it's proabley not the g5 it's more your bow then anything . have you walk back tuned your bow ? if not i have it copied i can put it up for you . I have g5 & i hated them[:'(] they flew like crap until i found this way of tuning ! I still think their junk but now they fly great ! O-YA go out tomorrow & look for that deer ! you owe it to the animal to look for it . JMHO !!