I have used the WB coming on 4 years. I did trim mine before installing, but to date it still shows minimal wear and I have no noise when using CE 300' s. I think for my needs it works fine. I have tried the APA, as it designed/produced by my proshop but it was a nightmare. It was much noisier( even with the felt on the wire), could not acheive bullet holes or proper flight & it doesn' t hold the arrow as well, if you bump the riser it can cause the arrow to move and create a tink.