ORIGINAL: stealthycat II
compounders don't understand the difference
bigcountry-I certainly never did and I balk at traveling the normal pace of anything and STILL never understood that KE is the worst measurement in bowhunting
speed is irrelevant too -I know, I know, that concept is lost in the compound world but 15 yard shots don't need 350 fps, they need heavy, bone crushing arrow/broadhead combo's powered by momentum. Want to shoot farther than 15-20 yard? Take up rifle hunting - archery and bowhunting is a close range game. I don't know what my bow shoots - fast enough, maybe 165 fps? I've got no idea, might be 150 or 180 .... and don't care.
I put 100 gr brass inserts into my ICS 400 shafts, use weight tubes and a 160 grain 3 blade Thunderhead. Thats my current setup, works wonderfully, thats 260 grains up front.
Again I'll state that a mandatory 700 gr arrow weight for all archery bows would be only a positive for bowhunting, not a negative.
I agree, and am with ya. But even some of the trad guys are ate up with speed these days. OL doesn't have a 2 year wait list for nothing. I have seen OL bows, and not that impressed by thier beauty like I am a Morrison, or even zipper.
I generally find I require 10gr/lb with longbows due to quietness, and consistency between bow and bow. I, like you, own too many trad bows, and I want to hit same POI with them all. So I weigh down my arrows to get at least 15% FOC and hit where I want to hit.