Most shops will have a setup for paper tuning, which is a target about 8 feet from where you shoot, so hitting the target isn't a problem. The only "can't try bow" issue that is anywhere close to legit is the fear of dry firing. A shop I use to work at put the bows out where anyone could hold them, however we put tie wraps on the string/riser so that it could not be drawn. If a customer wanted to draw it, fine, they did it with a shop person there, aiming at the bag and with an arrow on it. We would setup any bow you wanted to try, as many different bows as you wanted to try.

If you can't draw it back, then they can NOT make sure it fits, both length and draw weight.

All bows will feel different to you, what one person likes another might hate, for example, Mathews is one of the best selling and well respected bows around. I hate them. They just don't feel good in my hand so I won't get one. Clearly there is nothing wrong with the bow, they are great bows, just not for me.

--Bob