I am partial to Bowtech, but decided to get a bow with the only criteria being level of hand shock and noise. I already have a Patriot which is exceptionally low in both categories so I began my search with other companies. I shot the Mathews Legacy extensively over a week long period, but waited until the AR' s arrived at my dealer to make a final descision. After shooting the AR 31 I can say that I have never shot a bow with as little recoil, vibration or noise. I think the source of the problems mentioned above might be the fact that the initial bows that were shipped had slots where the limb inserted into the pocket allowing the limb to " walk" away from its fully seated position over time. PSE has remedied this by replacing the limbs with ones that have a hole instead of a slot.

If this is not the problem on the bows mentioned above, I don' t know what it could be, because mine is so completley dead in my hand after the shot it is amazing.