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The Heavy Arrow Movement is Flawed

Kaskadian said:
I’m not judging anyone’s setup - shoot whatever makes you all happy. That being said I am a firm believer in shooting fixed blade > mechanicals regardless of what weight arrow you choose to shoot.

I shoot 750 gr arrows from a 31” DL/60# bow. I’ve got my bow sighted in out to 60 yards which was as easy as shooting 20/60 and putting on the correct speed tape. Are my arrows slower? Absolutely. I genuinely do not care about speed at the ranges I shoot - if trad guys can kill animals with 140-170 FPS I think I’ll be okay.

Almost every single animal I’ve harvested was 30 yards or under with the majority being 15-25 yards. The number of animals I’ve taken shots on past 30 yards I can likely count on one hand. I follow the leg up and put it on a heart shot and I either hit heart or they jump the string and I end up with double lung. Shooting significantly slower speeds hasn’t effected that. The primary change has been complete pass through shots on every single animal I’ve shot regardless of what’s in the way (bones, etc).

I’m completely sold and I have no plans to go back to light/fast arrows. I use the same setup I’m using now on everything I hunt - whitetail, hogs, elk, turkey, and hopefully moose this fall if that works out.

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I recognize the broadhead but what insert are you running?
 
Im not real smart or educated but Ive thrown plenty of front heavy objects in my life. If you cant understand why heavy arrows and high foc is better you need to go back to things throwing 101 right in your parents back yard
 
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