speed, and weight

[downforthecount]

I just bought a hoyt havoctec, and was trying to get the best idea about accurate , and fast options for this bow. I was wondering how much affect a rubber peep tube would have affect speed, and if going to a real light peep sight would gain any speed? I also am wondering about fletchings. Which would be more accurate for a drop away. 4" feathers helical, or turbo nocks? This is not the fastest bow so i am milking the speed out of it. I am not going to light on arrow weight though staying in the 7 grain per pound zone. so any tips about string accesories and fletchings gaining speed and being more accurate would be helpful.
Thanks

[Arthur P]

If you want all the speed possible, then stay away from the rubber tubing peeps. They can cost anywhere from 8-15 fps. Get a Fletcher TruPeep and adjust the thing until it turns into your eye like it's supposed to at full draw. It will still cost you some arrow speed, but only 1 or 2 fps.

4" feathers are a lot lighter than 4" vanes, control broadheads better, raise FOC balance nicely, and are faster than vanes out to around 40 yards. Most folks who gripe about speed loss and noise with feathers wrap their feathers in a full helical around their shafts like stripes on a candy cane. Duh! They're building parachutes on their arrows! Just enough helical or offset to seat the quill on the shaft properly is all you need.

Don't know a thing about turbo nocks, other than it's just another newfangled idea I don't trust.<img src=icon_smile_8ball.gif border=0 align=middle><img src=icon_smile_question.gif border=0 align=middle> They might be the cat's meow for all I know, but I don't care to waste any more money on new junk than I've already done. I'll await your report if you want to experiment.

I like your idea of hanging in the 7 grains per pound range. That weight will get you decent speed off the bow and help your arrows maintain speed and energy downrange, where it really counts.

[CBM SC]

Like Arhtur I found about 8 fps on a chrono changing from a tube peep to a Fletcher Tru-peep . I picked up 5 fps with feathers. I have also seen gains of 1-3 fps by sliding your strings silencers as far up as you can (top)and low as you can(bottom). Also every brass nock that can be removed or a kisser button will give you about 2-3 fps.

Don't get me wrong 7 grn per pound is great(good weight and easy on the bow..wich I feel is a good choice),but a little conservative given current bow/limb designs IMO .I personally like about 6 grains per pound which would give you about 21-22 fps compared to 7 per #.My bow is very quiet and I have had no problems shooting them 6 per # for the last 4 years. I tried 5 per # this year but will go back to 6...5 is a little light !!