Spec your bow performance? DATA!!!
08-20-2013, 08:01 AM
#1
Nontypical Buck
Thread Starter
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: Kansas
Posts: 3,905
Spec your bow performance? DATA!!!
Spent half the morning on the phone with a co-worker that's looking to get into bowhunting, trying to explain the differences between different bows, and he was rightfully confused about performance differences between bows: "why would one 28" draw, 70lb bow be XXXfps and another 28"/70# bow be YYYfps?" Enter the conversation about power curves, cam advancement, etc etc...
So at any rate, I started using specific bows of my own or my customers as examples, and that got me thinking it might be fun to post a thread here and sort of 'performance number database' some of the bows out there. Not trying to let this turn into a pi$$ing contest with anybody, just thought it would be interesting to see how much energy different bows are getting out of different DL's and DW's.
So, without further ado, POST YOUR BOWS!!!
2010 Mathews Monster
72lb max Draw Weight
28" Draw length
433grn Gold Tip XT Hunter 7595 w/ 125grn Rage 2 blade Chisels
287fps
79.2 ft.lbs. KE
2012 Bowtech Destroyer 350
74lb max Draw Weight
28" Draw length (which is more like 27.75")
383grn Gold Tip XT Hunter 7595 w/ 100grn Rage 2 blades
323fps
92.8 ft.lbs. KE
My wife's bow (have to look at my book to update):
2013 Mathews Jewel
53lb max draw weight
24.5" draw length
XXXgrn Gold Tip XT hunter 5575 w/ 100grn Rage 2 blades
YYYfps
ZZ.Z ft.lbs. KE
Will add a couple other bows I've set up over the years later as well.
So at any rate, I started using specific bows of my own or my customers as examples, and that got me thinking it might be fun to post a thread here and sort of 'performance number database' some of the bows out there. Not trying to let this turn into a pi$$ing contest with anybody, just thought it would be interesting to see how much energy different bows are getting out of different DL's and DW's.
So, without further ado, POST YOUR BOWS!!!
2010 Mathews Monster
72lb max Draw Weight
28" Draw length
433grn Gold Tip XT Hunter 7595 w/ 125grn Rage 2 blade Chisels
287fps
79.2 ft.lbs. KE
2012 Bowtech Destroyer 350
74lb max Draw Weight
28" Draw length (which is more like 27.75")
383grn Gold Tip XT Hunter 7595 w/ 100grn Rage 2 blades
323fps
92.8 ft.lbs. KE
My wife's bow (have to look at my book to update):
2013 Mathews Jewel
53lb max draw weight
24.5" draw length
XXXgrn Gold Tip XT hunter 5575 w/ 100grn Rage 2 blades
YYYfps
ZZ.Z ft.lbs. KE
Will add a couple other bows I've set up over the years later as well.
09-01-2013, 03:52 AM
#3
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Sep 2010
Posts: 1,834
Mathews Drenalin
65# draw weight
29.5 Draw Length
385grn GT Velocity XT, 28" long, 2-1/2" Sharks Tooth Bi-Delta vane
100grn GrimReaper RazorCut, 1-3/8ths cut
297fps
Kenetic Energy of 75.43ft.lbs
65# draw weight
29.5 Draw Length
385grn GT Velocity XT, 28" long, 2-1/2" Sharks Tooth Bi-Delta vane
100grn GrimReaper RazorCut, 1-3/8ths cut
297fps
Kenetic Energy of 75.43ft.lbs
Last edited by SecondChance; 10-01-2013 at 07:35 AM.
