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Re: Second attempt for Scott! FINISHED!
« Reply #20 on: June 27, 2009, 06:49:00 AM »
The 60" all boo bow finished at 52@28.  It would have finished around 46@28 if 62" long.  She had a total stack of .377 with .040 glass.

The 62" all hickory bow finished at 57@28.  She had a total stack of .400 with .040 glass.

Both had 17" risers.

Chrony testing results:  hand drawn to 28", using a finger release, and shooting a 10 grain per pound arrow yielded the following speeds.

All boo:  170 fps

All hickory 175 fps

They both came off the same form though, so the longer bow has slightly more net reflex.  I figure the net gain for hickory over boo to be somewhere around 3 fps.  

Shot out of a machine, with a mech release, and smaller diameter string, I can see 185 from this bow.  It's right up there with some great performers.  As a comparison, my 54" 55# Howatt Hi-speed (one of the fastest), clocks at 170 under the same conditions.  My 55# Grizzly shoots 156!  I'm happy.

The hickory bow is the smoothest shooting bow I have made.  I normally shoot 48# bows and this one didn't feel much heavier on the draw.  It definitely feels lighter than my 55# (scaled) Bear Grizzly.
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