How fast is fast?

[heartlandbowyer]

I'm sure this has all been talked about many times, but how fast is fast. Is a bow that shoots 180fps w/ 10 gpp pulled to 28" with finger release considered fast?      

Cory

[L82HUNT]

Yes

[VictoryHunter]

Sounds pretty fast. The last bow I chronographed was shooting 10gpp arrows at 160 fps.

[RecurveRookie]

I think that's nice and fast, especially considering the heavy arrow.  My Samick Sage was shooting a light 8 gpp arrow at 184 fps.  I haven't chrono my Maddog yet, but I know it's gonna be faster.

[Biathlonman]

I'd say that's very fast.

[Bowwild]

Faster than any bows I've shot but I have a 26" draw.

[UrbanDeerSlayer]

I like to shoot heavy arrows. So, 180+ fps with 10+ gpp is what I hope to get out of my R/D longbows.  My fastest LB shoots 186 fps with 10.5 gpp arrow, but that bow is a mutant.

[jackdaw]

My 59' Kodiak Holcomb repro shoots a 9.25 grain per pound arrow at 185 feet per second.....which I think is smokin' fast. Guys comment on it frequently....so 180 fps at 10GPP is very good. My buddies new Widow at 10GPP shoots 174 fps....so you make the call.  However....I rate silence every bit as high as velocity...maybe even more.....JMO......shoot straight....john

[Blackhawk]

Agree with the others...    ...fast.

I think most would be happy to have that speed with 9gpp at 28".

[old_goat2]

yeah, I think that is fast at 28" draw, if it's quiet too, well that's the holy grail!

[Fanto]

my martin hunter shoots 173-175 at 10gpp, 28" and its 60#

cheers

[joe skipp]

Never chronographed any of my hunting bows. I shoot arrows from 9-12 gpp. When I release the string shooting at 25 yds...I let my eyes tell me if I'm satisfied with the bow's speed after it hits. Apparently....I'm very happy with all my bows performance.

[Moots]

It's easy to get used to speed and that flat trajectory.  EagleWing and BigFoot bows are very fast and fun to shoot.

[LookMomNoSights]

Yes,  thats fast.

[Sixby]

Every bow is an individual so unless the bow in consideration has been professionally tested then its hard to say what it is going to shoot when it is. I would call 180 fast for the parameters you set. I would call 190 plus a lot faster though. You start separating bows real quick when you hit the 190 mark at 28 and 10 gpp with fingers.
180 with fingers at 28 and 10 gpp is no slouch.

God bless, Steve

[duncan idaho]

Bigfoot Sasquatch, carbon limbs: 10.0 grain arrow, 29 in. drawlength, 63# in weight: 192 FPS, tested 5 times by two shooters.

[woodchucker]

"Speed is good..... Accuracy is final" - Wild Bill Hickock

If it seems fast to you, and you can put them right in the heart... 'nuff said!!!

[bogeyrider63]

Originally posted by woodchucker:
"Speed is good..... Accuracy is final" - Wild Bill Hickock

If it seems fast to you, and you can put them right in the heart... 'nuff said!!!

^
amen to that.

[BenBow]

186,282 miles per second is as fast as you're going to get without warp drive on your arrow.

[graybark uk]

My 55 lb buffalo shoots my 505gn fmj's at 184 fps ,I think that's fast ...enough