Just wondering if anybody has done their own tests with a Bob Lee three piece longbow.
I noticed on their website that it gives the figures of 190.4 fps for the longbow - that's 60# 540 gr (9gr/#).
My Bob Lee Elite seems quite fast but I have no way of verifying those figures. They seem very fast for a bow that only has maple limbs (no bamboo or carbon) and those figures are for a dacron string.
Would like to hear from somebody who has done their own tests?? Would be very interesting.
Finally - there is a guy called Blackie somebody - I think he is German. Apparantly he has tested a lot of popular bows. Does anybody know if he tested the Lee??
Sutto
suttoman, Blacky writes for Traditional Bowhunter Mag. He posts every issue[I think] with a bow report from soup to nuts including Chrono results. I'll see if I or maybe someone can dig up some of his old FPS accouints of the bows he tested.Next Oct/Nov issue he'll be doing his report on The Lewis Hollow 3 piece takedown with recurve and longbow limbs.. The results should surprise alot of folks. As far as plain jane maple limb cores , there are alot of bowyers that swear by good old maple cores and use that wood as a standard item. Horne's and Bob Lee just to name two.
Philip, I sent you a PM!
Yes my Horne's had plain old Maple and Mark has been making bows for a long time.
Thanks for that, would be great if you had some figures.
Not that it matters in the big scheme of things -my Lee actually is quite fast and is very smooth. I think - as I read on another thread - OL sais that it is mostly in the limb design, and only a little bit to do with the material. He should know.
Sutto
Yes my Horne's had plain old Maple and Mark has been making bows for a long time.
Thanks for that, would be great if you had some figures.
Not that it matters in the big scheme of things -my Lee actually is quite fast and is very smooth. I think - as I read on another thread - OL sais that it is mostly in the limb design, and only a little bit to do with the material. He should know.
Sutto
I believe the results are for a 30" draw and the string is not a B-50, it is a 75 or something in the combo area. From my shooting of his longbows I would say the figures are close.
Blacky's reports are posted on his site: http://bowreports.com/
He reviewed a one piece Lee recurve. Should give you something to consider.
I watched a fella shoot one of the new 56" Bob Lee recurves at ATAR this weekend. It seem pretty darn fast.
Suttoman...in over 40 years I never had to "verify" any of my bows performance with a number 8^). I knew what they were doing in my own mind and that was good enough. There isn't five FPS different in like designs nowadays....heck, probably in old designs as well. If a bow shoots fast (in my minds eye) and it shoots accurately and comfortably, that's good enough verification for me.
You are correct George and thanks fo the comments. I like to tinker a lot with things and being a techno-head I like to know all the information available behind a product. It certainly does not affect my enjoyment of a bow -just because it may be slower than another.
I just shot the Lee today and by fiddling with the brace-height and putting on a different string I have it smoking. Am really happy with the Lee.
Sutto