Arthur,

I understand your point of view and do agree with you. But, I agree with you from possibly a different perspective. I think some bowhunters, especially those new to the sport, become far too fixated on speed and speed alone. Like it's some sort of macho thing or "too cool" to pull 80 lbs and shoot light carbon arrows at blinding FPS.

<sarcastic voice>"Well, I'M pulling 80 lbs! I'M getting over 300 fps! MY arrow shoots like a lazer out to 60 yards! I only need one pin!"</sarcastic voice>

I say woopty-friggen-doo to you and your high horse buddy. I bet your bow sounds like SHOTGUN going off. I'll also bet your bow is in the SHOP every year for repairs!

I'm not pointing fingers at people on this forum, just trying to paint the image of that stereotypical slob we occasionally run into. You just know it when you hear these generally uninformed and boastful people talk. You almost always want to confront them, call them out, and let have an earful. Regardless of their excuse for speed, I almost always feel that "this guy" is probably not the best person to have out in the woods. It's these people that I think Arthur might be talking about. When you DO call these guys out, the first reason they come up with for all that speed is, "Well, I don't have to worry about mis-judging distance."

Look, there's nothing wrong with speed and I'm not slamming people who strive to get their bow to perform well. There's a distinct difference between the guy who works hard and the guy who just spouts a bunch of BS. It cannot be denied that a good amount of speed aides in accuracy, energy, yadda-yadda. We should strive for the perfect balance of speed, quietness accuracy, etc. There IS however, something wrong with being obsessed with speed to a point where your running more arrows through a chrono than at a 3D target from various hunting positions. Spending more and more money trying it eek out 5 more FPS for the typical 20 yard shot is just plain ludicrous.

-Mike