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right now i am shooting easton redlines 460s 60 pounds(the max i can shoot in the youth class) im getting 284 fps out of my pro 40 dually my relines i think have 80grn tips so they are weighing in at about 310 or 315 my question how can i get a little more speed out of my setup and stikk keep below 60 pounds and above 5 grns per inch should i just stick with the arrows i have? i was thinking about getting some light speeds but will they be to lite for me to leagly shoot in the ibo? i have been kinda interested in the fatboys

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make sure your bow is tuned,timed and even tillerd
if you have any thing that is not needed on your string get rid of it! string leaches.. 5fps limb savers about 2-3fps

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Don't worry too much about speed. Like Bartman said, make sure your bow is tuned with the arrows your using now. Besides, if you pick up more speed the bow tends to be less forgiving. My "magic speed" is 280fps. Hope I've helped some. Hope its warm and dry where you are.


In Christ,

Joel Chavez

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thanks for the reply guys, tell me what you all think of this ideah my neighbor who shoots like 54 pounds with only a 25 in draw is shooting some size cxl's and is getting almost the same speed as me. would i be better of droping my poundage down and getting a liter arrow? that way im holding less poundage? im just wanting to make sure im shooting my setup at its best performance.
shooterforchrist i wish it was wamr and dry here:( and i love your name:D

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For indoors a lighter arrow will be o.k. Put that lighter arrow in the wind and watch it wiggle. At the speeds that you are shooting, I think that you will be just fine. I try to spend most of my time practicing yardage judgement. If you know the yardage it doesn't matter what speed that you are shooting. I would much rather have a more shootable bow than I would a barn burner with the occasional flyer. Your game is gonna be won between 25-35 yards. The difference will not be that much for drop unless you gain around 10 fps. Which means that you will need to go to about a 50 grn. lighter arrow. Don't expect a whole lot of difference in the 25-35 yard range with that. It will show up on your longer yardages. I personally would not want to sacrafice the occasional flyer at my important ranges to gain on the fewer longer shots. I am now currently shooting at 279 fps with a 423 grn. arrow. I have obtained up to 308 with my bow but won't ever think of shooting that fast for tournament use. Super tune your bow, concentrate on the shot, and know your yardage, you will do just fine.

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THANKS for the help guys yeah i was thinking that 280 ish was a good speed so im just gonna try to keep her around that. so what do you guys think is the best carbon arrow choice? am i better of with a skinny arrow or somethign thats gonna cut a few more lines?

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GOLDTIPS 22 ULTRALIGHTS PRO
22/64 OD or .338"
ID .300"
7.3gr per inch
They are the best!!!!!;)

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i have been hearing about those gold tips but is there anyways i could put uni nocks on them? i dont like the goldtip nocks

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yes, you can put speed nock on the gold tips. I shoot the gold tips 55/75 with white speed nocks and they fly just fine. Will have to agree with the other posts here, tune your bow and arrow combo and practice,practice practice your range judging. You will be just fine if you do.

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yes if you can find some uni bushing with a .300 OD I dont know what size arrow that is?

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Hey pup,I shoot vapor 23 speeds. They are light and fat. I'm shooting 54lb's, 30" draw, 80 gr. points, 28 1/2" arrows and I'm getting 270 fps.
I hope that helps.

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I shoot the A/C/C 3-60. They might be a little on the heavy side for you. You could go to prbably the 3-39's and get just a little above the grn weight that you are shooting depending on your length and tip weight. Make sure that your foward of center is correct though, whatever you may choose for an arrow. Get it too far back and you will have an unstable arrow. Get it too far foward and it will nose dive. I like to keep mine between 7-9 for shooting 3-D. As far as line cutters, if you shoot good enough you won't need them. Just remember that you will have more surface area for a side wind to catch. You need to weigh out your options and find out what will work in most cases. Playing the odds can pay dividends in the long run. Get your gear set up and gain confidence in your equipment. As far as yardage, I spend at least 3x a week practicing. I have calculated my bows drop up to 50 yrds. I will estimate the range of an object and then shoot it with my rangefinder. All the info is written down and then entered into my computer. I can then calculate what my score would have been if I made the perfect shot. With this scoring system I can find out if I am improving or not. I am able to tell where my problem yardages are and work on those the most. With more confidence you can see the shot actually happening. Meaning it will more likely happen. If your confidence is low and you see yourself missing. Then you probably will. Last but not least. Shoot small. Pick a blemish on the target or maybe a shadow, Shoot for those spots and if you miss. Then you will more than likely miss small. See the target as the spot and not the whole 3-D target. Good luck in your shoots.

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yeah i shoot every day when there isnt 3 feet of snow on the ground. when you guys judge your yardage how close can you get and how close do you try to get? usually i can be within a yard or 2 but i was talking to this guy once who when he looks at a target hes like thats 27 yard 1/4 yards i thought that was crazy

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Good post. S

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Good post. S

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whats with white raven

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so all you guys that shoot acc's are they very strong? im known to be a little hard on arrows. also have any of you shot the larry wise pro arrows? http://www.larrywise.com/arrows/

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The ACC arrows are tough. They are hard to robinhood. I have blown the nocks off of many of mine and they are still shooting. I was really surprised when I switched to them and found that they were as durable as they are. The uni bushing and the G-nocks are a good system.

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From all i have been hearing about the acc's i think thats what im leaning to right now. but my one concern with them is going to be weight do the easton charts tend to be over or under spined? i shoot 60 pounds with just under a 28 in arrow what size would i need?

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I shoot a Hoyt Ultra Tec at 63 pounds, 30 inch draw, with a 332 grain carbon tech cheetah hunter and i am getting 304 to 305 fps. I agree with everyone else tune your bow and practice, practice, practice making a good shot and the score will follow.



KEEP EM IN THE X-RING

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i like the beman ics hunter the are really strait and you ca get them in 3 " vanes for 3-d

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bartman, you mean that my limbsavers that are on the limbs of my bow are taking fps off of my speed?

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well guys and gals. just a little update. i ordered some fatboys last week htye are on back order though we will see when the get here. i have shot 2 shoots so far this year and am shooting better then ever. next week i am also going to a nfaa shooters school so i am very excited about that.:D