RE: Why speed?
speed is only one part of the equation! Unfortunatly the bow manufactorers have made such a big hype on how 'fast', or lack there of a bow is/isnt, it is becoming the archery industries 'standard' and unfortunatly it is rolling over into the bowhunting side! Speed is definatly a good thing,(flatter trajectory makes judging distance that much simpler)! There are however other nuances that the archery industry cant sell.....momentum and arra flight to name two! It kinda goes back to the camo debate. Yup it works, but do you really think the new stuff is any better then the old stuff? Some, maybe but definatly not all of it is!
The faster things become in the archery world the more a 'redefinition' is going to be required to answer 'just what is' archery and where do ya draw the line!' Last I remember it is a close range sport. Unfortunatly this speed is making people think/believe they can and very much so will, take shots that dont belong in most bowhunters handbooks. I also understand the more you have the more complete you'll be but the more proficeint you are with what you have you will also be more complete! (hopes that one makes some sense)
Its one piece of the hole puzzle, hopefully folks will soon start accepting that for what it really is!