Jeff-
No offense, but let me fill you in about Emery Loiselle. The man has forgotten more than you or I will ever claim to know about the technical side of archery, I am sure of that. I have personally picked his brain on many occasions and learned much. He is admittedly getting "up there" in age and isn't quite as "spry" (good word, I think) as he used to be, but his knowledge far exceeds ANYONE who posts on this board IMO.(unless Norb comes in of course, and even then, it would be close, IMO) I have over 30+ years invested into this sport, and cannot hold a candle to his overall knowledge, tho I try. He may not be as "with it" as he used to be, but it has nothing to do with the man's overall knowledge of the sport and character, and should not be misinterpreted as such. (Felt I had to clarify that <img src=icon_smile_wink.gif border=0 align=middle>) I think you also hit a great point about the funding for such reports and feel that this could be part of the case for lesser detail amongst different authors, especially with smaller publications. Norb no doubt has some decent funding behind him, therefore he can afford to make a much more lengthy evaluation.
I feel that both yours and Franks' "reports" are well versed and have non-biased opinions and info, and you both should be commended for this.(good jobs!<img src=icon_smile_wink.gif border=0 align=middle>) Unfortunately, I feel this may also start a "trend" with everyone coming up with a so-called "report" about everything just to say they did, and realistically they will be doing essentially what we are currently doing anyway on the boards--- giving our opinions, with no technical "reporting" of anything other than our opinion.(and this of course will be biased with some people) Unless we measure tolerances, speeds, hysteresis, draw force curves, etc, for a "technical report" in addition to giving an opinion and simple specs of a product, aren't we not simply doing what we were doing anyway with the messageboards and posts, without all of the "flash"? Don't get me wrong, I liked your "reports", but realistically I feel we should leave the "full" technical reports to those that have expertise in this field and are paid to do them, and stick to giving our opinions about products in posts about them as discussed.This will eliminate any "false statements" or "biased info" or any other mis-interpretation that could come from these "full reports" if everyone starts doing them. Just my own thoughts, Pinwheel 12