My choices for potential bows wasn't made because they were popular. As I said I did quite a bit of reading about bows. Brace height, axle to axle length, draw weight, let off, etc, etc and how they all affect the performance of the bow or how forgiving they are to bad form or a new shooter. And their were things that I wanted in a bow and the ones I mentioned were the ones that fit the bill. But I would go to another bow if it felt better in my hands. I just wanted to look at those first.