What is a fast bow?

[vermonster13]

About 450 and 475 grain arrows.

[Kingwouldbe]

The holy grail is 60lb, 600 grain arrow 28" draw, going 200fps,  :eek:  now that's fast, if there is such a stick bow, I want one

[nurayb]

I would just like one that shot 180+

[Oliverstacy]

I have a 60" Kajika longbow that is 55@29" and with a 580 grain arrow I have it going 180.4 fps.

It is going to be an absolute thumper with over 42+ pounds of KE waiting to offload.

Josh

[Rob DiStefano]

a stick bow that does 180fps @ 10gpp = real fast.

[Michael Arnette]

You probably are not drawing all the way to 28"

[Jim Wright]

Nuryab, Dan Toelke's new "Chinook" (1 pc. recurve) definitely will. My 60" is 54# at 29" and shot 551 grs. 183/184 f.p.s. with a dacron string. It also shot 660 grs. 168/170 f.p.s.

[TheFatboy]

How do you know how fast your bow goes?

[Apex Predator]

You have to shoot through a chronograph.

[TheFatboy]

Ah...

[bayoulongbowman]

178 - 198....out of my bows

[Bonebuster]

Predator recurves are fast.

[La. bowhunter]

I have an old Dan Quillian Patriot that is 56 @ 28 and I draw 28.5 with a 635 grain arrow it shoots 184 fps.

[JL]

I like fast bows. My 47# 64" Snakebit will toss a 30" 35/55 goldtip traditional with a 125gr head at 198fps. I draw 29" on good days. I guess I get about 50# out of her at 29".

JL

[Guru]

that's a pretty light arrow   :eek:

[Quinn]

My Roy Hall Navajo 3 pc takedown, 65# @ my drawlength of 29 1/2, shoots my 545gr arrows @ 197fps. I've got another Navajo, 48#, that I haven't clocked, but it seems to get it's 435gr arrows to the target just as quick. I think Roy builds a pretty fast (and smooth) bow.

[JL]

463gr. according to a conversion table I used. I need to get a grain scale.

JL

[Stringdancer]

A fast bow is one that reaches the target before the arrow.....  

[Mway]

I've shot an Indian Seneca recurve (58" 45/50# at my 27.5" draw) for almost 35 years and back when I still smoked, I could light & finish a cigarette by the time the arrow hit a 20 yard target.  

Folks have told me that a bow's a bow, and not to expect too much change in a modern bow as the science hasn't changed much.  I just ordered a Bob Lee 54", 53# one piece recurve and I am very interested to see the difference.

Mike in SC

[joe skipp]

I feel any bow that shoots an arrow 8-10 grains per lb in the mid 180's to mid 190's is fast.

Remember though, a lot of big game was killed over the years with bows that didn't shoot any faster than 170 fps and some even slower.

I have a letter from Fred Bear stating his 65# Super Kodiak with heavy fiberglass arrows never shot any faster than 168 fps...and look what Fred accomplished.