RE: Mathews Genesis for wife??? Help.
No, Ossage, comprehension is something that eludes some of us. I am stating facts here about what is advertised. I will therefore type the rest of their catalog information for you as follows:
"...As a bowfisher or upland bowhunter, you need to draw and shoot quickly and instinctively. The new Fin or Feather Cam from Mathews is a low (almost imperceptible) let-off cam that allows you to accurately release an arrow anywhere along the draw cycle - at full draw, half draw, 3/4 draw, etc. With minimal let-off, there is not the 'bump' commonly associated with high let-off bows as you approach full draw; and no real wall. You just draw back and fire! An added benefit of this system is that with minimal let-off, there is no specific draw length, meaning everyone can shoot the same bow. Note: The Sportsman, because of lack of let-off......."
The emphasis appears to indicate, but I could be reading this wrong, that low, almost imperceptible, minimal, and lack of let-off does denote something approaching a recurve bow.
If you or someone else says it's roughly 30%, so be it. The catalog shows "-". It's really not worth any argument. I've got a few antiques out on the range that fall into that 30% category, but they're 30 years old.
I think that spending good money for a compound bow should get you a let-off that is something reasonable for the poundage. I stand by my personal feelings on this matter that, "I don't think this would be a good choice for a woman or anyone else that desires a bow of <40#.", and this is based solely on the let-off restriction. It's a personal feeling, Ossage, nothing more.