would like to know thoughts about overdraws.really don' t know to much about them.I have a 28" draw so speed is a factor.thank you for your time

i usually dont get to involved with the speed debate, but here goes. an overdraw for a new bow is a waste of money.......the benefit of installing one on your bow does not really gain you any advantage, but will cause more problems than it well solve.

if you install an overdraw, you are probably out between 50 and 125 dollars. the overdraw moves your arrow behind the pivot point of your shooting (bow) hand. any bow torque is amplified by the distance the overdraw is behind the pivot point.

as for speed, most bows it takes 10 to 12 grains of arrow weight reduction to equal one foot per second gain. if you take an aluminum arrow and cut off 4 inches, the arrow weighs an average of 8 grains per inch. you have gained 3 to 4 feet per second, but you have lost shootability of the bow. if you have an older bow, my suggestion is upgrade your bow with a new one, you will be better served by a new bow than spending money on an old one.

what bow are you currently shooting? there are several bows on the market that will shoot in the 280 fps range at 28 inches of draw.

now for the speed debate, if you are shooting 3-d targets, i dont care how loud a bow is. if it sounds like a bus crash so be it, but if you are wanting to speed up your hunting rig, the increase in speed brings the increase in bow noise. i shoot about 290 fps during 3-d shoots, but prefer about 250 for deer, simply because the bow is not as loud. i carry a rangefinder with me while hunting, and will shoot deer out to 40 yards if the chance is there. the deer react less to the bow noise at 35 yards than they do a 15. a deer can move out from the path of an arrow at 320fps, but the additional speed will help with yardage estimation errors. i hope this information is helpful to you....good luck with your setup.....

my recomendation for speed increases is shoot a lighter arrow than you currently shoot, provided it is spined properly, and does not go below 5 grains of arrow weight for every pound of bow pull, ie, 300 grain arrow for 60 lb bow.

I agree with Keith except for this. The general rule is more like every 3 to 5 grns equals 1 fps.

With todays lighter carbons overdraws are a thing of the past - you can get your weight down with standard length arrows

Actually, overdraws still have an application. It just doesn' t apply to anyone shooting less than 32" in draw length.

would like to thank everyone on there input