Rob I agree with you sentiments about shooting a heaver arrow for a hunting set up. I also agree some people get to hyped up about speed.
I shoot 3D (as well as spots because I use my 3D bow for indoors)at 5GPP but hunt around 390-410 grains.
My old Bear Whitetail would shoot plumb under the deer, not even touching it. Now, my new UltraTec would put a kill shot on it, no question. One thing is obvious......speed is a contributing factor to better shooting. I also agree, though, that too fast contributes to poor shooting.
This is basically all I am getting at. If one can shot at a higher velocity withoutsacrificing accuracy to me it's a win situation. This is merely all I was getting at.
No matter if we are shooting 220 or 320 fps our focus is the same, to cleanly and humanly put our quarry down as soon as possible. That's what it really boils down to.
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