My bare bones basic Palmer ($695) arrived in April. In the past I have over praised some bows after only shooting them for a few weeks, but this bow really shoots. The finish is not as good as some other bows I have owned (some saw marks and minor finish blemishes) but damn this thing flings an accurate arrow. In my hands the only bows that have even come close are my Habu and Hoyt gamemaster. Other bows that just didnt fit me at all include: Silvertip, Assenheimer, Marriah, RER,Black Widow, Rose Oak, Several Martins, Hoyt Dorado, etc. This is the best I have ever shot.
I have a Palmer Classic double carbon and its awesome! It smokes a arrow and is very accurate for me.
Mike makes a really nice bow.
Man it feels good to have a bow that "connects" with the brain. I think there are few things so satisfying as a bow that puts the arrows where they are supposed to go, no matter the distance or angles, etc. Sounds like you have a great bow there my friend ... good on ya!
Bob.
The best recurve out there imho...wish I still had mine...