I know speed sells :-) In the face of that, I stillthink Excal should market its recurvecrossbows differently becase they do not have a speed edge competing with compound crossbows unless they use extemely light weight arrows that I, and lots of other crossbow hunters, will not hunt with.

Excal's recurve crossbows shoot heavy hunting arrows with "authority" :-) For example, going from a 425 grain arrow to a 480 grain arrow in a compound crossbow will likely result in 25 fps in speed loss. A 200 lb draw Excal will lose only approximatley 12 fps by adding the same 55 grains to the arrow weight. With that in mind, I think Excal should always be touting its crossbows as great crossbows for shooting heavy hunting arrows. Even the speed fanatics can't argue with KE and penetration power. Another plus for this concept is that Excals shoot so much smoother and quieter with fantastic accuracy with heavy hunting arrows. I believe if Excal's marketing materials and salesbrochurespresented this angle rather than the silly 350 grain arrow speed angle, it would certainly not hurt their sales and many crossbow hunterswouldsee the heavy arrow logic as a real advantage.