RE: Fast recurves
Too many variables. I've read and heard reports, read test results, etc. etc. etc. and who is fastest depends on who you want to believe or what report you read. Of course my bet is that in at least some of these tests/reports you aren't getting average results from an average bow--at least not from what I've actually seen compared to what I read. Then you have folks that could care less about getting a test done on their bow, differences in individual archers, etc. etc. etc. There are some that are a tad faster than others, but among the better bows on the market, there's not enough difference to make a real difference, at least for the big majority of us.
Chad