I would tweak my equipment to gain X FPS?

[moththerlode]

I want shootable speed which is why I shoot a R/D.. and I want durable shafts which is why I shoot fir .. and I want that fir shooting as efficient as possible and once it all comes together the fiddling quits and then it is all about the shooting.

[Don Stokes]

Bjorn nailed it.

[Bowmania]

Speed, Speed, Speed, SPEED!!!!!!  There I said it!  That's what I'm looking for.  I'm not buying new equipment to get it, I'm modifying what I already have.  I'm going moose hunting and due to age and shooting 68 pounds for way too many years I'm shooting 50 at 29.  Speed equates to more kenitic energy, flatter trajectory, more penetration. can you point out to me what's wrong with that?

That term "Traditional" drive me crazy.  We're archers and shoot bows. "They" shoot something that in my mind does not even belong in a "primative weapon" season.  So lets leave that off the discussion.  Yea, I am a "Redneckarcher".

Bowmania

[LA Trapper]

For those of you that are "new" to this forum, meaning the last couple of years, Bjorn has done the testing and experimenting along with others.  Take his work for it.  I went with the skinny string also.  Picked up some speed, (I don't chrono, so that is mute).  What I did get was:
A quiet bow that is now extremely quiet. We were shooting before an afternoon hunt last year and people in our group stopped and stared when I shot because it was so quiet.
More efficiency, due to the fact I use much less string silencer material.
Some speed.
Fantastic arrow flight, due to the fact you are adjusting everything and dialing it all in.

I was impressed so much that I put them on all my bows that are rated for them. Make sure you let your string maker know what nock you are shooting.

The data is there.  It will make a difference for you.  

Billy

[owlbait]

If searching for MORE "X", gets you to shoot more and become better acquainted with your equipment then it is a good thing. Some of us need to keep searching, some of us wish we knew how to search, and many of us are lost or have found what we need from our bows and set-ups. If you need to search for "X", get after it and report it so other searchers can share in what you have learned.

[JParanee]

Why on traditional forums is there so much disdain for any talk of or quest for speed.

We all know speed does not kill but a quiet fast bow never hurt either

heavy fast arrows IMHO penetrate deeper on hard angle shots or if ya clip something like a shoulder

I think the folks that seem to dislike any speed talk just have real slow bows