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Len, you've taken a stake and pounded right into the heart of the matter. My 1988 Hoyt Provantage Tracer, 80 pounds/33" draw, would shoot a 33 1/2" 2216 right at 225 fps. My 1999 Hoyt MagnaTec, 60 pounds/33" draw, would shoot that same arrow right at 225 fps. Identical performance with 20 pounds less draw weight!

My aching shoulders love that aspect of speed technology.

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ArthurP: See there, 1999 MagneTec!!! You've almost made into the 21st century. [D)]<img src=icon_smile_wink.gif border=0 align=middle>

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LEN'S PICKIN' ON ME!!!!

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I'm not a believer in blistering speed, as form is so critical for consist accuracy. on the other hand, I like it to get there fairly quick. All my bows tune out to between 225-240FPS, @ 60lbs 28.5&quot;, with a 435 grain 2213 arrow. I would guess this to be fairly typical hunting bow performance. I think a well tuned arrow and shaving sharp broadheads are more important than big speed. It's interesting to note that Ted Nugent kills everything under the sun with bows in the 55 lbs/185 fps range...

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I think Norb Mullaney told me he only shot about 53# when he went to Africa. I think he normally hunts &lt;50#.

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Speed sells.

Naw, I'm not gettin into that speed of sound thing again.

ArtP hit it right. A deer is no less or no more dead no matter what kills it a longbow or a single cam. Technology has added some grand innovations to archery, speed being one of them. With speed you can set your pins closer together for the range, the effects of distance mis-estimations are diminished.

Oh, your mechanial broadheads might open better(they had to find something else for that speed to do), but a dead duck is a dead duck is a......


Whatever you choose, choose wisely.......

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ok listen to the cops SPEED KILLS...LOL

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hey Ron, so just how bad is it when that 350fps carbon arrow rips through you back stop at work LMAO!

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why do you think i got a deeper target...lol

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lol!!!