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Bows with a long axel-to-axel length and long brace height are physically more forgiving and easier to shoot.
It takes about 40 foot-pounds of kinetic energy to get a complete pass-through shot on a whitetail deer. About 50 foot-pounds is required for an elk. Source: Goldtip
Shooting a heavier arrow (shaft + tip) will not necessarily give you more penetration (kinetic energy) over a lighter arrow. Check it for yourself ... take your bow and shoot a heavy arrow and a light arrow through a chronograph, then calculate the kinetic energy. I bet the values aren't much different. However, both heavy and light arrows have their pros and cons. Article coming summer 2003.
The idler wheel of a single-cam bow is the single most important component dictates the bow's accuracy. --Chuck Nease, CSS Archery
Back-tension releases are NOT just for competition shooters. Practicing with a back-tension release during the off-season is a great way for hunters NOT to develop target panic. Try a Zenith!
Is your bow chewing your arm off? Chances are, if your bow string is hitting your forearm, the bow's brace height is too short for you. This happens because of how your bow arm angles into the bow. The closer the bow string is to the riser (low brace height), the better the chances are of the string hitting your forearm. There isn't a lot you can do about this problem, but you can try removing the grip from the riser and replacing it with a thin rap. Or you can change up your shooting style.
By replacing your bow's metal nock with a tie on nock or served nock, you can increase the speed of your arrows by 1-4 fps.
Identical bows that have a one inch (1") difference in draw length will have an arrow speed difference of 6-10fps. This is assuming that the arrows weight and the draw weight are the same.
Adding items such as a peep sight, kisser button, metal nocks and string silencers to your bow's string will decrease your arrow speed. Don't use them if you don't need them.

Arrow Kinetic Energy (KE) = (Arrow Weight in grains (W) X Arrow Velocity in feet per second (V) X Arrow Velocity in feet per second (V)) / 450,800 » KE = (W X V2) / 450,800
Drop-away arrow rest will NOT eliminate bad arrow flight caused by grip torque. These rests will only help a little at best. However, these rests will solve fletching clearance problems.

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