Thanks for the replies. I know options exist; the point, and interest in posting here, was to (a) inform others of this design flaw, (b) find out if anyone knows why Bowtech did not address this in their design, and (c) learn whether Bowtech plans on doing anything about it.

The rubber snubber inside the string stopper isn't glued in place: there really wasn't an issue with that when I first got the Marquis and was shooting @ 60#, but after only a few shots @ 70#, it started coming out after one or two shots. A call to Bowtech got the reply "yeah, we know... just SuperGlue it".

I can understand and appreciate the design theory behind stopping the string as close to the center as possible (the physics say it should be better than down @ the stabilizer location). If Bowtech wants to absorb the cost of changing to something like a MeanV, and won't raise any warranty issues later on, I'd probably be okay with that. I think there are only a few models with this type and location of string stopper on them, and those are all new in the past few months, right? So maybe this is the sort of "field R&D" that has to occur.

Another thing I've learned: owners have to be very appreciative of the energy transfer effects of suddenly stopping the string on these high KE bows. Check all of your screws, c-rings, etc. frequently. And if you're using a string/knoicking loop, cinch the knots like you've never had to before!