What is a fast bow?

[nurayb]

I know that speed is not that important, but I am just curious what guys mean by a fast bow.  My 54@ 28 Kabekona shoots a 550 gr arrow at about 160 fps and my 58@ 28 Pronghorn shoots the same arrow at 165 and a 600 at about 155 fps.  This seems plenty fast to me visually but the numbers are a little less than exciting.  I know they will shoot through anything I am after so whatever.  Anybody have some numbers from their bows?

[suzie_shooter]

my indian magnum hunter shoots a 586 grain arrow at 186. it is 50@28 and i draw it to around 29.

[robtattoo]

I think that anything over 160fps @ 10gpp could be classed as fast, to be honest.

[zwickeyman]

To me, a fast bow will shoot around 180 fps with 10 grains per # with a 28" draw. Thare are a couple of handful of bows that will do that.

[Guru]

Same here....my bows(Kwyk Styks) shoot about 180+fps@10gpp

[nurayb]

Name some bows that will shoot 180+ at 10 10gpp

[robtattoo]

Horne Combo-longbow (Carbon model)
Morrison (pretty much any model)
ACS-CX
Kemfp Kwyk-Styks
Bob Lee recurves
Black Swan
21st Century
Habu

etc...etc...etc...

[Mo. Huntin]

This is a neat thread.  When I was first getting into this trad thing me and a buddy were watching Bowhunter tv and Larry D Jones was getting ready to shoot a javelina and I said lets see how slow this thing is and he shot and that arrow smoked out of that bow so fast I could not believe it.  I don't know what bow he was shooting then but now I think he shoots a Dalaa.

[Roy Steele]

Dead is dead no matter how fast your arrow gets there.

[zwickeyman]

I think Larry Jones used to shoot a Brackenbury. Way back in the 80's

[tj69]

185fps and more with 10gpp is pretty fast I guess.

[deadpool]

nurayb what exact;y is your draw lenthe?

[Michl]

Its all about drawlenght-185 fps with a 27" draw is very fast, with a 31" draw its average(10grain/pound).

[nurayb]

I draw about 28 1/2.  I agree that for 30" and up achieving those speeds are much easier.

[champ38]

Ive got a Turkey Creek (double carbon) that shoots a 540 gn arrow 194 fps. I do draw 29 1/2" though and its 60@ my DL...one of the fastest Ive owned and light as a feather (almost)

[Matt D.]

The Predator recurve was among the fastest bows I remember from the reviews in TBM.

[Apex Predator]

Most any bow can shoot 200+ fps.  The key is comparing apples to apples.  Ten grains per pound and drawing 28" kind of evens the playing field.  A release aid will add several fps, as well.  I think any bow drawn to a strict 28", shooting a 10 gpp arrow, and finger released shooting 180+ is fast.  The very fastest are probably 190-192 using the same criteria.

[James Wrenn]

180 is fast.

Most all the fastest bows Blackie has tested in TBM top out at 190-194 with a release and only 9gns/lb.Looks like someone would send in one of these bows that shoot as fast as that with 10gns so we can see it apples to apples.  

[Steve G]

I just chrono'd my Saluki Ibex 49# I draw 29", shooting 30" 1916 w/ 125 ft's it shot 187 fps and shootind 2016 30" w/ 145 gr tips it shot 185 fps.  Any body know the respective weight of either arrows I'm shooting?

[Steel]

I have my own indoor chrony setup and have tested every bow I have owned and recorded the results in my note pad. 170+ FPS at 10 to 10.5 grs per lb at 27" draw is very fast most bows I have owned are more like 160 FPS includeing alot of big name brand bows. I use a glove 10 shot average and the same AD arrow. I am sure my 27" draw does not help my FPS any I wish I had a bow that would do 190's but I am not there yet even with my best carbon limbed bows.