Hey Meril, I heard a lot of good things about the Zipper bows so when I went to Compton in june I had the chance to try some of them out. The grip with the finger grooves fit my hand like a glove and locates my shooting grip the same every time. I have since purchased a standard riser Zipper recurve with matching quiver from a fellow Tradganger, and also since then traded a Blackwidow PSA recurve for another Zipper, an Extreme riser recurve also with matching quiver. To me the the quiver is also top quality and seems to make the bow shoot even quieter. I have also met Bill and Tracey (Zipper Co. owners) and you can't beat them to deal with. Hope this helps with your decision, and best of luck,...Lloyd