68 in. Kennym bow !,64 in.,60in.,58 in. & mods & builds FHLB & R/D !

[Forwardhandle]

I just got around to testing the 64 in. I said I would come back and post have the 60 in. done to but havent tested it yet here is the stats 47 lb @ 30 1/2 , 16 strand D97 string 550 grain arrow below is a 3 shot average crazy for a 11 3/4 gpp arrow and that heavy string I will take it 👍🏻

[monterey]

That's very impressive.

[Forwardhandle]

I wish I had a 10 gpp arrow but at my draw length it's hard to get any lighter arrows to spine probably could find carbon arrows but the performance speaks to his design these heavy arrows shoot nice out of this bow , I'm going to test the 60 in. Forward handle bow next week end !

[Forwardhandle]

Ok here is the stats on the 60 in. 48.6 lb @31 in Im pulling this bow to full 31 in. due to riser design using the same arrow , I checked and rechecked the test to make sure these a real numbers this bow is topping 200s at my draw the highest as posted crazy ,but It will hit 195 fps all day with 550 grain arrow its hard to believe but thats for real ,Kenny said that the 64 in is the faster bow ,at the time I talk to him I had allready had 300 arrows threw it but didnt chrony then ,I took his word for it but it was hitting the back stop harder then the 64 in. Now I know why...lol  This shorter bow is a lot more sensitive to form & draw then the 64 in. But wicked fast !!

[kennym]

Hmmm, I thought I said the 64" would be faster than the 68" ...

I knew the 60" was a rocket launcher, still shaking my head on how that one came out after 3 fails ...

[Forwardhandle]

Yep it is a rocket launcher I knew it would be the more angular forward handle design & the all maple lams on this one helped I think , maybe thats what you said maybe I herd it wrong...lol I found 7 1/4 brace works good on this one , its like a hot rod small little changes on this bow have a big effect and with the early draw weight  and long arrows it was hard getting the right spine, Im well over 500 arrows now and its handling my long draw no issues ! this one will blind hunt this year !

[kennym]

On the other hand, I have a 60” FHLB and a 64” D/R Modified at I think the same weight. The mod needs a stiffer arrow than the 60” at first testing with some 400s . Could be getting a false weak tho, ran out of daylight .....

[Forwardhandle]

Keep us posted on those this 60 in. At least at my draw there is a very thin window for spine just a little ether side you get arrow flirt but for me 2216 & 2219 I can get good flight I do to much stump shooting for carbons !

[Forwardhandle]

Did some more testing with heavier arrows 616 grain &  676 grain and the forward handle 60 in. was still the winner , it was driving me nuts the longer bow should have been faster limb/length ratio but measured both and the 60 in. design has almost 3 in. more working limb , go figure , evil genius on this design 

[BMorv]

That's some great speeds.  Nice Kenny.  Can't believe there's no stacking with a 60" bow and a 31" draw. 
Can you post an unbraced picture Ritchie? 

[ty_in_ND]

That's some great speeds.  Nice Kenny.  Can't believe there's no stacking with a 60" bow and a 31" draw. 
Can you post an unbraced picture Ritchie?

And maybe the full draw @ 31", if possible? It would be great to see the string angle at that length. If you can't, that's cool. Thanks!!

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[Forwardhandle]

Here is a full draw might be pulling it a little farther then 31 in. in the pic & braced, I don't have a un braced with me ,Im at work but will get one later this bow doesn't feel like its stacking at all it actually has more working limb then the 64 in. Im working on a modified version of this bow for heavier arrows will post as I progress !

[Forwardhandle]

Here is a unbraced profile the mod Im making is exstending the limbs to 64 ntn Im figuring on a ruff guess it will give me about 3 in. in front of the handle reflex this bow goes to full arc late in the draw giving all the reflex a chance to work but this bow is real stable you really get the sense your shooting a longer bow ! This design has a lot going for it !

[kennym]

The DFC I did on it was 3 ppi to 32” , I ran out of arrow to mark inches on so had to quit... lol

It took 4 attempts to get what I wanted and I almost gave up on her...

[Forwardhandle]

Hey Kenny what where the failures out of curiosity ?

[kennym]

They shot Ok , but I hated the look of them and they didn't draw to the length this one does.  Not as fast either , by feel, never chronoed them because I hated the look of em....

[ty_in_ND]

Thanks for the full draw pic! That looks pretty sweet at a hair over 31".  The braced and unbraced profiles are slick as well.  I'll have to take a crack at one of those someday!

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[BMorv]

Yeah that's a nice looking profile.  Aggressive but smooth.  Impressive bow.

[Forwardhandle]

Got  my lams and templet this week from kenny found some pipe strait sugar maple boards and glued up the base for the 64 ntn in. foward handle bow Im kicking around dialing it back to 63 in. Its looking kinda aggresive at 64 in. But will see the shop thermometer says 107 Deg to darn hot to decide today shot the laser thermometer in the rafters 122 Deg !

[styksnstryngs]

You have a bow oven built into your house, congrats. I think we Texans and Southerners could probably make a cheap solar oven to cure epoxy in summers, I've tried it and it got up to 145 degrees in the spring.