I received this bow 30# recurve Black Hunter from Huntingdoor.com this evening and it was more than I expected. I got it for my 11 year old grandson to shoot. The only change I made on the bow while putting it together was I put an upgraded D97 flemish twist string on it. The bow shoots great. He is shooting 800 spine carbon arrows cut to 29" with 125 gr. points. I am shooting 700 spine carbon arrows cut to 29" with 145 gr. points. This $100 bow shoots great and feels great. I have a number of high end custom bows that I shoot, but this Top Archery recurve shoots every bit as good as they do. Granted, the high end bows have a better fit and finish, but do NOT shoot any better. I truley think that anyone thinking about getting into traditional archery, or anyone just wanting a different bow weight to shoot couldn't do any better than these Top Archery recurves. It is hard to believe that the arrows I shoot cost more per dozen than these bows cost.