Any way of making bow faster???
11-24-2003, 09:14 PM
#2
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: Michigan (Whitetails & Muskies)
Posts: 129
RE: Any way of maling bow faster???
Everybody wants faster. Higher poundage, lighter arrows and broadheads, shorter brace height, you could grow your arms longer and increase draw length.
Seriously, why do you need faster? I' m shooting an older Hoyte at just 58 lbs and have taken 2 deer a year with it, I have no idea what speed I' m even shooting. Skip the " speed Balls" You could go to an overdraw and shoot shorter (lighter) arrows. The carbons I' m shooting are only 7 grains/inch, thats pretty light, but if your bow is set at 70 pounds or somthing you wont get away with somthing that light.
Seriously, why do you need faster? I' m shooting an older Hoyte at just 58 lbs and have taken 2 deer a year with it, I have no idea what speed I' m even shooting. Skip the " speed Balls" You could go to an overdraw and shoot shorter (lighter) arrows. The carbons I' m shooting are only 7 grains/inch, thats pretty light, but if your bow is set at 70 pounds or somthing you wont get away with somthing that light.
11-24-2003, 09:22 PM
#3
Giant Nontypical
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Dover, PA USA
Posts: 5,497
RE: Any way of maling bow faster???
I was all set to suggest USPS " Priority" .......
There really isn' t a product that you can just slap on and expect more speed......Lobi already hit on some of the things.
1. More draw weight (If you are up to it and your bow has some room to grow)
2. Longer draw length (Ususally not an option)
3. Lighter arrows......can mean just lighter arrow components or heads.
4. Less string load (Lose any heavy silencers, peep tube excess brass nock sets...etc.)
That' s about it.
There really isn' t a product that you can just slap on and expect more speed......Lobi already hit on some of the things.
1. More draw weight (If you are up to it and your bow has some room to grow)
2. Longer draw length (Ususally not an option)
3. Lighter arrows......can mean just lighter arrow components or heads.
4. Less string load (Lose any heavy silencers, peep tube excess brass nock sets...etc.)
That' s about it.
11-26-2003, 06:34 AM
#7
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Central PA
Posts: 2,299
RE: Any way of making bow faster???
How is your bow shooting with Broadheads? If you are killing deer with it, who cares how fast it is? Too much made out of the speed issue. Indians were shooting deer with bows slow enough that if they made a mistake on the shot, they could run and catch up with the arrow and re-nock it before it hitting its target They killed plenty of deer.
All that aside, if you want to gain some speed, everyone already hit the basic points.
One thing I dont think anyone mentioned is a well tuned bow. When I first setup my current bow I was shooting around 268-270 fps. After I got it completely tuned, I gained an additional 5 fps. Something to think about.
They killed plenty of deer.All that aside, if you want to gain some speed, everyone already hit the basic points.
One thing I dont think anyone mentioned is a well tuned bow. When I first setup my current bow I was shooting around 268-270 fps. After I got it completely tuned, I gained an additional 5 fps. Something to think about.
11-26-2003, 07:20 AM
#9
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2003
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RE: Any way of making bow faster???
Or you could try this-
http://www.savagearchery.com/store.p...7f3f36006368d0
However, unless you add 20-30 fps to your bow, it is very unlikely you' ll even notice that big of a performance difference. In the past I compared an arrow shot at both 270 and 300 fps in a trajectory program I have, the difference in impact location at 30 yards, the upper end of most normal whitetail hunting distances, was only a few inches, very negligible. So for speed to make a big difference to you, you need to gain a bunch.
No product or tweaks to your current bow are gonna net you 20-30 fps, I' m afraid... What are you shooting now?
http://www.savagearchery.com/store.p...7f3f36006368d0
However, unless you add 20-30 fps to your bow, it is very unlikely you' ll even notice that big of a performance difference. In the past I compared an arrow shot at both 270 and 300 fps in a trajectory program I have, the difference in impact location at 30 yards, the upper end of most normal whitetail hunting distances, was only a few inches, very negligible. So for speed to make a big difference to you, you need to gain a bunch.
No product or tweaks to your current bow are gonna net you 20-30 fps, I' m afraid... What are you shooting now?