If we were that concerned about losin an fps or two I don' t think we' d be shootin tradtional bows anyhow. Who knows how many times it' s been said, but it doesn' t matter how fast it' s going if it makes too much noise gettin there. A deer or whatever critter can " jump the string" faster than any arrow, so it' s better to have it quiet, don' t ya think? I didn' t chrono the recurve I shot them on before, but it averaged 150fps. Even at 45# it could thump the target pretty nicely.

Brandan