BowTech_shooter, as a rep I fully expect you to stick up for your product and sing its praises, which I don't mind in the least.

I am only stating what I experienced when I shot the Patriot. It is not an attack on you, BowTech, or any of the BowTech brethren. It doesn't matter to me what the brand name of a bow is, I am only interested how it performs for me. I have owned enough bows from different manufacturers to stock the shelves of most bow shops and the equipment choices that I make are ones that suit me personally. It doesn't matter to me if two billion Chinese prefer rice for dinner, and I choose chicken, I will dine happily and never give it a second thought.

Not that it is important, but I know of at least one person that shot the Patriot at the Mich. Deer and Turkey Spectacular and gave the same opinion that I did. He obviously shot it before I did and he called me with his assessment. Wanting to see for myself I didn't mentions his feelings until I shot the bow. If you feel that the Patriot "is by far the most shock free bow I've shot to date" then I would encourage you to shoot the Q series or the Tech series bows. Perhaps your opinion would change, perhaps it wouldn't. If it did or didn't, it still wouldn't matter to me, for in the end all that matters is that I am satisfied with my equipment and how it performs.

I'm not saying there is anything wrong with the Patriot, it is a fine bow and I think BowTech is headed in the right direction by adding it to their line up. However for this "amateur", with other options available, it wouldn't be my first choice in bows at this time.