Well, I guess I am the odd ball

I love my fast shooting bows, but, I can handle them. I was getting 302 f.p.s. out of my bow with 419.9 grain arrows. But, I backed the weight off and cut my arrows, so, now they are around 385 grains.

I know a bunch of you guys are going to fall off your chairs when you read that. A 385 grain hunting arrow [][>:] Heck, that is about half the weight of arrows alot of guys use.

But, I am still getting right around 70 foot pounds of KE and .48991 lb' s per second of momentum.

Heck, at 100 yards, my bow should still be shooting at roughly 254 f.p.s. and getting 55 foot pounds of KE, not saying that I would ever even think of taking a 100 yard shot.



This whole KE and momentum thing is getting ridiculous when it comes to whitetail deer hunting. Sure, if I was hunting in Africa it would be feasible, but, I haven' t seen any elephants and lions walkin in my woods

Lets face it, any bow out there today could be shot with an IBO arrow weight, a fixed blade broadhead, and easily kill deer. Heck, I killed deer last year with my Hoyt MT Sport shooting at a whopping 244 f.p.s. with a 406 grain arrow. My best friend killed deer with his Browning Tornado that was shooting 238 f.p.s. using 31" Easton Carbon Epics that weighed in at 405 grains. Those two set-ups were producing 54 foot pounds of KE and 51 foot pounds of KE.

Why do I shoot carbons? I was sick of having to replace aluminums after them bending. I practice alot, and no matter what people say, they aren' t as durable as carbons. I don' t have a arrow straightener, so, replacing them was my only option. Also, carbons are much queiter on my arrow rest. Most carbon arrows are comming with a slick finish that makes them silent while drawing. Along with that, if you are drawing on a deer, and your arrow falls of your rest and hits your bow, the carbons are not going to make as much noise.

Too all those guys who shoot heavy arrows at slow speeds, thats great, and I am glad that you are glad with it, but, it isn' t my style.

Give me a BOWTECH with a mid-weight carbon ANY day!!!!