Frank, maybe someday they' ll get to the point where Joe Average can shoot a 600 grain arrow from a 60 pound bow at 29" draw. I just hope they can figure out a way to do it and still keep bows shootable for newcomers and the couch potato bowhunter wannabes that Lilhunter spoke of.

I' ve overseen several proficiency tests that our club conducts for a nearby WMA and I' ve seen exactly the same thing he has. Guys coming in, registering and wiping cobwebs off their rest as they walk down to the course. The rules call for 14 deer sized 3D targets, 30 yards max, 10-8-5 scoring and 80% of the maximum possible score to qualify. Basically an 8-ring on each target. Binoculars and rangefinders are allowed. Slam dunk for someone who regularly shoots 3D, no matter what weight arrows they shoot or what speed they' re getting, even without a rangefinder. You' d be amazed at how many people carrying state of the art bows and carbon arrows can' t break 100 points on the round.

A miss is a miss, no matter how fast the arrow is flying.

But that' s not really the point. If bows get to the point where only experienced and skilled shooters can be proficient with them, then it' s going to be awful tough for newcomers to get into the sport. As those experience and skilled shooters grow old and drop out, where are the newbies going to come from to replace them? You reckon they' ll have to start out with traditional to learn how to shoot and then work their way up to compouds? Or will they just blow it off altogether? I' m thinking that when your scenario comes to pass, it will be the beginning of the end for hunting with compounds and traditional will reign supreme again.