So deerhunter,

Let's say Jim sneaks up on his bowling pins and throws a perfectly aligned shot. However the ball only rolls atone foot per second. According to you, and since the pins are stationary, he scores a strike, right? Please say yes.

Now. let's allow the pins the ability to move out of the way. Under the same conditions as stated above, will he still throw a strike? Please say I don't know...maybe.

So I ask you then, how can you honestly say speed doesn't matter as much?

In my opinion, speed, stealth, accuracy and a number of other factors are equally important and very much linked to one another. What good is speed if you do not have accuracy? What good is accuracy if you do not have speed? What good is stealth if you have neither speed or accuracy? If you change one, then you must compensate somewhere else. If you slow the bow down, for example, then you may be forced to get closer and thus your hunt may requires more stealth (depending on the animal being hunted). It's that simple really.

It's funny, archery hunting is a game of consistency. But really, there's nothing consistant about it other than it consistantly changes.There are just too many variables.