I spent significant time shooting the new Mathews Creed, Helium, and Chill. Here's my take: the Chill was by far smoothest shooting bow....no question. It had the least amount of hand shock of any of these three bows. But I did not like the draw cycle of the Chill or the Valley at the end of the draw cycle. I also dont like that it's a dual cam system. The Helium is a lighter bow by 1/2 pound, but I felt it had a lot of hand shock upon release. It also had a very short back-wall on it's draw cycle. In other words, when at full draw I felt like I might get pulled out of it at any moment. The Creed is the one I liked the best and ended up purchasing. I thought it was smoother upon release than the Helium (not as much hand shock/vibration). The draw cycle was fairly smooth....although a little tough to roll over......but I liked the back wall of the draw cycle. I didn't feel as though i might accidentally get ripped out of the pocket. It was a bit more comfortable sitting in the back wall of the draw-cycle....if that makes sense. When shooting, it was not as smooth as the Chill, but it was smoother than the Helium. Also, I like the fact that it's a solo cam and the Chill is a dual-cam system. Solocams are traditionally Easier to keep tuned......no timing issues. All in all, my decision to get the Creed came down to it was a pretty smooth shooting bow with little hand shock, I liked the back wall of the draw cycle being a bit more forgiving and I like the SoloCam system. Hope this helps. Kip