i know it aint all about speed but who makes the fastest recurves thinking about ordering one when my shoulder recovers 55 plus pounds draw wt
thanks Ralph.

border black douglas

Habu VyperKahn.

Some folks will tell you there's no such thing as a fast bow that's also stable, quiet, forgiving, and easy to shoot.  Those traits are supposedly incompatible.  They haven't shot a Black Douglas.    

RER bows are fast, smooth and quite. Plus great customer service before and after the sale, Kevin and Sue are top notch people.

Dave

pittsley predator.

Morrison

Zipper and my new Tradtech Titan

Black Douglas, hands down!!!!!!

I think I see one in my future as well.  LOL!!

fast bow that's also stable, quiet, forgiving, and easy to shoot

Pittsley, Black Douglas, Morrison, Habu, Zipper, Tradtech,RER, if we wait a bit every make bow that SOMEBODY owns will get mentioned. LOL sounds like they are all that way. Wonder why so many of them end up in the classifieds?

As far as fast? According to the tests I've been reading for 30 years, shooting the same grain weight arrow, at the same draw length, and at the same draw weight, with very few exceptions there won't be a 5% difference between the fastest and the slowest bows, whether they cost $200 or $1200. An imperceptible amount to be honest.

We've been having this argument for 10 years now and I've yet to see the "magic bow" that shoots 10 grains per pound of draw weight, drawn 28" that will shoot an arrow 200 FPS.

When choosing a bow you have to hunt and live with, speed should be about 4th or 5th on the list of features you should worry about.IMO First and foremost should be a bow that fits your hand, and is comfortable to shoot.Everything else fall in line somewhere behind that.

metal risered black swan impala.  Cut past center, completely dead in hand, and blazingly fast.

ACS CX will get the job done if you do your part.

You know, Mr. Ferret does know what he is talking about!!!

Mickey...  

Mickey,
You have a good point.  However, have you ever shot a Border?

Marc, have to admit I haven't. It may very well be a hell of a bow, in fact judging from the praise it's getting here I have no doubt it's a hell of a bow. Maybe I'll get a chance to shoot one someday. I have shot numerous bows that people have claimed were the be all to end all and to tell you the truth some of them were great bows (to me) and some for various reasons I wouldn't carry from the truck to the edge of the woods (I don't care how fast they were).

Think about this, in general, a spear won't be as fast as an atlatl, an atlatl won't be as fast as a wood bow, a wood bow won't be as fast as a glass longbow, a glass longbow won't be as fast as a glass recurve, a glass recurve won't be as fast as a compound, a compound won't be as fast as a muzzleoader, a muzzleoader won't be as fast as a centerfire rifle. Man has killed critters with all of them. Fast is a relative term. Just how fast a weapon do you need to hunt or to make you happy?

You want fast? Wait until you're my age and then one day look around at your grown children and your grandchildren and wonder where the time has gone.  

Balck Swan, Ballistik, Border, RER, etc. Lots of fast bows. Find a bow that suits you and be happy.

If we do that then will we know the answer to the question?  

Not sure, but the newer black swans might make the 200fps mark at 10gpp.  I can't pull to 28 or I'd give it a shot.

As others have pointed out, the absolute speed doesn't make that much difference anyway. I can shoot this bow better than any of my other bows or than any other bows I've tried.