as far as the z7 goes it is a very nice bow. It is very smooth and dead in the hand. It feels like my drenalin i had, which i loved that bow because of how smooth and quiet it was, but the z7 shoots 10+fps faster than the drenalin which is a plus. I would have bought one if it werent for the great deal i got on my current bow. But if i were you i would wait another month until november when all the bow companies come out with their new bows and then you could shoot all of them plus the current year models and find one that you like the best.