ACS poundage question

[joevan125]

A @ H is shipping my bow to me monday. I have been shooting a 45@28 62in longbow. I can shoot this bow for hours before getting tired so i ordered my ACS 50@28. I have been reading and been told that a lot of people go down in weight when ordering ther ACS. I would love to hear from some of you that have shot this bow or you are shooting it still. I have only been shooting tradational archery foe 2 months and i have gotten a LOT stronger.

[texbow2]

I think what they meant is you probably can go down in weight w/ an ACS and not loose any performance. If you currently shoot 45 comfortably today you can easily work up to 50 with an acs, it is a very smooth bow. Just stop when you get tired.

[fatman]

you should be fine @ 50#  

[joevan125]

Thanks guys that is what i was hoping to hear

[Matty]

yeah the statement is referring to the fact that the performance is greater with the lighter weight. ie. my 50# acs out performs my other 60# bows.. have fun

[joevan125]

WOW, are there bows that good. I want sleep a wink till mine gets here.

[larry]

I'm really curious as to what other bows guys are shooting that they can shoot an acs ten lbs lighter and still have better performance  :confused:    

[RLA]

Yes very interesting ? I would like to know also ?

[texbow2]

I have a morrison, robertson, and silvertip the same draw weight and my acs is about 7-8 fps faster....probably not equal to 10lbs

[GRINCH]

Joe if you don't like it I'll trade you a morison ilf bow for it.  

[amar911]

My ACS is very nice, but there is no way it will shoot like a 10 pound heavier Morrison, or Brackenbury, or carbon backed Shrew, or Holm-Made, or ....  It will probably shoot like my old Browning Nomad that was 10 pounds heavier, but so will all my other more recent bows with FF strings. The Morrison ILF bow is very nice too.

Allan

[gilf]

Somebody I know was testing his ACS on a crono the other day. 535gn wood arrows, 38# bow getting 167fps.

Shot his 53# PTF II Widow with the same arrows and got 170fps.

I'm not for a second claiming it was scientific, but thats what he was getting.

[JGray]

One thing you may want to consider going from a longbow to the A & H bow is how the different grip style may affect your draw length.  I ordered my ACS based on the 27" draw I used with a traditional longbow and low wrist grip.  I find I draw the ACS with the high wrist grip a full 28" and my ACS is thus 3 lbs heavier than what I was looking for.  Food for thought...

[Biff]

A shoulder spur took my 3-D bow from 45 to 32 lbs. Mr Adcock built the bow and it out-performed my 45# bow. My 32# Adcock gets 177 f.p.s..Biff