348 FPS?
 

Someone I know told me they shoot at 348 feet per second. Do you think thats bull****?

RE: 348 FPS?
 

Considering I witnessed a Forge bow with a 8 1/2" brace height set at 57 lbs shoot 303 fps I wouldn' t be so quick to chalk it up to b.s.! That was our proshop owners son tweaking his bow for a tournament. I' d venture to guess that with a speedburner like a bowtech , it would be easily done.
Can you say 3 or 4 grains per pound of draw;)

RE: 348 FPS?
 

i sure hope there is a lifetime guarentee on that bow with no questions asked

RE: 348 FPS?
 

Why anybody would want to shoot 348 fps has got my pistol corked!;)

RE: 348 FPS?
 

Depending upon the bow 348 is VERY possible even with IBO specs of 30" /70# and a 350gr arrow. The only bow I know of that has a shot at 348fps at these specs is the BowTech Black Knight Dual cam. Both the high brace height version and the low have a spped rating of 350fps at the top end. (The Low brace model is rated at upwards of 350fps with a 29" draw length!)
IF someone shot that speed then there is a good chance that they had this bow........or it could be quite possible that they are shooting any number of the really quick bows on the market at under 5grs per lb of draw weight.

Here' s an example........My BowTech " Pro38" dual cam shot at 70#/30" shot a 350 gr arrow 336fps with a string loop on the string.........with a small tie in nock set I' m sure I' d be at or over 340fps.....and that was with a 6.75" brace height. And that wasn' t even pushing the bow.

ALso my new BowTech Patriot Dually at 30" /70# shot a 375gr arrow at 319fps, and that was with a string loop and SIMS Leeches........and oh yeah.......a 7 7/8" brace height![:-] If I stripped off the leeches, and brought the arrow weight down to 350grs I would most likely bring the speed over 330fps without much trouble.

Your friend could very well be feeding you a line of bull.............BUT there are bows that can do it.

RE: 348 FPS?
 

Another option...could be a high poundage bow (or even a longer draw length bow).
The bowtech sampson at ~77-80# and an IBO arrow should get you there.
But I would agree that it is more likely your leg is being pulled.

RE: 348 FPS?
 

your friend is bragging about speed but how is his accuracy ? missing is missing no matter what speed you do it at

RE: 348 FPS?
 

just heard through the vine that hi country is going beyond 375 fps mark....
matthews backmax 2 is 330 fps.
so anything is possible....but is it shootable???

RE: 348 FPS?
 

What is the world record speed from a bow now? My pro-shop owner said that it was somewhere around 575 f.p.s. [:-][:-][:-][:-] I am not sure of any details on this, but, the bows on the market can be EXTREMELY fast if tuned just for speed. Take a fast bow, put the poundage up, put the draw length up, shoot the smallest, lightest arrow possible. Twist the string as much as possible, ect..... and you will be flinging arrows at scorching speeds. Terrible for the bow, but awsome for the whole speed part.

RE: 348 FPS?
 

Let' s not forget there are some BIG Guys out there too. I know a guy that pulls an 86#PSE at 32" draw...he shoots real close to 330. Big weight and long draw go a long way. He shoots 6.5 grains per pound too;)