Everytime we all get into teh topic of velocity the speed at the string is always listed and people say that what matters is your down range velocity so who cares what it is at the string. However, my thoughts on this is that if your bow is fast at the string it will still be fast down range at hunting distances. So, I decided to record my speeds at the bow, 20 yds, 30 yds, & 40 yds with a 430 gr arrow. Only a 20 fps loss at 40 yds is not too shaby. I'm going t obuild a heavier and see how well it maintains the speed. However, I see no reason to go heavier with my arrow when it still has more momentum at 40 yds then a lot of heavier set-ups will at the bow.

bow: 303 fps
20 yds: 296 fps
30 yds:290 fps
40 yds:284 fps