good point germ. I would check the arrow issues out before going with overdraw on your bow. Might go alittle heavy i plan to next season. My arrows are light not to light. But i think there to light for hunting. The place i bought them was all about 3d shooting not hunting. I plan to go with the higher weight arrows for my draw and weight. Wait till i start hitting you guys up for info on that issue come march.
ORIGINAL: GMMAT
What we sometimes think is poor penetration ......due to only seeing a portion of our arrow in the animal as they flee is......actually the arrow having backed back out to that position after hitting something inside. Happened to me on my first deer ever.
If you'd asked me how much penetration I got on that deer....I'd have told you 1/2 my arrow. In reality.....I had an exit wound on the off-side....but the arrow struck the off-side leg bone and backed out to that point.
There's NOTHING inside a deer's chest cavity to warrant stopping an arrow. IMO.....it's hitting something on the other side (in most instances) and backing out to where we see it as they flee. I'm not saying it can't happen (penetration of only a few inches).....but I'm betting my explanation is the norm and not the exception.