Reflex is made by Hoyt so it is a quality bow, IMO. My cousin shoots one, not sure which model it is. It is his first bow and in no time we had it tuned and he was grouping arrows. He has shot very well with it and it isn' t loud, not sure about hand shock I haven' t shot it, it sure doesn' t jump out of his hand. I think they are a quality product and a good value. They are great hunting bows.