I get both that is why I shoot a Hoyt!!

[/align]my bow has to be quiet..you can kill a deer with 35bls.but not with a loud bow

Quiet is absolute must for me. Speed sure is nice to have.

NO question... QUIET. I bought a fairly speedy bow and then add heavier than normal arrows, all sorts of gadgets etc to quiet it down. I end up with a mid range speed bow and whisper quiet shooting.

I guess what Arthur is saying is...... Gravity kills.[8D][8D][8D]

I'll go with the same thing that Deion Sanders told Jimmy Johnson when he asked if he wanted to play Offense -or- Defense.

[blockquote]BOTH COACH!
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I shoot 265 and that's plenty fast. Very quiet too. The speed freaks are the same guys with the fast cars and the pit bull. I think they are trying to compensate for something!

Quiet over speed for deer hunting, but I like to compromise and try to get a little of both only because I practice out to 60 yards so I need a little more umphhh for target shooting which plays a part in what bow I shoot.

Neither, accuracy is FAR more important than speed or quietness!

I think the question was which characteristic of a bow do you prefer, quietness or speed. Accuracy is more dependent on the shooter, whether you have a quiet bow or a fast bow.