Along with Art's statement that some shooter's are fair-weather "wimps," and I have known some, you also have to factor in that for many "sideliners," bowhunting to them is just to play with toys and brag about their new toys. I doubt many spend much time in the field. For the "gadgeteer," aficionados, the time they might spend hunting is simply a live animal testing ground for their "gadgets."

Said types quickly tire of just punching holes in Styrofoam with gear that cost them mega bucks and also know that to be in the "in crowd" of serious bowhunters, they have to be able to talk the talk beyond shooting at targets and constantly talking about and changing their rig. However, such types cannot hack the demands of real bowhunting, so they want gear that makes everything easy and will almost "autopilot" the hunt for them.

The sad fact, the industry has been catering to these people and that is why the bowhunting market is filled with unnecessary junk that has a higher rate of failure than in the past. Some of the stuff is very cute, though.