NewGuy!

If I were you I wouldn't be spending 1000.00 just to find out whether you like the sport ,There are many other good choices you can make if this is the case and should be able to do it for $500.oo or under .The very first thing you have to do is choose a couple model's from 4 or 5 manufacturer's. But you definetly have to shoot each bow a few time's in order to find out if it feel's as good as it look's ,there's nothing worse than buying something and getting it home just to find out it doesn't feel or look right .After you break down about 8 choices down to 2 choices you'll now begin to understand the difference in the feeling and what feel's right to you .The rest is up to you, and no one but you, should make this choice ,you have to be the one that's happy with your choice .
As for your father sharing the bow with you ,well I personally wouldn't but if your just planning on hunting a little with it ,you could probably get away with it if your father is the SAME draw length ,a couple inch's is just too much .You don't want to be changing mod's and making string adjustment's etc ,etc. all the time. That's probably what would happen unless your the shorter draw and you decide not to make those necessary adjustment's and just go ahead and shoot or hunt with it anyway ,what will happen is you'll be here asking why your arrow's aren't grouping and why are you getting wrist slapping [that hurt's] why are you getting fly off's and the list can go on this can work both way's .So unless dad has the same draw length to within a 1/2 inch then I'd forget that idea.
If your about to spend a grand on a bow ,then I'd be thinking that your like I am, a die hard and I don't like to share my bow with anyone at least not my new bow ,my spare is a different story .
If your going to spend a grand on a bow, why don't you take dad and buy 2 bow's for $500.00 each and you's will both be happy.You can find some awsome deal's right now for last season's model's .
Good luck I'm not trying to desuade you from buying a Hoyt Vtec, because it's an awsome bow . I was reading between the line's that bowhunting wasn't really a priority since you sound as though your pretty avid with the muzzleloader and rifle as it is ,so I would see no sense in putting that kind of money on a bow that I wasn't going to be hunting or shooting with all the time. It's very easy to sink big moneyif you want .But I'd reccommend you go with half the price for now and next season you decide you want to get into it a little more then you can alway's upgrade ,and dad he can do the same .But if the Vtec is your choice be sure you shoot it a few time's before forking out the money.

nubo