Darton simply was not big enough by themselves to do it without help, neither is Merlin, neither is Champion, Kodiak, Newberry, or even Martin. All of whom have been working with the design for awhile, with Darton of course being the first to really promote it.

With a superpower like Hoyt/Easton scrapping all other cam designs and putting full emphasis into the cam.5, the hybrid design finally got the recognition it deserves--but eventually it would've come anyway, and Hoyt would've gone this route at some point irregardless IMHO, because of the foresight that they have in R&D, just as the others mentioned above do.

Frank, I have no doubt in my mind that PSE/AR/Browning will eventually fold under the pressure and also build a hybrid, because they have certainly been playing with them too---they will however hang onto the conventional solo concept for as long as they can, because they like Mathews have a vested interest in solocam design and patents and they of course would like to ride that money wave all the way to shore. Good shooting, Pinwheel 12

edit--BTW, sorry to make you wait so long, I've been just a little bit busy getting ready for the ATA show. I'll try to do better next time.[8D]