow. At least it' s going to a hard core recurve man. It was wasted in these longbow hands. Still not convinced to switch.