i will say this i have a handi cap going in to the bow hunting . i shot bows ad as was growing up but hav always benintruguied on x bows . all that said and done i am going to ry bow hunting and see if it will work with my weak sore wrists and achcy elbows . i have always wanted to hunt with a bow lol abow not a compound bow but a bow but with all the let of i wil try a compound first . if i can get a weight that i can shot and is humane to th animals i hunt i will go trad cause I think al the compounds out there are just slow rifles