Guys,

It has nothing to do with penetrating or getting a pass through. True, if you hit a blade more power = pass through. There is that point where less poundagebecomes no pass through. It all has to do with distance and accuracy, period. There is a reason the states maintain the 35# limit (give or take where you all live). It will kill the game just as quick with a good shot. You slice the heart and/or lung the animal will drop just as quick. Pass through has to do with tracking. The animal will die just as quick with or without pass through.

Poundage has to do with: More power = flatter projectory = less pins. Rule of thumb, if you can't pull your bow straight back smoothly with your arm projecting towards the deer, you are over bowed. For those of you who feel the Pythagorean theory doesn't work for distance/angle away from the tree, your almost correct. You have to add in the acceleration of gravity and it works out dam close neglecting the wind resistance of the arrow. Yes deer, (my wife) I really did study all those years while I was at happy hour after class.

Good luck