There many products and techniques that have entered the BOWHUNTING arena that, in my opinion, have no " rhyme or reason" for shooting a deer at a distance that averages a little over 20-yards, and in many cases, less than 20-yards.

However, it is many of the claims and unrealistic expectations of the performance of some gear that causes me to shake my head so often I do believe I am beginning to erode the vertebrae in my neck.

Two of the most common claims and expectations that stand out, are shafts that can be shot into bricks, concrete, trees, etc, without any damage -which is an additional big " Har-Har" to me, and broadheads that are " bone-busters."

I ask: how often have you have had shafts of any composition break in midair or when penetrating a deer in the common kill-zone? I have shot aluminum arrows for years and have never had one break or bend until it has done its job on a deer. Once I make a shot on a deer, I never use the shaft or the broadhead again, regardless that either appears to be intact.

What is all the " ballyhoo" about " bone-busting" broadheads? I do not know about you, but I try not to shoot large bone. I aim for the kill-zone, the spot on the deer that many broadheads of various types have been slipping through the rib cage or busting a rib, for years.

I do not care what the claim may be, or what a head does on steel drums, plywood, tires, etc; you hit large dense bone and 1) you just made a bad shot, and 2) the shaft will probably not penetrate the entire bone.

If all the claims of being a " bone-buster," with shady insinuations that the broadhead can and will penetrate any bone were true, and all the testing on wood, steel, and rubber, erroneously support the " bone-busting" claim to some degree, then new kill-zones on deer are also available.

Hence, according to the claims; when using a " high-speed" bow that is loaded with a carbon shaft that is mounted with a " bone-busting" broadhead, you need not be as concerned that deer' s shoulder/leg is obstructing the kill-zone, and there should never be another complaint when a shooter shoots a deer in (through) the chest. And, once you recover your shaft: just wipe it clean, sharpen the blades on the head, and put it all back into your quiver, to be used to shoot a deer again.

Give me a break!