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Main Boards => PowWow => Topic started by: Biblethumpincop on January 28, 2007, 12:37:00 PM
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I was able to finally run the quinnvantage through the chronograph today and compared it to the proline riser with hoyt gold medalist carbon plus limbs. I tried to keep things as constant as possible, in a crude labatory setting (backyard). I am still recovering from shoulder surgery, so my dad was gracious enough to be my shooting machine (cordovan tab, split fingers). I marked the proper arrow length for my 31" draw and spotted him as he shot for me. As you may recall, I thought the bows looked to be about the same speed by the naked eye, but wasn't able to check their speed on the chronograph....until today.
Hoyt provantage riser, 24" long, 2 sets of limbs from a quinn (stallion 60"), overall length 64", major deflex in riser with plastic non-flipper rest. 1 set of clear glass limbs, marked 48# (46# on fingers, 8 7/8" Brace Height) and black glass limbs with snake ease vinyl on them, marked 55# (57# on fingers
9 1/16" Brace height).
Proline force II magnum riser set up for ILF limbs, 1 set of medium Hoyt gold medalist carbon plus 36# (46# on the fingers, 8 7/8" Brace Height) and Hoyt gold medalist carbon plus 42# (57# on the fingers, 9" Brace Height) with hoyt white pro rest and plunger, 64" overall length.
Chrony F1 chronograph, 70 degrees at just above sea level, no wind, daylight, 3 feet from chronograph. The exact same string was used: 16 strand 8125 string with catwhisker cut in half and installed in two places on the string. Arrow is a ACC 3-39 with
3 - 3 inch vanes with arrow wrap. Total weight of arrow= 413 grains.
Results:
Quinnvantage 46# at 31"= average 188 fps (9 gpi)
Proline with Hoyt carbon plus 46# at 31" = average 190 (9 gpi)
Quinnvantage 57# at 31" = average 206 fps (7.3 gpi)
proline with Hoyt carbon plus 57# at 31" = average 211 fps (7.3 gpi)
As you can see, they were very close. I have $220 in the entire quinnvantage bow, including 2 sets of limbs! The bow has a lot of deflex, which was a cause for concern, but at my long draw, it is very smooth and the speeds show it is on par with the carbon limbed proline with a lot of pre-load.
Those quinn limbs are a great value, and are all WOOD/GLASS. No carbon.
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Sweet! Is the provantage riser as much of an advantage for accuracy as a recurve as it was for the compound? Used to have one years back and loved how it destroyed arrows.
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I have been laid up with my injury, so I haven't shot it in about 6 months. But, it was very forgiving. Quiet too. Seems to work well with a long draw. I don't know how it would work with a short draw though.
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I also had a provantage ,it was my first hoyt bow . I never robin hooded an arrow but I broke more nocks with that bow than any other . I have been shooting hoyt bows ever since .