Read some UNBIASED bow reports, and you'd find that nearly EVERY bow tested was short of the is "expected" IBO rating. Some by quite a bit, some by only a few fps. Hoyt seems to consistently be one of those that is REAL close to what they rated a bow at, as does Bear. I think the one that I saw that was the farthest off of it's IBO rating was probably one of the best selling bows in the country last year, and lots of guys like it, so what does it really mean anyhow. IBO ratings are like the chicks in Playboy, not in your wildest dreams will you ever get one.