I will take smooth and quiet over speed any day.I shoot an old hoyt bow that has not let me down only because I limit my shots to no more then 30 yds and aim for the vitals and don't worry about deer jumping the string.I did go to an overdraw because of my draw length when I started it was 33in.I am sure the shorter arrows improved my speed but I think speed is over rated to where I have seen archers blow limbs off their bows using the wrong arrows either in length or spline to gain speed.Smooth and Quiet for me.