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Check the online results for the IBO Triple Crown and Nationals.

 

Here is what the Triple Crown results from 2009 through 2013 would look like if the "Men's Bohunter Release" class and the Crossbow class competed head to head. Granted, they do shoot at different times, but they both shoot the course from the "green stake", thus they shoot the same distances at the same targets.

Note: Crossbow scores are highlighted in green.

 

If crossbows are so much easier, more powerful and more accurate, why aren't the top of each years results all crossbow shooters?

 

Why is the crossbow at the top spot only once in 5 years?

 

Why is it only twice the crossbow would have had 2 people place in the top 10?

IBO International Bowhunter Organization Triple Crown Results.pdf

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I guess that's what they make bipods, and rangefinders for.

 

Yep, they make them so compound shooters don't have too much advantage over crossbow shooters. They help equal the playing field.

 

Did you forget to comment on the 104 yard compound shot at the mule deer? That is offhand with a compound bow. yet the crossbow shooter is on a bench. HHHMMMM.

 

Crickets!!!!

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Well I have been hunting PA's crossbow/bow season for years and wont have the fun of buying a new X-Bow now that they will be legal here in my home state of NY, already have 2.

But for you guys who are now in the market for that new crossbow I can say one thing. Get an Excalibur, they are the absolute most accurate, most reliable, simplest, easy to maintain, crossbows out there.

Easy to cock with a string cocking device(strongly recommended) easy to un cock with that same device, Easy to restring with an inexpensive limb compressor string(all available from Excal). I just cant say enough about the company and their crossbows.

 

I will agree that the Excalibur is a nice simple design, but some of them will not be legal. They included in the crossbow language a max 200 lb draw weight limit. Many of the new Excaliburs exceed that limit. Make sure you understand the regulations prior to purchasing a new crossbow so you don't buy something you can't use.

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Simple math indeed

 

You are correct, it's not simple math, it's actually highly sophisticated Physics. Shooting from a rest in a controlled environment at known yardages is much easier than in a hunting environment. What you don't see in your video is the arrow trajectory has an arc of 5 1/2' at 100 yards from a Tac 15. 

 

Here is a link to the data showing that the arrow would drop over 10 1/2' @ 100 yards. Don't believe me run the calculator yourself.  http://nycrossbowcoalition.com/myths-facts-presentations/index.php

Then check out the following video

 

And then this one

 

Now tell me again that only crossbows are capable of shooting 100 yards! And BTW, I would never recommend anyone taking that mule deer shot. There are too many things that can go wrong past 40 yards resulting in a wounded animal.