Lets see I started in 63 with a BenPearson then to a bear then Hoyt back to bear and then the compound came out I shot an Allen then a Carroll then I bought a Darton SL 1000 I believe it was since that time I have srtayed only once from Darton and that was because it was free a Mountaineer the hardest bow to keep in tune I ever saw I got a new Darton about 8 years ago and since that time I have had 4 more I still have 2 and will probably stick with them for good.