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Did DC hit 200 fps @ 10GPP after all??
bassman211:
My best 42 lb bow is sinew Osage sapling. With a 420 arrow it shoots 160fps. You guys are in an elite class for sure. It is amazing what can come out of a piece of wood properly built. Hats off to all of you that press the envelope.
StickMark:
This thread makes me feel better about mid's 40's draw weight with better designed bows and somewhat lighter arrows.
bassman211:
Many archers have no use for a chrony, and I understand that, but for bow building, or even testing a glass bow it can be a valuable tool. Before getting into wood bow building I owned and shot, and chrony tested a vast array of popular glass bows. With my 26 inches of draw with a glass bow, and with 45 lb. glass bows I was never able to hit 170 fps. with a 450 gr. arrow. I haven't done it yet either with my wood bows, and it is clear to me that I won't, so that 200 fps mark is very impressive to me,as well as 170,180,190 fps bows.
mmattockx:
--- Quote from: simk on December 05, 2022, 03:18:40 am ---And yes, lower drawweights clearly allow better results on wooden bows.
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The more I think about it, the more I think all the bowyers I have heard say that heavier bows are faster might be making FG bows. This does make some sense to me because they have tip weight problems with FG lams and a higher draw weight may help overcome that somewhat.
Thanks to Badger for the update on DC's bow.
--- Quote from: bassman211 on December 06, 2022, 09:27:02 am ---With my 26 inches of draw with a glass bow, and with 45 lb. glass bows I was never able to hit 170 fps. with a 450 gr. arrow.
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A shorter draw is a real handicap when it comes to speed.
Mark
bassman211:
Ya I know mark. When my son shot my same glass bows at 29 inches of draw their was a big difference in arrow speed, but that is OK. It is what it is. I never needed more than 150 fps bows for hunting.
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