I think that Black Widow is an excellent bow. Owned an older Wilson Bros. widow and loved it. Shot lots of the newer bows and liked every one of them. Gotta agree with the price thing, but then price limits are set by our abilities to spend. So, if you can afford one, it' s a great bow, have at it and enjoy. We have a couple of Chek-Mates, one is a made to order (custom in my opinion ) recurve and a longbow. Both bows are excellent in construction and both are very good shooters for me. Needless to say, I like them a lot. There are a lot of very good bowyers out there, so if you feel like browsing, take in an all trad shoot and fling some arrows. You' ll probably find some very good shooters that grab your attention.