I have only hunted out of it once, but really enjoyed my sit. The advantage of being able to shoot almost 360 degrees is worth it in itself. I use hawk helium sticks, for practice I have been only going two sticks high. I set up my platform and pull up my bow. I have two targets set up on at 20 yards to my left and the other at 30 yards on the oppo side of the tree. I shoot two arrows at each and climb down pull my arrows and move targets to different positions, climb back up and shoot 4 more times. I feel once my climbing method is perfected it will change my game. I time myself going up and breaking my setup down. With 4 sticks and my platform it takes me 15-20 minutes to get completely setup and about that to break down. The saddle itself is so comfortable and I feel completely safe the entire time. I wish I would have made the change years earlier. On my first hunt I was able to push in very close to a buck bed I had scouted preseason. My summit I was hanging 60 yards away from where I needed to be. Hunting out of the Kestrel, I was able to get into the exact tree I needed to be in, a split trunk sweet gum with a lean to it. My climber would have been ineffective. I saw two small bucks not my target buck, but they never knew I was there and I slipped out clean. The saddle will change your hunting approach, at least it has changed mine and allows me to be aggressive.
