ORIGINAL: tbonecpa
On the speed side of things, you don't have to hunt out West to use it to your advantage. I use high speed to keep things simple. 320 fps allows me to use one pin from 0-35 yds and that just happens to be my comfortable range too. I don't care where that big bucks shows up, 15, 25, 35 yds just put the pin on him and pull the trigger.
Speed is convenient
True I did the same thing and so did my buddy. He could get away with a 40 and under pin. That is handy in many situations. He hunts all over so speed gives him a lot of versitlity on the yardages he can shoot. Whether he is out west, or up north, or where ever; he made his setup to do just about anything. I believe he has about 98 - 100 lbs of KE.