elkcrazedfrk, your right I think that unless you are a target shooter there is not need to buy a new bow every year. I have been bowhunting since 1989 and with new Switchback I am buying now it will make my 4th bow that I ever owned. My first bow was used, my parents bought it for me as a B-day present. Two years later, I bought my first brand new bow and I used it for 6 years. Then I bought a new bow in 1997 and have used that up until now, and with my new Switchback I plan on using it for at least 5 or 6 years for sure, hopfully more! I do think that if you go back 5, 6, 7 or so years ago that there is a big difference in technology with bows then and now. But if you own a bow thats only a year or two old, well I don't see much inprovement over them with the latest up to date 05 bows. Take Mathews shooters for an example. Now my brother shoots a Legacy and its a very good bow, a new Outback or a Swithcback might be better but not by much. But I have noticed that a lot of Legacy's and even a few Outbacks are being sold right now by hunters just so they can move on up to a Switchback. Bowhunters have every right to do this if they wish this and I say to each their own. But I for one would never sell my bow, let alone sell it for only half price or less of what it costs brand new. Then turn around and buy a even more expensive top of the line up to date bow. But again I say to each their own, and don't complain about the price because were all at fault. I might only buy a new bow every 5 or more years, but you can bet when I do, that it will be top of the line up to date and I will pay top dollar price too.