ArthurP,

I' m not that worried about the draw curve. I' m more worried about the holding force so the letoff is more critical for me.

So given that I can draw 50#, I am looking for the fastest bow at a 50# peak draw weight.


Rangeball,

My measurements are a little different. I chronographed my arrows with both 75 and 100 grain heads to see the speed difference. I got exactly 5fps with my setup. But that is my point I guess, each bow will react differently to draw length/weight changes as well as arrow weight changes.

So my FSLite at 300 IBO looks like: -40fps (50#), -15fps (1.5" draw), -15 fps (fletch, rest, string loop, peep) for a result of 230fps. Add 3fps for the lighter arrow and I should see 233fps. I chrono at 218 - 219.

This is why it would be nice to get some insight from either a bow designer or someone who has setup and chronographed a lot of different bows to see which bows are the best performers at 50#.


Walks with a gimp,

The BKII looks good on paper and I was looking at that plus the ExVFT and the Tech 29. But as I mention above, taking the IBO speeds and trying to guess which bow will do better at low poundage doesn' t always work. The BKII is so fast it' s hard to believe that it will not do well at 50#. Sure would be nice to know though, instead of guessing



To All Bow Manufacturers,

Bowtech does a great job in their manuals showing the IBO speed derating curve based on draw length. It would be nice to also have a derating curve for draw weight changes. This would make it much easier to compare products and select the best bow for the application. Not many dealers (or ANY dealers?) will setup 10 bows for you to your draw length/weight, add a nock and rest on each bow, and then let you chronograph them all. This information has got to be easy for a manufacturer to produce.