Based on my recent chrony testing and looking at the state of bows on the market, I figured my Diamond Hornet will fit my needs until somebody comes up with a bow that will push a 500 grain arrow 270-280 fps at my current 28" draw at 70#s.

But I' ve been thinking... Back when I was bow shopping, I remember that drawing a mathews felt like it was much less weight than the Diamond due to the FDC difference, even though the scale said they were the same.

I can handle the Diamond at 70#s no problem, can stop it in mid stroke if I creep too far forward and smoothly pull it back to full draw. I can hold it at full draw for extended periods of time. It is no where near too much bow for me.

I' m wondering if perhaps an 80-85# bow in a much smoother cam configuration like Darton would give me a performance leap and still provide the feel of my 70# Hornet? With that much added draw weight, I could most probably fling a 500 grain arrow at my current 28" draw around 270-280ish, given I can get 252 fps with it out of my Hornet now.

What do you think? Is there a smoother drawing cam than the Darton CPS?

Len, just for giggles, how fast will a shorter ATA longer BH CPS cammed Darton set at 28" draw and 70#s fling a 500 grain arrow?