ORIGINAL: iamyourhuckleberry
Don,
You are more than likely right about the speed. I am definitley shooting a heavier arrow out of the #80 pound bow verses say a #70. I have not chronoed the bow yet. Chances are, it may even be slower than 330 fps. I'm ok with that. It definitleyhas the kenetic energy you mentioned.
The bow shoots extremely flat. I like having a yardage pin for 20, 30, 40, etc. But, in the case of this bow, the pins are so thighly stack. It makes it very difficult to acquire a spot when you have three pins laying on top of each other (does that make sense?).
Yes it does. I went with a one pin for my new 82nd for the same reason. At 3" high at 20...I am in the kill zone at 40 and that is good enough for my everyday hunting methods in the midwest. 99% of my shots in the midwest on deer will be within 20 yds and I will just aim a little low on my animal. Turkey shots in blinds tend to be longer and the speed bow is a blessing there. I do most of my hunting from a treestand, but now that I am single and $$ is back to being in my wallet, hunting trips are on high priority. I am moose hunting Alaska in 2010, planning antelope, mule deer, and more elk trips too. I will tune my one pin for 40 yds for these western and Alaska hunts where a 40 yd plus shot may be the norm. My elk this sept was a 40 yd shot with a multi pin sight out of my Guardian. I believe that the speed bows definately have their place out west, alaska, and africa. In a treestand in IA/MO...not real important. My 3 bucks and 1 doe this year were all shot within 5-20 yds of my stand. That has been the norm for the last 25 years of my midwest treestand bowhunting career.