Manboy, I did a little study last year as I shoot ALOT of competitive archery. I was tossing around the idea of the benefits of shooting 300 fps as opposed to 285 fps. I felt that I would be able to gain points by having what I thought was a flatter shooting bow. I used my sight settings for the 285 and jumped to 300 fps by dropping my arrow weight. I thought right away that I found the answer. My 20 yard pin was hitting high. Bingo, question answered. Wrong I was. I adjusted the gang setting on my sight so that the 20 would hit just right. Now I was ready for the true test. I checked my pin gap and found that the pins were right one the money. How could this be. The reason I found after some research was the the heavy arrow has more stored energy and does not give it up as fast as the lighter energy. Just for kicks I switched on and off for the season, and found that my X-counts improved with the heavier and slower arrows. Thus meaning that for me the bow was more accuarate when shot slower. Taking into consideration the uneven shooting surfaces and contorted form on the 3-D range. That is why I don't mind shooting a slower arrow. Huntersfriend.com makes calculations to show the forgiveness ratings of all the bows on the market. The forgiveness ratings are based on ATA, brace height, and also on speed. It gives a great comparison of all the bows out there. You can sort by all the above characteritics and see just how the forgiveness is effected by the bows design. When selecting a bow or arrow, I fugure in all the facts so that I know that I am shooting the equpment that is best suited for not only me but for the quarry that I am pursuing. 2 pounds of KE doesn't mean that much when you are over 70 lbs on both, accuracy is definately where it is at. On a bad shot, a fast bow will only miss faster IMO.