Cool post, interesting story. Know a few just like the guys you' ve mentioned. Speed isn' t everything, and having the lastest & greatest doesn' t always turn out to be true. What counts is having equipment that you feel comfortable, and reliable with. Whether its new or a older relic. I personnally bought a new bow last yr. But thats after using each of my past bows for 5-10yrs. So far I feel more comfortable, confident, and shooting better with my latest one, then any of my past. Its no speedster either. 230fps. I know people that have speedster' s and are always telling me had to fix this or that, or change this or that. Speed has some advantage, but it causes problems also. More noise, vibrations, and things loosening up. What counts is what you can do in the woods at that moment of truth!!