Fastest r/d longbow.. ??

[bowheadhunter]

cool reason I sold the herd off need a stable bow up here only one I have soon will be White Wolf Max P longbow ,,speed no good up here if the bow not Alaskan tuff and stable,,

[jbpharmd]

I shot my Omega original 62" 45lb @ 28" today through a chronograph. I am shooting 473gr carbon arrows for 10.5gpp and 5 shots through the chronograph averaged 165fps. In all fairness I am not pulling all 28" more like 27.5".
In other news, my Samick Sage recurve 50lbs shooting a 604gr aluminum arrow for 12gpp averaged 142fps.

[bowheadhunter]

53# border getting 489gr arrow 191fps

[HARL]

Zipper Nitro 63#@29 750gr arrow 193 fps
Zipper Nitro 66#@29 750gr arrow 197 fps

[cloudbaseracer]

ACS 45# @ 31" shooting 9 grains per pound was 195 average of 10 shots the other day.

I got the ACS because I want the most performance I can get and I have not found anything better.

[riverrat 2]

A&H and Centaur are the fastest longbows Ive shot/owned. I can shoot my A&H better than my Centaur for some reason. I wish I had more handle mass in my Centaur. That would for sure help me out a lot. I have had both a A&H 1 piece,and the 3 piece. Shot the 3 piece great 1 day...aweful the next. The 1 piece is killer though. Love that thing.. rat'

[KentuckyTJ]

Fastest one I've shot is my Zipper Nitro. Recurve like speeds.

[Chromebuck]

TJ and Ryan know a thing or two about a thing or two!  This thread topic always blurs the line of subjective and objective, and as such, I tend not to follow them.  

Stay the course and figure it out.  As soon as you find that "fastest bow" you will settle on  a bow that's 20FPS slower that just blows your mind...  That's why we refer to our bow's as she's.  No offense ladies!

~CB

[bowheadhunter]

Stay the course and figure it out. As soon as you find that "fastest bow" you will settle on a bow that's 20FPS slower that just blows your mind

Now that's Right on,

[Nativestranger]

Originally posted by jbpharmd:
I shot my Omega original 62" 45lb @ 28" today through a chronograph. I am shooting 473gr carbon arrows for 10.5gpp and 5 shots through the chronograph averaged 165fps. In all fairness I am not pulling all 28" more like 27.5".
In other news, my Samick Sage recurve 50lbs shooting a 604gr aluminum arrow for 12gpp averaged 142fps.

That's actually pretty good. Anything at 170 fps and above is pretty decent with 10 grains per pound and 28" finger release. Some of the fastest bows can exceed 180 fps @ 28" but with a shooting machine. Not with finger release.

[Yellow Dog]

IMHO speed is over rated shooting trad equipment. I shoot better with a bow with the right grip for me in the 175fps range. But if we're concerned about speed the fastest bow if ever owned and put through a crony was a 64" A&H ACS CX, 50@30. It consistently shot a 8.7gr per pound arrow at 200fps.

[bowheadhunter]

Bob Lee longbows were do they fall in the speed of fastest longbows,

[bowheadhunter]

IMHO speed is over rated shooting trad equipment. I shoot better with a bow with the right grip for me in the 175fps range. But if we're concerned about speed the fastest bow if ever owned and put through a crony was a 64" A&H ACS CX, 50@30. It consistently shot a 8.7gr per pound arrow at 200fps.

some light arrows wow that has to damage limbs in the long run just to get a good speed ,,how noisy is that bow with light arrows,

[duncan idaho]

I own a bow from both Kirk and Steve, two of the most professional bowyers I have ever bought from. Not sure about your comments, would you prefer bowyers trash each others work? I know that anyone who posts any type of question about " fastest" sends most people on this forum into spasms, but, it is a legimate question, especially if you going to drop between 800-1200 USD for a new bow.

[Keb]

Mad dog priarie predator 60" 41@28 shot a 420 grain arrow 185fps.

That's right at 28" my draw.

[LBR]

A guy I used to shoot with had a longbow he once chronied at 232 fps...but that was with 6gpp.

I personally have never shot a bow through a chronograph as a means of deciding whether to buy it or not.

[danshao]

another vote for the whippenstick!


checkout the walk the talk bow testing results and u willbe impressed

[JamesKerr]

I would say some of the fastest models of D/R longbows being made today are Bigfoot Sasquatches, Eaglewings, A&H's, Centaurs, and probably a few other I am not thinking of at the moment. But, keep in mind speed is not everything and realisticly how much difference is 10 or even a 20 fps difference in arrow speed going to make with a bow if the animal you're shooting at is already slightly tense or even relaxed when any deer can clearly duck out of the way of the fastest of compounds that shoot in excess of 300 fps. Please don't think I am trashing the fast bows at all if anything I like them! My Black Widow PLx is not quite up there with some of the above mentioned bows but it is no slouch in the speed department either I am shooting a 620 grain arrow off a 60# bow at 27" draw in the neighborhood of 175 fps when I have chronoed it. Just keep in mind that the fastest bows out there are great bows and are made by some excellent bowyers but they may not fit you personally. The number one reason I bought my Widow is because it fits me perfectly and I love the guys that work at Black Widow.

[md126]

The important question is... Which bow is most EFFICIENT not the fastest. In my opinion there is a difference between the two.

[overbo]

Fastest longbow can and will be debated for ever. From my experience, fast bows will sacrifice something in design and more stable bows will do the same in speed. Again, this is from ''my'' experience.

The Centaur carbon bow has been the fastest w/ and original Adcock being 1 or 2 clicks behind.