I had some friends come out today to check out a few BowTechs of mine and to shoot their's through the ole' Chrony The one guy shoots his fair share of deer every year and is a very good hunter,, scent control, stand placement,,, hunting good areas and his Hoyt did 229 fps with his heavy carbon arrows he likes[8D] Now,, that's not fast at all by today's standards but it sure does the job!!