I think the reason you see Dr ashby recomending ideas and using equipment more likely used by traditional archers is fairly simple.Because of the lower energy produced by recurves and longbows hunters had to use heavy arrows and streamlined cut on contact heads to get the most terminal performance on game.In short you are more focused on efficently using the energy you have.Shooting big ,tough nasty critters requires the same type of mindset.Lets face it,shooting whitetails with a compound you can shoot a light arrow and a broadhead with wider blade angles etc and still get adequate penetration because the game is thin skinned and the compound produces enough energy to get the job done.You don't see too many guys cape buffalo with 400 grain arrows and big wide broadheads.Not if they don't want to get stomped by a wounded ticked off buff.



CB