I have both poundagebows and my Bowtech Tribute is peaked at 60# while my Hoyt Vectrix is peaked at 70#. The lesser pound Bowtech is a dream to shoot and I really wonder why anybody, including myself is buying 70# bows. You basically gain nothingwith the70# bow,except for more kinetic energy which means the arrow sticks in the dirt 3" after it blows through a deer compared, to 2 1/2" in the dirt with the 60# setup. The lesser the poundage, the quieter the bow; that is a known fact. When we step up to a higher poundage bow,most of us know that we are then required to step up to a heavier spined arrow, which in turn keeps the speed out of both bows relativelythe same.My wife and boy shoot 45# and 50# bows and their bows are quieter than mine. My boy at 11 was blowing arrows cleanly through deer at 20 yds with a 40# bow. I really have the 70# setup for elk and moose but in real honesty, how often do most of us hunt these big animals? My wife put an arrow cleanly through a bear last fall with a 45# setup. Is it machoism, ignorance, or do we buy 70# and heavier poundage bows because that is whatour friends, piers, or the pro shops tell us to do? If you are shooting a 70# instead of a 60#, WHY? Just curious if others here are seeing that there is no need to be shooting these 70# bows.