On my Exocet I can easily hold it with one hand when I uncock it. I uncock it this way after each hunt now instead of carrying a target or using an old arrow. I was initially reluctant to try it but one of the states I hunt legal hunting is at sunset and if the xbow is cocked it is considered a loaded weapon so you are consider hunting. This allows me to hunt until sunset, uncock the xbow, and head out of the woods. There is a video on the excal link that shows how to do it. It is at the end of the "Rope Cocking Aid video"

Bob