RE: Any ways to make for a flatter shooting bow?
 

You know, we have sold a ton of the speed pro arrows at the shop and it is still possible to get them and use them and it is much easier to approach the 5 grain per pound mark using them for the guys that are drawing 65lbs and less. You don't have to push them down to 250ish grains. Our shop owner is shooting a speed pro max out of an x force to hunt with this year, the arrow weighs in with 4" fletch and a 100 grain head at I think 308 grains or so and he's shooting 61lbs at 29". That bow smokes.........and is still 5 grains per pound. We use the speed pro max's commonly for those guys that just don't want to draw above 65lbs and can still keep them at 5 grains per pound which is difficult at best for most shafts out there today that are spined right.

Word to the wise........if using speed pro max's, slip Carbon Express maxima bulldog collars over the rear of the arrows. They fit well and that will help prevent banging them up when shooting groups. ;)

RE: Any ways to make for a flatter shooting bow?
 

LOL Good call Greg. It's like there's some magnetic force that just draws me to these threads... Just can't help it. Interesting stuff.

kdsberman - do you know what your actual chronographed arrow speed is?

Just so that you don't think you're crazy - I just ran the ballistics, and at 220 fps, thecomputer says that you'll be 3.6" low at 20 yards if you would use your 15 yard pin. That's not all that far off from your actual observations. (4.5" low between 20 and 25).

Just for kicks - it turns out that if you'd use your 20 yard pin on a 40 yard shot, you'd be close to 30" low (at 220 fps).

All this just goes to show you how important it is to eitherknow your yardages, or have the arrowspeed to use as a crutch.
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RJ - you're definitely right. I mushroomed a few tips on my Speed Pros, and I gave them to some olderguys that I know -who are in the 50-60#, 26-27" draw range. They cut off the bad tip, re-inserted them, and they love them. Like you said, those arrows have a super-stiff shaft that really retains the energy well, and they're really easy for the lighter draw weights to get down to the 5 gpp threshold. A 27" speed pro is downright easy to get right up to 300 grains, with FOC off the charts.

Good point. I've never mentioned it here, b/c I don't want everyone and their brother thinking that they can shoot those arrows - but if you're a short draw and a light draw weight - they are VERY doable.

RE: Any ways to make for a flatter shooting bow?
 

There's some great info on this post. Thanks guys

RE: Any ways to make for a flatter shooting bow?
 

Quiksilver, im pretty surei was chrono'd at 224. So that makes sense what you were telling me.