i use hoyt , however this past weekend i was out at gander mountain and one of the guys there showed me a parker it was a pretty sweet little bow! it was small light and smooth ! i think it cost about 500 smackers , they also had another one that was a little longer axel to axel i didn' t draw that one but it was light also ! hey as long as you like it thats all that matters and hand shock can be tamed with simms products , the grip wrap they make works well,but it does make the grip a tad bigger!