would anyone have an idea what speed my arrow is doing???  

615gr arrow, 4x4" fletch, holding 54#@28" draw (that's to throat of the grip), signiture recurve 58"AMO. 14 strand endless dacron string.

just curious.

I don't know about the signiture but I'm getting 165 fps with 31#'s K.E. with my Bob Lee HUNTER T/D. It's 62"s long and 49#'s @ 28"s. My arrows are 515 grains. Took 5 deer in the last 2 seasons with that bow. All were double lung pass thru's all shot under 20 yards. I could get more but I like the 150 grain broadhead.....
Hope the info helps!!!!!!!!!

You might be able to come up with a roundabout speed using this info.
 http://www.bobleebows.net/recurvelongbow_speedtest.html

Those speeds are at 30" and 60# at 9gpp and will be roughly 10 fps slower at 28".

Running it through our KE calculator and adjusting for additional efficency, you should be in the neighborhood of 165 fps and 37.2 ft/lbs of KE.

Mike

The last time I checked my bob lee, I was shootin 63lb @ 29 with beman 400 3x4 fletching and 550 grain arrow and the chrono was reading 189. I thought that was pretty good. I have bumped up my arrow weight to 650 grains and haven't notice much difference in speed. Im sure there is just havent shot through the chorno.

I love my bob lee

I was getting 175 FPS with my Signature Series. 67#'s at 29", arrow wight, 720 grains.

Don't know what it is but promise it is good enough. Lee make a good bow that is smooth to draw and shoots where you look. Not the fastest but also not the slowest.

QuoteOriginally posted by BobCo 1965:
I was getting 175 FPS with my Signature Series. 67#'s at 29", arrow wight, 720 grains.

Bet that hits like a hammer!

I can tell if a bow is performing well when I shoot it at range....say 40 to 50 yards.  I know (dare I say?) instinctively how that speed relates to previous bows I'v shot and whether it will do the job I expect it to do.  It won't make me a better shot knowing what the numbers are.

Bob Lee knew what worked over fifty years ago; since then he has just refined the process a little.  Bob makes great bows....no question!

QuoteOriginally posted by George D. Stout:
I can tell if a bow is performing well when I shoot it at range....say 40 to 50 yards.  I know (dare I say?) instinctively how that speed relates to previous bows I'v shot and whether it will do the job I expect it to do.  It won't make me a better shot knowing what the numbers are.

Bob Lee knew what worked over fifty years ago; since then he has just refined the process a little.  Bob makes great bows....no question!

Maybe you can start a new thread about it.

Bob Lee Hunter longbow 51# @ 28 Average speed of 12 arrows that weighed 545 grains 170.58 I like my Bob Lee