I am not opposed to all technological advances in the bowhunting arena. I am only opposed to advances (gear) that enable the wrong types to easily enter the sport, or gear that actually hinders accuracy unless being used by a person that is highly skilled in shooting and tuning.

I have no doubt that many of the shooters that are of the " yesterday" category are in conflict with many those of the " today" category because of differences in individual attitudes about what bowhunting is actually about.

It used to be that very little discussion occurred regarding gear; mostly about what was considered the best broadhead. The bow was considered the tool that you learned to use as skillfully as possible. The emphasis was on hunting skills. A hunt was an evaluation of what you knew or believed you knew about hunting deer. A kill was the verification of your skills.

Today, with too many, the emphasis is on flashy and rad gear, and the hunt is nothing more than a testing ground for the person' s tackle, and a kill is to validate the person' s outfit, not the person' s hunting skills.

You can verify the differing attitudes and trends by reading the forums on sites such as this one. With some people, they jump from bow to bow and/or from accessory so often and so posthaste you have a hard time keeping up with what bow and accessories he or she is presently using. The minute there is a new hype on the market, or someone claims to have made a kill only because of the bowstring he or she was using, the " I gotta have that new gear" person believes that Fed Express is not fast enough with delivery. In time, you no longer hear from many of these people.