Tradeoffs and personal preference, Straightarrow. Is it better to have an arrow get there a few thousandths of a second sooner to catch a string jumping deer a little better, or to have a slightly quieter setup that has less chance of spooking it in the first place? Is it better to have an inch better trajectory than to have a somewhat better chance of blowing through bone?

I've also shot both and don't have the confidence in the light arrow. Main reasons are I don't like the extra work it takes to properly tune them; I don't like how my bows feel when shooting them; I don't like the extra noise I get with them; I don't like the numbers I see when comparing the ballistics charts on them compared to my logs; And the kicker, I've had too much success over the years with my big arrows to change now.

For me, light arrows are a solution to a problem that simply does not exist.

I do agree that you MUST use what you have confidence in. Penetration potential doesn't mean diddly if you never turn loose of the string.





Edited by - Arthur P on 08/20/2002 13:16:26