220 is ideal

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I will take smooth and quiet over speed any day.I shoot an old hoyt bow that has not let me down only because I limit my shots to no more then 30 yds and aim for the vitals and don't worry about deer jumping the string.I did go to an overdraw because of my draw length when I started it was 33in.I am sure the shorter arrows improved my speed but I think speed is over rated to where I have seen archers blow limbs off their bows using the wrong arrows either in length or spline to gain speed.Smooth and Quiet for me.

More deer will be killed using a slower, quiet bow than using an ultra fast noisey bow.

Duh...I must be missing something with the blazing speed of 170fps of my longbow.

Jack

The faster the arrow the less drop the arrow has.

I lOVE speed and my bow is pretty fast. Mine a Darton Maverick shoots a 400gr arrow at 292 fps. I will not buy another bow that doesn't shoot under 320 fps next. I know accurcy is important But remember that all bows a accurate for the most part its the person behind the bow that is the problem. I have no problems with shooting my bow accurately at all. I have all the confidence to shoot at deer at 40 to 45 yards. My first deer this year was taken at 35 yards and had complete pass through.

It really comes down to the hands of the archer. You have to be comfortable with your bow and if your not then you wont be any good. SO if the bow fits you and you are comfortable with it and its a fast bow you will be fine. As for me I like it fast.

Brian

This might just be semantics, but isn’t all bows accurate if tune & shot properly. For hunting I prefer a bow, which is FORGIVING. I choose the Mathews MQ1 for just that reason, for me it gave me the level of forgiveness with reasonable speed. There is no single right answer, its just a matter of finding what feels comfortable which translates to confidence which interns translates in short blood trails. I had a PSE G-Force, which was a speed bow, but to me it was a very unforgiving bow and I quickly lost confidence that I could constantly put my broadhead exactly where I intended. But I know there are good many archers out there how probably could with that setup. Accuracy/confidence kills deer regardless how fast the arrow get there.

Tony


Edited by - DE bowhunter on 01/11/2002 18:51:57

Vince,

Looking for it, cant find it! You talk even more odd....my ole man lives in Scandia just south of town on 205th street.....Dang dude! I'll find it and post for ya there...

i think what cougar mag said is true. it's all overrated and its just another way to sell bows. i asked everyone i knew that bowhunts b4 i made sure i bought a bow n they said get a good shooting bow w/ minimal hand torque and speed isn't all that its cracked up 2 be. Just be accurate and u'll never go wrong.