Sharp,

You do not have to apologize at all. I do not think you ruffled any feathers. At least not mine. The Ashby comment is a hold over from a very heated thread that I'd like to forget and apologize if it came off harsh. So, I just try not to think about it.

I guess where my confusion comes in is that I've read reports by other archers with just as much shooting knowledge and testing as Ashby and they are not wild about 2 blades. And while you have lessfriction due to less bladesthe counter to that is that on a marginal shot the 2 blade can missvitals whilethe 3 blade may have a better chance. Of course, we can run 100's of tests and come up with different results.

I'm a tree stand hunter and know all about the angles of the shots and am not new to archery. On deer sized game the losses with a 3 blade are marginal at best. This again gets back to Ashby and mythoughts onhis tests that I'd rather not bring into this.

Today's 3-blades are very impressive when it comes to performance and flight.They are not like the old solid bladed 3 blades that flew like paper airplanes.