Yeah, that would be the smartest thing to do. But since I'm in Germany, there aren't too many manufacturer reps touring the republic with their demo tours all the time. If I am lucky, I can make it to an Aerodyne demo this weekend, but they haven't got the ZPX version of their canopies, just ZP.
And PD charges 155€ (about 230$) for sending me a demo, not to mention that I would have to go to a rigger to have the main attached to my PC/pod and risers.. a little bit of a hassle.
So I read a lot of threads about those two mains and almost everybody was positive about them. Not as good as demoing myself, but it's a start. I jumped Sabres and Storms from my buddies, but none of them got a Pulse or Pilot in my size