Just don't forget the MOST important thing. Accuracy! Some of these speed bows have short axel to axel lengths low brace heights and aggresive cams. which are fine for someone who shoots alot and has good form. But they are not as forgivng as longer brace heigth slower bows with smoother cams. For the person who does'nt shoot alot or is new to the sport, I would say go with the smoother bow. A couple of guys at our club got new speed bows and got discuraged because their accuracy went down. They smoked a lot of arrows outside the kill zone. Luckily there are alot of bows today that are a pretty good comprimise bwtween speed and accuracy.