Has anybody ever tested to see if there is any merit to people saying a hunting arrow (450 grains with 4 inch fletching) loses accuracy at speeds over 270 fps?
__________________
2006 BowTech Old Glory 70#/31 inch draw
QAD Drop Away Arrow Rest
Spot-Hogg Hunter 5 pin
6 inch Fuse Axium Stabilizer
Gold Tip Ultra Light Pro 300's
100 grain NAP SpitFire Mechanical Broadheads
Scott WildCat Release
i think if the arrow is not the proper spine for the bow then it might otherwise it should be more accurate with higher speeds. the bow must be in tune too.
__________________
NE PA
Reflex Grizzly 64#
easton st epic
Steelheads
i haven't seen that issue, but its been a while since i used 4 inch duravanes. with feathers or blazers i haven't noticed it. as always though, a broadhead seems to react to my mistakes more than field tip. i shoot fixed blades if that adds anything.
__________________
aka bucknasty
The average man seeks certainty in the eyes of the onlooker and calls that self-confidence. The warrior seeks impeccability in his own eyes and calls that humbleness.
Some of my friends shoot broadheads and with 4" vanes, told me that speeds over 280 they were getting a drift on their arrows, and not very consistent.. Mybow chroned is 300 plus, but I shoot mec. Grim reapers, and blazers I don't have the same flight as I get with my Easton Fat boys with 2.3 vanes, but I just adjust when hunting. I don't know why so many make a big deal of their field tips and broadheads flying different.. My gosh, it only takes a few minutes to adjust to flight pattern. Heck, I shoot three different arrows and weights, depending on what I am going to be doing.
rev, maybe that's why i don't have the problem with it. i never tune my bow for broadheads and fp's to hit the same spot - i'm in the camp that believes its a mistake. about a month from season i tune it to broadheads the same exact way i do for fp's. my poi is a bit different.i will say thatwith slick tricksthe poi ends upvery close. i don't know why i would tune fp's and bh's to hit the same spot, when i could truly super tune it TO MEwith my broadheads.
__________________
aka bucknasty
The average man seeks certainty in the eyes of the onlooker and calls that self-confidence. The warrior seeks impeccability in his own eyes and calls that humbleness.
Speed makes any bow less forgiving. No if's and or buts about it. A heavy arrow will always shoot better keeping everything else the same. I believe that as long as broadheads and field tips hit the same spot broadhead flight will not be a problem. If broadheads and field tips are not hitting the same spot, there is a problem with either nock height, or arrow spine.
I have seen guys shooting 70lbs, that couldn't shoot through a hog @ 7 yards. If your BH and FT are not hitting the same spot your arrow is coming out of your bow crooked. On a close shot this will kill penetration. IMO having broadheads and fieldtips hitting the same spot is the only way to maximize accuracy and penetration. When my BH and FT are hitting the same spot I have never been able to get better groups at 50 yards.
__________________
"If you are 20 and not a Democrat, you have no heart. If you are 40 and not a Republican, you have no brain"
I don't think that speed alone has any affect on accuracy. Now, I say that knowing that the higher the speed makes things less forgiving, thus affecting accuracy. But, if the archer is capable, a 400 fps arrow would be equally as accurate as a 200 fps arrow. Again, with the archer being capable.
__________________
1995 Ford Ranger XL
Douglas Radial Tires
Super Blue headlights
Fiberglass front bumper
2400 pounds
after i'm done tuning my bow to me, i could care less whether or not my arrow is coming off the bow with an altitude. in fact, it usually is.
__________________
aka bucknasty
The average man seeks certainty in the eyes of the onlooker and calls that self-confidence. The warrior seeks impeccability in his own eyes and calls that humbleness.
Speed makes any bow less forgiving. No if's and or buts about it.
, I have to agree with ewolf.
__________________
PRO SHOP OWNER
ATA SEMINAR INSTRUCTOR
NAA CERTIFIED INSTRUCTOR
HUNTERS SAFETY COURSE INSTRUCTOR
IBEP INSTRUCTOR
SPONSOR FOR BOY SCOUT PROGRAMS
and much more.
Honesty - vital to long-term relationships/friendships
I don't see how speed alone can make any bow less accurate or less consistant. If anything the faster the arrow leaves the bow it should be more consistant due to less influance the person will have on the arrow.
The problems that usually come with sheer speed are people having their bow set with too long a draw, pulling too much weight, having too short a brace height, shooting under spined arrows (lighter), shooting too light a broadhead (FOC), shooting too small a vane, having incocsistant form to begin with, etc... etc...
If the archer has chosen a bow with a forgiving design, the bow is set up to fit the archer, he has chosen the proper equipment to go with the bow, has tuned it properly, etc... a fast bow will be equally accurate as a slow bow.
__________________
"The danger to America is not Barack Obama but a citizenry capable of entrusting a man like him with the Presidency........... Blaming the prince of the fools should not blind anyone to the vast confederacy of fools that made him their prince. The Republic can survive a Barack Obama, who is, after all, merely a fool. It is less likely to survive a multitude of fools such as those who made him their president."
Higher Speeds Taking A Toll On Accuracy?
