I have three bows, one Bear recurve, one Centaur, and a Gamemaster. I shoot the Gamemaster as good or better than the others, and it shoots 5 fps slower than my Centaur. It really upset me this year when I set the Centaur down in the leaves to pack up my treestand, it slid down the side of the hill I was hunting and got scratched up on some rocks, so I understand what you mean about being too pretty. All in all the DAS has more adjustability, but the others are significantly cheaper. Personally, I would take the Hoyt, spend a little extra money on getting it quiet and keep the change for a treestand or camo!