I am seeing all the posts about the new bows and these bows are shooting 350, 360+ fps...I mean really?? who is going to get that speed out of a bow?? a real hunting bow? who is going to be shooting 360 fps or even 340 fps?? is anybody actually getting this out of their hunting bow?? and why are you wanting it? not a loaded question, but what is the advantage if you are actually getting this speed?
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Well the faster the bow the more energy the arrow will carry on impact. However, I am not willing to sacrafice a comfortable bow to shoot, for a speed demon.
Prime example is Chuck Adams!
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yeh I understand the faster the arrow the more energy, but I mean can't you get that out of bow that shoots 270-300fps and be much more accurate?? I mean some of these bows are using 5.5" brace hieghts! that's absurd!
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yeh I understand the faster the arrow the more energy, but I mean can't you get that out of bow that shoots 270-300fps and be much more accurate?? I mean some of these bows are using 5.5" brace hieghts! that's absurd!
I posted a thread just before bow season along these same lines. I think that some people just want to have the fastestbow in town. But, if thats what they want fine with me.
yeh I understand that people can shoot whatever they want, but from my experience, unless you have damn near perfect form and shoot very often, that 5 1/2 " brace will be the death of you...more injured deer and or misses in the woods just so a guy can say he shoots a 330 fps bow...but mmy thing is this, people don't realize that these bows are shooting that fast with a 350 gr arrow and 70 # and a 30 " draw...with a bare string. no huntingset up is going to put out those speeds...most guys don't even come close to a 30" draw anyways.
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My compound I just bought clains 306 fps. I'd guess I'm shooting around 260 or so. I think its great you can get a bow that can get that kind of speed. However I have no desire to shoot an arrow in a hunting setup that fast. I want something I can shoot acurately no matter what speed the arrow is going. Many deer have fallen to less than 250 fps arrows.
What I feel is the real gain as far as these bows reaching such speeds is that you can shoot a heavier arrow at lesser poundages and still achieve the same KE and speeds as you did when pulling 70 lbs and lighter arrows.
It's a win/win. Faster arrow with more KE at lower poundages.
Take my 82nd, I can shoot a 465 grain arrow at 280 fps at 62 lbs. I remember once tweaking a Hoyt to achieve the same speed with a much, much lighter arrow at 70lbs.
Longer draw lengths could easily shoot a hunting arrow at 340ps. Ben's seeing that out of his 101st but with a 31" draw length.
I just bought a "speed bow" and I shoot it excellent and it is pleasurable to draw. It is the only "Speed bow" I have ever shot. I have not chronoed it but I shoot 29" draw and the bow is peaked at 61#. Mean V has an inch less draw than me so I will be alittl faster and he is shooting 300 and some fps with his hunting setup. Faster bow, less trajectory, more kinetic energy with a low poundage bow. I just wanted one as I want a flatter shooting arrow. I honestly shoot this bow VERY accurately. My guardian is very accurate too and is no slouch in the speed game.
What I feel is the real gain as far as these bows reaching such speeds is that you can shoot a heavier arrow at lesser poundages and still achieve the same KE and speeds as you did when pulling 70 lbs and lighter arrows.
Bingo.
I'm not much for extreme bows or brace heights below 7" personally but for shorter draw archers, people who don't want to kill themselves with heavier poundage,or people who simply cannot handle it comfortably these extreme speed bows are (and always have been) a very viable option.
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The 82nd is a long bow(36 1/4" AtoA) and has a brace height of 6 1/8. So it is long which helps it shoot accurately and the brace height is above 6". Has an IBO of 342-350
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