I bought a browning for 180 dollars when I was 13, just got a new one two years ago when the 82nd airborne came out. My old bow shot 209fps, and the hand shock was terrible, I never noticed at the time. I shot it even after I got the 82nd. However after shooting the Bowtech for a year I tried to shoot my old bow, and the vibration felt like it would shake the teeth out of my head, I couldn't believe it. If I did it again I would go with the admiral or a general, the quiet thing impresses me, and the fact my buddys admiral shoots within 20 fps of my 82nd and dead quiet with zero hand shock. That part really gets me now days.