I had a few Bear Grizzly recurves
1987Bear Whitetail something or another - compound
1988 Jennings Galeforce
1996 Jennings Buckmaster
1996 Mathews MQ-1...was absolutely blown away !!! A little after you Elkcrazy ...but ahead of most folks on the Mathews craze !!
Mathews Ultra 2
Mathews LX

I get wishy washy at times ......but have yet to see anything I like better than the Mathews line !! But I am very interested in the Merlin's !!