the way i see it a hare (preban of course) stalked and pounced on by a slow clever dog or a hare coursed and caught by a fast spectacular dog after a long course is still a hare in the bag, it's all down to individual preferences. a clever type on the lamp will / may / should turn bunnies away from a fence or shelter pushing them into the open making them panic a faster more direct type will dive in make the strike if it's whin's or reeds and the like good and well, what if it's blackthorn or a barbed wire fence ? alternatively it's always gonna be easier to teach a clever one to retrieve shot