?Best stat to compare bows PERFormance?

[Fletcher]

For comparing performance, I like cast.  It takes a long field and a day with little or steady wind, but you can really compare differences in bows, arrow weights and designs and it's absolutely more fun that shooting over a chrono.

[Greybark]

One advantage of speed is when you have a bad shot you know about it quicker ....

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[duncan idaho]

Excellent discussion. I have one question: poundage is not discussed, so, when you measure speed, it would seem logical that a 65# bow would shoot faster than a 40# bow, even if average weight percentages were the same. True or False?

[Shawn Leonard]

Duncan, false. All else being equal a 40# bow will shoot the same speed as a 60# bow. GPP., Draw length, etc. etc. Shawn

[Alexander Traditional]

Thanks for that Shawn that's what I always sort of thought,but never wanted to ask.

[SELFBOW19953]

I'm with Bjorn, I prefer to shoot one before I buy one.  My idea of handshock is different than someone else's.  My idea of smooth with no stack will also be different.  I can read your glowing review of a bow and hate the bow when I shoot it.  I think that most of the established/well known bowyers produce bows that are very close in performance with their competitors.  How the bow looks and feels in MY hand is what matters.  The graphs, statistics, and reviews are nice , but---.

[ChuckC]

In the end, only two things count.  The speed of the arrow and the weight of the arrow.  Sure, there are lots of other things that help or hinder, but to make comparisons between bows, you need only those two numbers.

ChuckC