RE: Knowledge competition for new guy.
Stealthy, I'm gonna' shoot an Adcock as soon as the opportunity comes--I figure I'll see one or two at some of the shoots I plan to attend this summer. I might even comment, but I know I can't give a fair evaluation on a bow that I have only shot a few times and may not fit me. Maybe one of these days someone that has one with specs close to mine will loan it to me for a couple of months? (yeah, right! lol) If you would bring your sorry self to some shoots I'll put yours through the ringer for you--need some shoot dates? I think you would love Twin Oaks, and it's not that awful far from you. Bring lots of arrows.....
PL, in my experience, I'd have to say price has nothing to do with the amount of "magic" in a bow. The most extreme case I have noted that proves this has to do with an old Bear "Black Bear" a guy I know owns. I can't remember if he paid $50 or $25 for it, or if it was given to him--but I did see him flat-out embarrass guys shooting very expensive bows with it, including at least one sponsered compound shooter. That bow also proved that how pretty a bow is doesn't have anything to do with how it shoots--that thing is butt-ugly! There was just no way to dress up that mint green glass on both sides of the limbs............He has since retired it, due to it's age--that bow has proved itself on the range and on several whitetails, and holds a lot of sentimental value to him. Now he's shooting a Falcon and Crusader [8D].
Chad