There are some real trashy NT's out there, some I like some I don't. Can't say what makes the difference, probably balance, long tines and mass. Likewise a big Typical gets the old ticker spinning pretty good too. I do know that I can't help but feel a deer hunter who can't dream of "Big" deer, just doesn't seem to me to have much soul. Heck I like tenderloin and venison stew as well as anyone, but it's the lure of the next encounter with a big buck that really keeps me going to the deer woods each fall. If it was just the meat, I'd buy a hog, or a quarter of beef, certainly cheaper