RE: best heavy longbow?
LBR, That's a fair question back to me. The spine shots were accidents. Once upon a time I used to wait for a quartering "towards" me shot so I could take out a shoulder while driving into the vitals. That was more than 25 yrs. ago and like anyhting else you should grow in what you do and now I shoot for the crease on all my game. After more than 50 big game kills I can honestly say that what you want and what you end up with are sometimes a long way apart and that's the real reason I shoot the heavy stuff, just in case the wrong thing happens I don't want to worry I might hit a bone and wound the deer.