what is slow to you
03-12-2006, 02:44 PM
#3
Super Moderator
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: Central Utah
Posts: 4,815
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.
My bowfishing bow fires a bowfishing arrow at 110fps.
Those seem pretty slow.. but the arrows are usually faster than the deer or fish.
03-12-2006, 07:42 PM
#5
Dominant Buck
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Blossvale, New York
Posts: 21,199
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.
03-12-2006, 07:49 PM
#6
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!
03-12-2006, 09:38 PM
#7
Boone & Crockett
Join Date: Feb 2003
Posts: 10,679
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.
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.
03-13-2006, 06:16 AM
#8
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Steubenville, Ohio
Posts: 306
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.
03-13-2006, 11:43 AM
#10
Boone & Crockett
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Lehigh County PA USA
Posts: 12,157
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.