3Rivers Archery



The Trad Gang Digital Market












Contribute to Trad Gang and Access the Classifieds!

Become a Trad Gang Sponsor!

Traditional Archery for Bowhunters






LEFT HAND BOWS CLASSIFIEDS TRAD GANG CLASSIFIEDS ACCESS RIGHT HAND BOWS CLASSIFIEDS


« previous next »
Pages: [1] 2 3   Go Down

Author Topic: Traditional Bow Speeds  (Read 408 times)

Offline BadgeNo12

  • Trad Bowhunter
  • **
  • Posts: 4
Traditional Bow Speeds
« on: April 22, 2012, 06:28:00 AM »
My Hoyt Buffalo 60" 45# with uncut Gold Tip Traditional 3355 w/ 125gr. tips is getting 180 fps.  What are you guys getting with your traditional outfits?

  :archer2:
Logged
Hoyt Buffalo 45#
Gold Tip Traditional 3355

Offline YORNOC

  • Trad Bowhunter
  • **
  • Posts: 2993
Re: Traditional Bow Speeds
« Reply #1 on: April 22, 2012, 06:35:00 AM »
Usually 170- 185 has been the average for me.
Logged
David M. Conroy

Offline Cecil

  • Trad Bowhunter
  • **
  • Posts: 214
Re: Traditional Bow Speeds
« Reply #2 on: April 22, 2012, 06:51:00 AM »
Mine is usually 150-170
Logged

Offline jsweka

  • TG HALL OF FAME
  • Trad Bowhunter
  • *****
  • Posts: 3571
Re: Traditional Bow Speeds
« Reply #3 on: April 22, 2012, 06:54:00 AM »
No idea. Fast enough.
Logged
>>>---->TGMM<----<<<<

Offline mcgroundstalker

  • Trad Bowhunter
  • **
  • Posts: 3304
Re: Traditional Bow Speeds
« Reply #4 on: April 22, 2012, 06:58:00 AM »
Good question...  :dunno:  I don't know... Guess it never mattered to me... I'd like to think that my Black Widow TFV shoots 295 fps...  :rolleyes:  But then, I keep a picture of my wife in her high school uniform on the night stand....... Don't Ask!

... mike ...  :D  ...
Logged
"Be faithful in small things because it is in them that your strength lies"

Offline Killdeer

  • TG HALL OF FAME
  • Trad Bowhunter
  • *****
  • Posts: 9147
Re: Traditional Bow Speeds
« Reply #5 on: April 22, 2012, 07:52:00 AM »
"But then, I keep a picture of my wife in her high school uniform on the night stand."

And when she smiles at you, she looks just the same, eh? I suspect you two smile a lot.   :D  

I chrono'd a bow once. Yeah, it was fast. Didn't change how I felt about it, or how it felt about me. I use the Pact mostly for load development in my rifles, and that very rarely these days.

Killdeer
Logged
Long, long afterward, in an oak I found the arrow, still unbroke;
And the song, from beginning to end, I found again in the heart of a friend.

~Longfellow

TGMM Family Of The Bow

Offline Wiley Coyote

  • Trad Bowhunter
  • **
  • Posts: 802
Re: Traditional Bow Speeds
« Reply #6 on: April 22, 2012, 08:35:00 AM »
No idea and I really don't care. I only want the arrow to straighten up as soon as possible to get good penetration on impact!  :thumbsup:
Logged
Great Northern Bushbow
Super Shrew Delux
Talon Longbow
Chekmate Hunter Recurve

Offline Red Beastmaster

  • Trad Bowhunter
  • **
  • Posts: 1766
Re: Traditional Bow Speeds
« Reply #7 on: April 22, 2012, 08:49:00 AM »
Around 20yrs ago I made the mistake of shooting my favorite longbow through a chronograph. The speed was much lower than what I expected and from that day on I never shot that bow as well. Negative thoughts crept in and I couldn't shake them. I ended up selling that bow for no good reason.

Archery is such a mental thing. I learned from that experience and have since steered clear of chrono's.

But that's just me.
Logged
There is no great fun, satisfaction, or joy derived from doing something that's easy.  Coach John Wooden

Offline Rob W.

  • Trad Bowhunter
  • **
  • Posts: 2571
Re: Traditional Bow Speeds
« Reply #8 on: April 22, 2012, 08:51:00 AM »
I think some of us have forgotten what we didn't know.


I would say 180 is respectable number with the proper arrow wieght and accuracy.

By the way welcome from Indiana.  :wavey:  


Rob
Logged
This stuff ain't no rocket surgery science!

