I personally shoot an Elite Answer and I have owned, high country, Mathews, bear, PSE and browning and in my opinion the elite is a very good shooting bow. This is the only bow that I have put accessories on and the bow has tuned perfectly....literally! I operate a small pro shop in my area and Mathews, Hoyt, bowtech and strother are pretty popular and I have customers come try the elites and they love them more than their current bow. I wouldn't own a martin bow. I got a customer that has a Bengal pro that has blown up on him twice since October 2012. They also have to much cam lean. Buy new if you can help it this way you know nothing has been damaged before you got it. In my opinion Elite so has the best warranty in the industry. It is a lifetime transferable warranty(which means if you sell the bow the warranty goes with it) this makes it easy to resell. Also if you damage your bow in any way and you need it fixed ASAP Elite will send you a loaner bow so you are not with out a bow to finish your once lifetime hunting trip or 3d tournament etc. their customer is awesome too. That's my two cents on it. Also don't buy based on FPS you will never achieved what they advertise it at.