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what is a good guess on my bow speed?

Old 08-21-2004 | 05:01 PM
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bow is a martin lynx,set at 53 pounds,arrows are epic carbon 400 with 100 grain points ,27 inches long,draw is 29 inches.just got the bow set up and it shoots bullet holes in paper and arrow seems to penetrate the target as deep as my friends 60 and 70 pound bows.i just wonder if it will shoot 225 or 250 fps.or more thanks johnny
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Old 08-21-2004 | 06:22 PM
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What year lynx? My Lynx XRG will not break 200 FPS..
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Old 08-21-2004 | 08:30 PM
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i think mine is the lynx magnum ,goes up to 70 pound pull weight
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Old 08-21-2004 | 09:13 PM
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shoot it thru a chrono that is the only way to tell how fast the arrow is traveling.

if you know the arrows total grain weight the IBO speed at 30" 70 pound you can subtract 10 to 11 fps for every inch reduction in draw length and subtract aproximatelt 2 FPS for every pound then subtract about 2 fps for every 5 GN over 350 for the weight of the arrow that is only aproximate calculation
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Old 08-21-2004 | 11:14 PM
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I know my bow shoots 229 and I used bigpapascouts formula and got 224 not to bad.
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Old 08-22-2004 | 04:48 PM
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You can calculate down from IBO rating, as BPS suggested. At your specs, I would expect about 210 fps. You can also calculate up from AMO specs (60#, 30", 540 gr. arrow), and it looks like 205-215 depending on the amount of stuff on your string, fletching weight, etc. Either way, the Lynx Mag is not a speed demon, but should be an accurate, forgiving bow. You may be getting such good penetration due to the bow being tuned better than your friends' bows. Hard to be sure.
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