what is slow to you
 

what do you think is slow for a bow

RE: what is slow to you
 

i would say anyhing under 250fps

RE: what is slow to you
 

My current hunting bow flings an arrow at 180 fps.

My bowfishing bow fires a bowfishing arrow at 110fps.

Those seem pretty slow.. but the arrows are usually faster than the deer or fish. ;)

RE: what is slow to you
 

Anything under 200 fps with a lighter set up like mine. For an average set up probably 250 and below would be slow by today's standards.

Paul

RE: what is slow to you
 

Lots of variables of course.. but to me it's not really slow at 250. Probably wouldn't call it real slow until you got down toward 225 or below. Of course, that's compounds. Recurves etc... 180 or below.

RE: what is slow to you
 

Slow is a compound bow that flings a heavy arrow at 210fps or maybe less. I can remember taking 40 yard shots with my old PSE and watching the arrow sail out there like a football pass! ;)

RE: what is slow to you
 

Depends on the draw length, draw weight, and arrow weight if you are looking at actual speeds.

If person A is shooting a 700 grain arrow at 220 fps you may think that is slow if you didn't know the weight of the arrow. However when you consider the arrow weighs 700 grains then it becomes clear that it is actually a pretty fast set up for that arrow.

Translate into numbers that most hunters use. A 400 grain arrow would be moving along at about 290 fps. out of that same bow.



If you want a better guide of how fast or slow a bow is then look at the AMO speeds. A 60 pound bow shooting a 540 grain arrow at about 230 fps is about average. Shooting the same draw weight and arrow weight at 245 fps is smoking fast and would be about a 325 fps IBO rating.



Basically it's all relative. ;)

RE: what is slow to you
 

I get my 650 grain arrows up to about 180 out of my longbow. it is awsome to watch the flight of the arrow then hear the loud thud when it connects that always brings a smile to my face.:)

RE: what is slow to you
 

under 200fps is slow

RE: what is slow to you
 

For the average bow and average hunter I would agree with David that anything under 225 fps is relatively slow. It would be curious to see what the average speed is out there right now for a hunting setup.