There have been some good points made on both the light and heavy arrow camps.

That being said, I don't subscribe to Arthur's ban on 400 gr or less arrows. That just seems to be putting the responsibility in the wrong place. It is the hunter who needs to decide which arrow weight works best for their setup.

Arthur, while I respect your opinion and your many....many years of hunting experience, in this case I would have to put you squarely in the fundamentalist camp with respect to arrow weight. Arrow weight is not a black or white issue. You are stating that a 400gr arrow will always have more momentum than a properly spined 350gr arrow when shot out of the same bow, and I agree 100% with that. The part if the logic that I feel is flawed is the fact that this requirement is laid down straight across the board without respect for draw weight, length or bow performance.

A 15 year old girl shooting a 30# bow at a 26" draw length will need all the help she can get with respect to penetration. I agree that the heavy arrows will help in that respect, however my hunting rig at 72# and 29" draw, generating 68 ft-lbs of KE will have more momentum with even a 320gr Speed Pro Max than hers would with even the heaviest arrow. That being said, where is the line? If you feel strongly about the issue (and I know you do), then argue that archers must meet particular momentum numbers. How you get there should be irrlevant (arrow weight, and speed).