naw my longbow carries no better or no worse payload then any other bow. It is just a different device that is creating the same kind of energy. Its how one use' s that energy, that is the difference. You can seek to derive the most possible gains, or just waste it away following in suit with american traditions!

As we all know , deer have hooves and not claws.
therefore they are only able to duck by means of gravity , they are not able to grasp the ground with thier claws and pull themselves downward at a quicker rate of speed than that

so you are saying you would rather shoot faster so you dont miss if they do decide to try and " duck the string" ?

also do you understand the difference between a dry and a green shoulder? I am sure you do with one with hair, hide, meat, sinew, and finally bone...even then, shot angle, placement, and a couple other factors can and will come into play as the bone itself has variables across its sections.....shew all these variables.

As you can see just about any test where there is even the slighest amount of human element in this is seriously flawed. The problem is animals are not machines. When doing shooting tests, hopefully you can make some kind of shooting machine where the results are constant and there is no human error to have to try and factor in to the 1/4" . (your results are only as good as the shooter and I highly doubt you will find someone close to a shooting machine).

I guess I have to disagree, just because there is claws, they dont just relax all muscles and fall at the rate of gravity. That however is a different debate....... heck stand there and relax all your muscles and try and fall at gravity, straight down.

and like I said, you still havent quite or seem to ignore the other factors to penetration. its nice you atleast dont rely it soley on KE or Speed like many others. but its a shame you turn cheek

btw, get away from your whitetails, there are things that you will understand that otherwise would have never been brought to your attention! If you dont understand them you will seek to figure them out. These are just pure and simple facts