I know where you are coming from Arthur and often think the same thing. I haven't been in it as long you though. I know people that have bows that are 10-15 years old and have to draw 75 lbs and 3 inches more draw length to get any where near my "light" set up. Then they go look at newer bows and still want to draw all that poundage? I just ask them why? They could get the same or better performance out of a newer bow with much less draw weight and a draw length that fits them. And it would be so much more enjoyable to shoot. They are so hung up on the speed hype.

And I think I'm kind of like you. Sometimes I will go in a shop or be on the net and see or hear someone telling a smaller archer like a women or kid (or me) to use a really light arrow to up thier speed for hunting. Then tell them how great mechanicals are and easy to tune. I tell you when I hear it my eye starts twitching!

I don't claim to know a lot about traditional archery, I started with a compound and like it. I would like to get one to play with though. I have a small kids one that sort of fits me. I just can't get the hang of shooting with my fingers. Any way, when you are shooting a bow, even a compound with ballistics simular to a long bow I think it would be best to look at what works best with that sort of set up. And I haven't seen a whole lot of trad guys shooting 300 grn carbon arrows. I'm guessingn the reason is they don't work worth a darn. I'm sure if they worked people would be using them to get the extra speed.

I proved the momentum theory with the little recurve I bought for my girlfriends kids. It has maybe 20 lbs of draw weight at 25 inches, if that. it came with some cheap little light arrows. They would not even stick in my bag target at 10 yards. So I tried my Girlfriends 1816 Jazz arrows. Sometimes they would stick, sometimes they wouldn't . I grabbed one my 400+ grn arrows and they punch right thru everytime, even at 20 yards (when I can hit it).

Paul