I got a chance to shoot one at the Chester shoot in Texas this year. Yea, I'm saving my pennies too. I've got a long draw, a true 30", so I've been shopping around for a short bow that could handle that draw length. The Dark Archer I shot had no finger pinch that I could tell, and that was with a thick glove. Even shooting mismatched arrows for the bow, I was shooting good solid groups out to 20 yards with just a few practise shots. I found the bow had a no hand shock and was pretty quiet. I'm a big believer in the 'pointability factor' of a bow. The Dark Archer shot were I was pointing pretty much everytime.