confidence is everything in hunting, shoot what you are confident in. IMO you confidence should be from experience. I have a short draw length and have never been able to bust a shoulder, I know this so I avoid them. I have taken 5 deer with the rage,
Doe at 18 yards quartering away, ran 31 yards
6pt. at 22 yards, ran 60 yards
Doe at 26 yards ran 45 yards
Buck at 25 yards, ran 110 yards
Doe at 17 yards ran 50 yards
I will say that my Mathew Q2 is 70 lbs but only shooting about 235 fps, I have a 25.5 inch draw and am very happy with the way my combination works for me. I am not about to say this works for everyone but in reality there is nothing posted on line that will change my opinion of past experience with this product. I will continue to use the rage heads until they have failed me because of product malfunction, I can't blame human error on any head. Your experiment did not work well for you and I understand the disappointment in the product, but if you look at my list of success I am sure you will understand why I will probably continue to use them. Good luck all, I am hoping to test them again this week