Offline Stump73

  • Trad Bowhunter
  • **
  • Posts: 2852
Re: Traditional Bow Speeds
« Reply #9 on: April 22, 2012, 08:53:00 AM »
Mine is probably around 165 fps
Logged
BigJim Thunderchild 54" 52# @ 28"
BigJim Thunderchild 56" 42# @ 28"

Online smokin joe

  • Contributing Member
  • Trad Bowhunter
  • ****
  • Posts: 3008
Re: Traditional Bow Speeds
« Reply #10 on: April 22, 2012, 08:56:00 AM »
I wonder if anyone has checked their arrow speed with a chronograph and then compared the result to the predicted speed on Stu Miller's Dynamic Spine Calculator. It would be interesting to know if Stu's calculator is a good predictor of actual choreographed speed.
Logged
TGMM
Compton
PBS
Trad Gang Hall of Fame

Offline owlbait

  • Trad Bowhunter
  • **
  • Posts: 4774
Re: Traditional Bow Speeds
« Reply #11 on: April 22, 2012, 08:59:00 AM »
I have the second fastest bows made. Everyone else has the fastest. I am so technically inept I'm sure if I posted chronograph numbers I would find out I miscalulated the number of lumens necessary for a "CORRECT" reading, how to adjust for the magnetic declination for my geographic position, or that I used the wrong FDC for the EFOC of the TARE!  :readit:    :D    :dunno:
Logged
Advice from The Buck:"Only little girls shoot spikers!"

Online Jim Wright

  • Trad Bowhunter
  • **
  • Posts: 1324
Re: Traditional Bow Speeds
« Reply #12 on: April 22, 2012, 09:16:00 AM »
My hill style longbows with 10.5 to 1, d/r longbows with 11.5 to 1 and t.d. recurve with 12 to 1 arrows all consistently shoot 166-170 f.p.s. through a chronograph. Concerning speed, I have noticed that some who post chronograph results from time to time get consideragly higher speeds than those achieved with the same bows independently reviewed by Traditional Bowhunter Magazine.
Logged

Offline lpcjon2

  • Trad Bowhunter
  • **
  • Posts: 7667
Re: Traditional Bow Speeds
« Reply #13 on: April 22, 2012, 09:18:00 AM »
My bow is only as fast as my mind is deciding to release the string.I prefer the amount of punch it gives when it hits something.
Logged
Some people live an entire lifetime and wonder if they have ever made a
difference in the world, but the Marines don’t have that problem.
—President Ronald Reagan

Offline Hoyt

  • Trad Bowhunter
  • **
  • Posts: 1413
Re: Traditional Bow Speeds
« Reply #14 on: April 22, 2012, 09:26:00 AM »
I don't know, but like as much zip on the arrow as I can get and still have enough arrow weight for good penetration and sound dampening.
Logged

Offline Blkbird

  • Trad Bowhunter
  • **
  • Posts: 162
Re: Traditional Bow Speeds
« Reply #15 on: April 22, 2012, 09:44:00 AM »
Logged

Offline Forrest Halley

  • Trad Bowhunter
  • **
  • Posts: 103
Re: Traditional Bow Speeds
« Reply #16 on: April 22, 2012, 09:48:00 AM »
My bows are as fast as lightning when I shoot them anywhere but over the chrono. I guess it's stage fright or something. Take the chrono out of the picture and they speed right back up.
Logged
"Great strength is not necessary to shoot a heavy bow, it is but a byproduct of the dedication required."

Online kennym

  • TG HALL OF FAME
  • Trad Bowhunter
  • *****
  • Posts: 17318
Re: Traditional Bow Speeds
« Reply #17 on: April 22, 2012, 09:54:00 AM »
Roger, that is pretty darn good for bein unstrung!!  If I calculated right, you were gettin  124.67 fps without even tryin hard.  :goldtooth:  

Here are some mild d/r bows I built testing core materials...

 http://tradgang.com/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=125;t=001491;p=6

Like someone said, ya gotta compare apples to apples: same arra weight per # of bow, and a shooting machine to get the same draw length each time and each bow.  Look what the extra inch does for speed in my test!!

When ya pull past your ear in testing, you risk losing an ear!!   :D
Logged
Stay sharp, Kenny.

   https://www.kennysarchery.com/

Offline AWPForester

  • Trad Bowhunter
  • **
  • Posts: 490
Re: Traditional Bow Speeds
« Reply #18 on: April 22, 2012, 09:57:00 AM »
I don't know and really do not care.  I do know that my expierence with the chrono posters are the same as Jim Wright's.  I am not certain how so many people can shoot their bows so much faster than a controlled shooting machine.  I know, I know, yours is special and so are you...

God Bless
Logged
Psalm 25:3 Yea, let none that wait on thee be ashamed: Let them be ashamed which transgress without cause.

Offline AWPForester

  • Trad Bowhunter
  • **
  • Posts: 490
Re: Traditional Bow Speeds
« Reply #19 on: April 22, 2012, 10:08:00 AM »
Kenny, that was some good stuff bro.  God Bless
Logged
Psalm 25:3 Yea, let none that wait on thee be ashamed: Let them be ashamed which transgress without cause.
Pages: [1] 2 3   Go Up
« previous next »

Users currently browsing this topic:

0 Members and 2 Guests are viewing this topic.
 

Contact Us | Trad Gang.com © | User Agreement

Copyright 2003 thru 2024 ~ Trad Gang.com ©