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Sorry guys but YES, you most definately can punch through both shoulders with an arrow. Will the average bow guy shooting the bow be able too? But YES it has been done and yes the more KE (MOMENTUM) you can achieve the greater the odds are. For instance Kevin Strother (formally the lead designer for bowtech,Owner of Elite archery, Strother archery and K&K archery) did so a couple years ago. If I remember right 40 yard shot clean pass through right through BOTH shoulders of a large cow. Now the KEY POINT he was shooting his custom set up bow set at (if I remember this right) 165lbs ) and like a 600gn arrow. So yes the more KE and momentum the better ur odds are. END OF STORY! Not saying you should go for those shots even if you can but yes it can change things! Kevin also holds the world record for arrow flight. GUY IS A BEAST!
Quote from: Mxracer532 on August 24, 2012, 07:29:27 AMSorry guys but YES, you most definately can punch through both shoulders with an arrow. Will the average bow guy shooting the bow be able too? But YES it has been done and yes the more KE (MOMENTUM) you can achieve the greater the odds are. For instance Kevin Strother (formally the lead designer for bowtech,Owner of Elite archery, Strother archery and K&K archery) did so a couple years ago. If I remember right 40 yard shot clean pass through right through BOTH shoulders of a large cow. Now the KEY POINT he was shooting his custom set up bow set at (if I remember this right) 165lbs ) and like a 600gn arrow. So yes the more KE and momentum the better ur odds are. END OF STORY! Not saying you should go for those shots even if you can but yes it can change things! Kevin also holds the world record for arrow flight. GUY IS A BEAST!He didn't ask if it would increase his odds. He simply asked if the setup would allow shoulder shots. He also wasn't talking about a 165lb bow, he asked if 120lbs would allow him to take that double shoulder shot. Sure it "increases" his odds, but is still a horrible idea. Have a broadhead get stuck in the shoulder, animal runs off, slowly dies of an infection and feeds the rats. So if we are talking about increasing odds, I think everyone can agree that more KE will increase your odds of taking risky shots and having them be successful harvests. Also that there has to be a point where you could take any shot you wanted if you had enough KE. That wasn't his question though.
Yes I realize he wasnt talking about odds, but to say it cannot be a reasonable assuption that the 120ft/lbs of KE WILL NOT is a far stretch from the truth. There are ALOT of variables that go into this. How far is the shot? What broadheads? ECT.... At 120 ft/lbs of KE at 5 yards with a really good cut on contact head I would bet it would punch right through the shoulder and it would be a dead elk. Again this is my opinion. Should you take that shot on purpose? I guess thats for the guy behind the bow to decide. Quote from: Recurve-Elk on August 24, 2012, 08:31:37 AMQuote from: Mxracer532 on August 24, 2012, 07:29:27 AMSorry guys but YES, you most definately can punch through both shoulders with an arrow. Will the average bow guy shooting the bow be able too? But YES it has been done and yes the more KE (MOMENTUM) you can achieve the greater the odds are. For instance Kevin Strother (formally the lead designer for bowtech,Owner of Elite archery, Strother archery and K&K archery) did so a couple years ago. If I remember right 40 yard shot clean pass through right through BOTH shoulders of a large cow. Now the KEY POINT he was shooting his custom set up bow set at (if I remember this right) 165lbs ) and like a 600gn arrow. So yes the more KE and momentum the better ur odds are. END OF STORY! Not saying you should go for those shots even if you can but yes it can change things! Kevin also holds the world record for arrow flight. GUY IS A BEAST!He didn't ask if it would increase his odds. He simply asked if the setup would allow shoulder shots. He also wasn't talking about a 165lb bow, he asked if 120lbs would allow him to take that double shoulder shot. Sure it "increases" his odds, but is still a horrible idea. Have a broadhead get stuck in the shoulder, animal runs off, slowly dies of an infection and feeds the rats. So if we are talking about increasing odds, I think everyone can agree that more KE will increase your odds of taking risky shots and having them be successful harvests. Also that there has to be a point where you could take any shot you wanted if you had enough KE. That wasn't his question though.