In 2008 it won the "Walk the Talk" event. Shooting a 10gpi arrow it shot 198.6 fps, if memory serves me correctly. That was for his longbow. That speed was out of a shooting machine with a mechanical release.I think the bow draw weight was around 50-55#@28" Still, not to shabby for a mild R/D longbow with a braced "D" shape. The limbs are a fairly thick core trapped geometry. The riser is fairly long and uses fairly long tip wedges. makes for short working length to the limbs. I don't know a thing about his recurves.