Well here it goes again.The age old debate and it keeps going on and on.I have been a member of this debate before and I am a middle of the road proponent.

There is one thing about the martin' s picture that I don' t like.It is a bit misleading,first it is most likely comparing thin walled aluminum against a thick walled aluminum and that will affect the outcome as well as the foc.I have tested these points and have found them to be true.I also would like to point out that they are using friction to stop the arrows and speed is what fights friction.Momentum is what will bust bone out of the way to let the arrow continue forward,or hide or whatever you may encounter in an animal but as long as all is being done is cutting then speed is a huge help.This is imo why when you look at traditional setups that are building huge momentum numbers they are also using 2 blade cut to tip heads.This is to eliminate as much friction as possible.


I have always hated the statements that heavier is better.There are just too many variables to make such a blanket statement.Or the one I always really hated is that a heavy arrow has more ke energy downrange than a lighter arrow.On paper this is true but when that lighter arrow is smaller in diameter and has 3" vanes and the heavy arrow has 5" helical fletching,drag will offset this and the lighter arrow will now have more downrange ke.I have never actually figured how much momentum is lossed but I would guess that it would be the same percentage loss as ke.Would most likely be a little more momentum but you can see how variables change things.


There are a couple things that bother me about your setup Krisken but i don' t have to use your bow to hunt with and I wouldn' t.If you like it then the choice is yours to make.I don' t even like that much speed for 3-d.I like to stay in the 270-280 range.

The biggest thing that would concern me is the durability of the the light arrow.Have you encountered a shoulder hit and did the arrow hold together?Also a lighter arrow will be knocked off course much easier by a limb or other object regardless of how much ke or momentum it posseses.Now don' t get me wrong,I use a light arrow,360 gr but I also have some over 420gr that I also use out of the same rig with the same pins.Or atleast I did,I just sold my hunting bow.


I actually considered going with a heavy arrow because of a point you made earlier.Hard to find your arrow when it travels 40 plus yards past your animal.A slower arrow isn' t going to travel as far after it passes thru an animal.

Use what you are comfortable with and be competent with it.