muzzy, that's exactly what it felt like. the first time i drew it felt almost like i was pulling a recurve for 90% of the draw cycle, (compared to my single cam anyway) then it suddenly broke over. i actually slammed the string into the back of the wall cuz i wasn't used to it. the bow was also set to my regular draw length. i think i'm still gonna go with it and buy it, and hopefully my muscles and i adjust to it quickly.