I don't even like HCA bows and have this to say. Atlasman makes some very good points. Things do change and progress will never end. That being said, I myself remember when compounds first came into being. People scorned them for various reasons. Over the years bows have changed in construction, engineering, and material used in their manufacture. They have become faster, quieter, less vibration and noise. Letoff went from about 20% to 80% or more.

Years ago there was never a mention of minimum arrow weight because all we had was aluminum, and nobody shot overdraws. Then came along those wretched things and carbon arrows. The manufacturers had to do something to cover their asses in this sue happy world, so a little research and they came up with 6gr/lb--for safety reasons. Now many of them are backing down to 5gr/lb. Why?? Because they are building bows that will handle it.

So HCA says they got a bow that will safely handle what?? 2.5 or 3 gr/lb? What can I say? Can I just say that this is bull and it's not in the public's best interest? How do I know this for fact? I'm not an engineer and don't have equipment to measure all the stress factors in bows. Who can scientifically say HCA is making bogus claims? And where would we all be and shooting if we didn't keep an open mind and be willing to accept change? Maybe bows will get that good. Maybe they won't handle superlite arrows. But one thing is for certain. If they blow too many up they won't be around long. And if they hold together then we're off to the races with speed again---or still.