I have one that I call "the stone that the builder refused". It has these "wind checks" or whatever you want to call them. It is 60" ttt, 65# at 27", made from a belly split that I was going to throw away to the burn pile. I have been shooting it for over 3 years now. Pound for pound it is my go-to bow. Is it typical? No, probably not. But it goes to show you that you never can tell. I was going to trash the dang thing but I took a chance. I will post pics of the checks to show you. I will say that the checks in mine are not spread apart. It is more like a fine line.