Pinwheel,

I appreciate your well thought out and detailed explanation of twin vs single cam. I've heard these explanations before and I have no reason to argue otherwise. I'm quite certain that the twin cam bow will be a bit more forgiving for some, or maybe even most archers, however, I do wonder if it's primary benefit is in target archery. I don't know a single bowhunter that knows how to tune their twin cams, much less how to perform a creep-tuning (I'm sure they exist, just not many of them). I think the average archer would find the twin cam more forgiving if they knew to tune it once a year and learned the tuning methods, but unfortunately, that's not likely to be the case. In addition to that, the average 15 to 20 yard bowhunting shot, is probably affected greater by far more factors than just raw target shooting ability. I think those with a lot of experience and in the top 10% in shooting ability will probably shoot a single cam more than adequately enough to be considered a good choice for hunting. Conversely, those without much experience or knowledge, might be better off with a bow that doesn't require much in the way of tuning.

I need to listen to someone who is shooting a new twin cam to get an idea of how quiet they can be made. I shoot in an area where the vast majority of shooters are hunters who also shoot an occasional 3D tournament. It seems almost every new bow around here is a single cam. The one league I shoot, takes place at a Mathews dealership and a vast majority of all the bows used in this league are Mathews. Out of the 100 shooters in the league, I'm one of about 15-20% shooting something else. The few twins being shot are at least a few years old and they all make noticably more noise than the single cams. Once again, I get back to the fact, that I need to be able to shoot one before I could make that decision.