My fastest compound (I owned two) AMOd 215fps. I shot a 550g arrow with the 70# bow, so doubt I hit that speed. Made meat every year.

After turning in my wheels for a wood bow with curves in the limbs, that just happened to be over 30 years old, I made meat with the bow every year for the 7 years that I hunted it. Now I'm shooting a more or less modern design longbow that will shoot around 180fps, but havn't had the opportunity to blood it yet. No doubt that the bow out performs the old recurve, delivering a heavier arrow faster and harder than the curve and will no doubt make lots of meat for me and the family.

Speed would make the arrow flatter and would probably extend my effective shooting range, but since my enjoyment from hunting comes from getting close in to the animal on foot, I don't need the extended shooting distance. I prefer my bow to be whisper quiet and deliver a heavy arrow with authority over shooting a lite arrow faster but having a bit of noise to it.