RE: Merlin Bows...Don't overlook them!
Frank-
The Darton CPS is a "hybrid", more twin cam than it is solo. It does handle and shoot well, and IMO is the best "non twin cam" system going.Thankfully they went their own way some years ago, otherwise they too, would be in the same boat as most manufacturers today.
The Browning Cyber cam does nothing for me really, in fact I've only shot one once so cannot readily comment heavily on them other than stifle a yawn.
The Hoyt cams and dual-track idler are actually twin cams, you just don't know it!<img src=icon_smile_shock.gif border=0 align=middle> Anytime you have a string or cable that is CONNECTED to a wheel or cam in any way, it must be counted as a "power source" and is not a true solocam because that postion is being "actuated" due to a stop/start string /cable position. If it runs up and AROUND the wheel and rests on it instead of actuating it with the ending loop on the post, then it is deemed an "idler", and therefore will be a true "conventional solocam" because it is not doing anything and is not a "stop" for a string or cable, regardless of whether the cam does the actual work or not. Technically I guess we can now call them a "hybrid", also. Don't feel bad, Diamond and Alpine had them, too.
As someone said, "if they keep on upgrading the solos, they will re-invent the twin cam". They are definately heading in that direction, my friend!
As stated, it really doesn't matter to me what you want to shoot, as long as you're comfortable shooting it. But many techs and designers and Pros concur with me, and I suspect a "turning of the trend" as more people figure these things out. <img src=icon_smile_big.gif border=0 align=middle> Good shooting, Pinwheel 12