ORIGINAL: racewayking
The pro shop was in line with what you guys are saying. I am looking at shooting a 29" arrow that is in the 400-425 gr. range including 100-125 grain broadhead. Call me nuts but I like a heavier arrow, but get too much drop and a lack of speed with my old PSE I am shooting.
What kind of speed can you realistically get with a 70lb. bow shooting 350-400 grain arrows these days? Last time I checked my bow I was shooting around 258-260 with 375gr. arrows.
I'm getting low 280's out of my Trykon XL at 29.25" and 70# shooting a 415gr arrow. You can get close to 300fps out of a 400gr arrow with a lot of today's set-ups. You don't need to get a 80-90# bow, for the most part, a bow at those poundages is mostly for "Chest pounding" anyhow!!! JMHO.