WOW! What a debate. The ones " whining" about needing to go to 80% are the ones who shoot over 65% (lightning strikes) The ones who DON' T want it changed are the ones shooting 65% or less (WOW again!)
Couple of questions for those for and agains' t.
1: if you shoot 65% why do you CARE what I shoot, and if MY buck should be allowed in? YOU didn' t shoot it, I did! And I had to hold my bow at full draw (point being even at 99% let off, soon as you stop holding, it shoots!), and put some blades into the vitals (aim).
2: Why would you REQUIRE someone to have to hold more weight at full draw? Seems like you might be able to make a better shot if you could hold the bow longer and didn' t feel like you HAD to shoot the animal because you couldn' t hold back any longer. WHY wouldn' t we WANT clean kills?
3: Do P&Y buck care WHAT % let off you shoot? It almost sounds like you' d think the big bucks come running to 80% let off bows! You STILL have to hunt, see the animal and draw hold and aim. longbow/recurve/compound all the same.
4: would it be ethical to tell people you can' t use sights? A release? aluminum or carbon arrows? Do we REALLY want the average hunter out there trying to shoot like that? NO! then why can' t those who CHOOSE to shoot 80% be in " The book" as well?
5: Why is P&Y " THE" book? (as compared to Buckmasters) I' ll answer that...P&Y was there FIRST! NOT because they (the hunters in the P&Y book) did ANYTHING more impressive than the guys in the Buckmasters book.
6: What is technology " doing" to archery that some " hate to see" ? You don' t like to see archery companies stay in business? Must not, otherwise we' d all buy (or make) a longbow or recurve, and some cedar arrows and be happy forever (LOL)
Simply put, the P&Y book is outdated, and restricts honest, ethical archers from posting magnificent animals they worked long and hard to harvest. Don' t like 80% let off bows? DON' T BUY ONE!!!
IF (HUGE IF) I would ever take a P&Y buck, all the scouting, all the practice, the fighting off buck fever after perhaps calling the monster and making that perfect shot would be concidered " not good enough" to some (P&Y and those who like the rules cause it matches what THEY shoot). To them, I ask who IS the self centered one?