I went to a local dealer to check out the bows everyone here has mentioned. He did not have much left in stock and didn' t seem too willling to setup the Bowtech Patriot he had. He no longer has a chronograph because he doesn' t believe in them.

So, I went to a dealer about 45 minutes from my house, he had an Extreme VFT with a 28" draw at 60lbs as well as a Mightly Mite and Patriot. The draw on he Patriot and Extreme seemed to be almost identical. The Mighty Mite was much harsher. I asked him to setup the Extreme VFT.

He dropped the weight to 50lbs and put a 2 prong rest on the bow. The bow had the Bowtech string silencers on as well as the vibrablocks plus one nock on the string. I fired my 334 grain arrows through it and got 266 fps. For the heck of it we changed the 100gr tip to a 75gr and got 276 fps. His chronograph was just calibrated and I also verified that his chrono matches the speed I got from my digital chrono with the 334gr arrow on the Firestorm Lite.

So it IS possible for a light poundage shooter at 80% letoff to some get some decent arrow speeds.

I did not get to check out Parker or Darton or others. It' s ok. The ExVFT feels great to me. The shock/jump from this bow is negligible - very smooth feel after release. Much nicer than the FSLite. Less torque, nicer grip, better balance, more stable sight picture. I know some of this is due to the axle length, but still, a nicer shooting bow than what I have. The draw curve is a bit hard and not nearly as smooth as the FSLite but the feel at full draw is great and something I can handle just fine. I may even be able to drop the weight down to 45 lbs and still get 250fps with 334 gr arrows.

I will have him order the bow for me Monday. He said it will take at least 10 days from Bowtech. I hope Bowtech is not too backed up and can get it out earlier so I can use it this season.

Thanks to everyone in this thread for all your help and advice. I will let you know what happens with the bow I get.