Since the forum seems to be kinda dead right now, I thought I would bring this up as an alternative to the Brand X is better than Brand Y type of thing.

I used to think I had a pretty good idea of what makes a bow stable and easy to shoot. The classic answers were always presented as tall brace, long axle length, heavy mass weight, etc. It seems that some bows that do not have the qualities above seem to shoot very well for some guys. Some shooters extol the virtues of bows that I personally have found a bit difficult to shoot accurately. I am wondering now how a stable bow is actually created. How much emphasis do you place on the following possible factors?

1. Axle to Axle length
2. Brace height
3. Mass weight
4. Riser design (reflex, vertical grip position, lateral placement/torque, etc.)
5. Cam design (twin-hard, twin-moderate, twin wheels, single-hard, single moderate, hybrid-
CPS, hybrid-Hoyt cam.5)
6. Limb length/design (straight, recurve, split)
7. Limb pocket angle
8. Other?

Just wondering what you all think. I presently have a single cam bow that is pretty short, has split limbs, and I am shooting off the string, and the thing is very easy to tune and shoot.