browtine sounds like we are on the same page. When I first got into wanting to videotape my own hunts I did it solo. Basicallly when I heard the deer coming I would film them coming in then turn the camera off and shoot, then turn the camera back on and retrieve my deer. It was BAD! Then I found the tree arms, and they are ok I guess. My gripe with them is my setup is somewhat tricky. First I hunt NJ so we can bait which is a plus for filming because you know where the deer will be so you can set your camera up accordingly. The tree camera arm is made with a rachet strap which I hated bc of the noise so I took it off and put a zip strap on it which was fine. I also use a EZ Hanger to hang my bow and bag which makes it somewhat cluttered because on my right I have the camera Arm with the camera, and on my left I have the EZ Hanger with my bow. Drawing back in between these two accessories can be challenging. Anyway my sony handicam is not wireless remote accessible so I have to move around alot to turn the camera on when the deer come and to zoom when I want and things of that nature. However if your camera is wireless remote capible then the tree camera arm is a decent idea, especially if you know where the deer will be going. But this new bow mount that I bought I can see having a great potential. Like I said it screws into the stabilizer and the weight differential really isnt much of a difference. I have been shooting everyday with it on and I love it. I run the video at my targets just to see what its like and for me its exactly what Im looking for. Its just like having the camera in your hands. I can turn it on, zoom, zoom out, following the deer, everything all while having the bow in my hand. I would reccomend checking it out.