What bows (longbows and recurves) come to mind as being fast with around 40# of draw weightat 28"?   Any suggestions?   Thanks in advance!   Skychief.

I had a Striker here for a weekend and It was 40# and witha matched arrow it absoluley   smoked anything around. # for # it was an awesome bow.  Can't emember the name but it was a smaller recurve,

I have a Great Plains B-model T/D Recurve. It is a Palo Duro 60" 42# @ 28". This bow shoots plenty fast and best of all it is very accurate for me! Here is a Robin Hood I shot with it a couple days ago.




-Leonard-

I will second the Great Plains B Model take-down.  Mine is 64", 42# and shoots really great.

Choose one of the fastest out there, no matter if it is 30#s or 70#s with an arrow that weighs the same grains per pound as each bows draw weight the 30#er will be as fast as the 70#er. Example a RER Arroyo- 30# @ 28"s shooting a shooting  270 grain arrow 190fps now an RER Arroyo- 70# @ 28"s shooting a 630 grain arrow 190fps. Shawn

Centaur,,, Jim is a great guy,,, very fast bows,,, no hand shock,,,,,great craftsman,,,,

glen

The faster bows will be faster at any bow weight as some pointed out above.Turkey Creek,Centaury,Black Swan,ACS are a few faster ones.For recurves Morrison,DAS,Tradtech and a few other would fit the bill for what you want.Treadway has a new bow that is pretty quick as well.Lots of good bows out there now days.

I'm very impressed with my wife's Crow Creek Blackfeather.  Its about 42# at her 26" draw.

Speed does not matter if you can not shoot it accurately. We can give you a list a page long but it will not matter if none of these bows fit you.

Most bows today are fast enough. Of course some are faster and they are well known. Some are listed above but if you can go to a big shoot and they some out for yourself.

Also you can look into some test drives if you can not make it any shoots or ranges.

Here is a list of bows off the top of my head that offer test drives: Morrison, Black Widow, and Centaur.

Good Luck with your search.

CS.

When I had to drop weight substantially this past winter I looked into the ILF bows.   I tried all of the ILF trad risers and found all of them to be good but ended up keeping a Trad Tech Titan because it seemed to fit me bet (I have a very small hand).  Anyway, I tried a bunch of different limbs and ended up with short Flute foam core recurves that pull 36# at my 25" draw.  I use 1616 arrows that weigh in at the same 9 gr. per lb. I had been shootng on heavier bows and actually found this setup shot faster and flatter than I had before.  I actually stretched my effective range out.    

I made the change due to arthritis pain, and I also found the thin flat recurve limbs to be smoother drawing than the same weight longbows, which I love and still shoot, but I'm just reporting what I experienced here.   Right now, if I could go back to the heavier bows, I wouldn't... I'm enjoying shooting light ones and doing better than i ever did.

Don't feel that you're limited by low draw weight unless you want to hunt... then work at the lower limit for your state, but, as noted above, limit your shots to those you are confidant of making.

skychief, your question is one I have pondered for a long time. Injuries have forced me to tumble down in draw weight. I have not found it to be true that bow makers with a reputation for speed can automatically make a swift 40# bow. Some do and some don't. Two manufacturers that stand out from my experience are Black Widow and Quinn. The dogs I won't mention.

My fastest longbow is a Turkey Creek double carbon.  As for recurves ... Horne, Palmer, Bob Lee are all fast (those Texas bowyers must have a secret.)

My ACS CX's are the pound for pound winners, and  the rest spend a lot of time on the rack!

my ancient spirit produces more energy spitting a faster arrow then my current black widow does...same arrow etc and widow draws more weight by 5#

The fastest bows I have in the 40#-42# category are Adcock ACS and A&H ACS CX.  Horne Ridge Runner is also a quick bow at that poundage.
My lowest poundage Morrison is 45#, but based on how it shoots, my guess is that it would also spit a mighty fast arrow in the 40# range.
There are a lot of wonderfully efficient bows out there that would be excellent performers in lower poundages.  As has already been suggested, you might try some test drives and then make a decision based on your own experience.  This is definately the golden age of bow building and the offerings on the market today for the low poundage shooter have never been better (in terms of efficency).  Have fun trying to find a good fit and then enjoy!

Claudia

limb design,and limb material will also play a big part in the speed of the arrow,but as mentioned above if they don't find their mark,it matters not,how fast the arrows get there.speed is a good thing,as a faster arrow shoots flater and will be more accurate at a given distance,but don't forsake accuracy for speed.as claudia stated,tis fine times us traditional archer's are living in."salute"

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