c903,

I will probably see Don Rabska of Easton tomorrow for a little arrow slinging and a bite. If you send me a private E-mail with a phone number that he can reach you at, I will ask him to give you a ring when he has a chance, so that you can get the facts from the horse’s mouth (27 years at Easton and an Olympic Level Coach).

All sorts of high speed video research have left no question as to the results. There is no myth, no Voodoo, no guessing, just thousands of test shots bearing out the simple realities of arrow flight. .

You can choose to keep your head in the sand if you like. One can practice results based tuning or wishful thinking. The flaws in ones tuning that don' t show up much at 30 or so yards will be very apparent at 70 or 80 meters. A bow that stacks broadheads at 70 meters is a dream to shoot in close.

With regard to the wet noodle - yes it is TRUE. Carbon shafts dampen oscillations very quickly. As a result you can achieve terrific results with a way underspined shaft shot with a release and drop-away rest. You can achieve perfect flight and scores. With a broadhead on this same shaft, the flight gets ruined before the shaft has a chance to dampen out. This does not hold as true with aluminum shafts which are much slower to dampen. The beauty of ultra high speed video is that we SHOOT FAST and ASK QUESTIONS LATER.

I might also add as an aside---Level knock travel is a GOOD THING.

Good Hunting and Check Six.