It would be interesting and most informative if there was a way to quantify the differences between the hybrids and the other systems. I may be in the minority here, but I don't doubt that there are some advantages to the hybrids beyond just selling more bows due to a different type of cam system. The question is what exactly are the advantages, and how much of a difference do they actually make? [&o]

Maybe you could take several bows of all 3 cam systems and rig them with various string materials from original Fast Flite to Ultracam and subject them to extreme temperature and moisture changes to check tuning stability.

Maybe you could take several guys ranging in experience and see how long it would take them to get a decent to good tune with a few singles, duals, and hybrids.

Maybe you could have more experienced techs tune, or attempt to tune the 3 cam systems with arrows of various spines to check for spine tolerance.

Maybe you could assemble many shooters of various abilities to check their accuracy with various bows with the 3 cam systems, providing the fit was carefully checked for each bow/shooter combination. I would volunteer to be one of the fair to middlin' shooters if such a test is ever organized.[8D]

The continual debate over the advantages and disadvantages of the cam systems does keep the message boards from becoming the message boreds from time to time. I personally have had two hybrids that shot well, but not really better (enough that I could really tell) than the twins that I like. I have had more trouble with singles "throwing shots" than twins, but then reading CBM's post about how his Outback is shooting with the lowly "Whacking Basket" (not my term) for an arrow rest, I think most people (at least the ones who lack the ability to consistently hit a dime at 40 yards) have to wonder how much of a difference it all really makes.

Wouldn't a hybrid system that uses a split cable system with no cable guard be the ultimate system? I know Martin has a split cable single all designed.