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Approximately how much weight will I gain...
ssrhythm:
Thanks for the replies. See my "redoing my trade bow" thread above to understand why I asked this question in the first place.
Selfbowman:
What Pearl said
bradsmith2010:
well ok, its not always a wash,, if the bow is too long,,and mass weight is too much,, making it shorter can raise the draw weight and also make it more effecient,, dont make me go back and post notes ,, from chronograph testing,, I have had good results and not so good results,,so it depends on the starting point,,
bradsmith2010:
well ok I found my notes not as exact as I like but from 1997,,,was using chrono then,,
then main flaw, i didnt note how long the bow was,,
it was 50# at 27 and shooting a 424 grain arrow 154fps, im sure it was a heavy b5o string,,
I cut the bow to 67 inches and it was 61#@ 27 inches,,
it would shoot the same arrow 176 fps,,
Im pretty sure the bow was 70 inches or so and had horn nocks,, so not only did I increase draw weight but reduced mass the tips as well,,
I dont have notes on the failures,, (-S
Selfbowman:
--- Quote from: bradsmith2010 on February 14, 2023, 06:52:49 pm ---well ok I found my notes not as exact as I like but from 1997,,,was using chrono then,,
then main flaw, i didnt note how long the bow was,,
it was 50# at 27 and shooting a 424 grain arrow 154fps, im sure it was a heavy b5o string,,
I cut the bow to 67 inches and it was 61#@ 27 inches,,
it would shoot the same arrow 176 fps,,
Im pretty sure the bow was 70 inches or so and had horn nocks,, so not only did I increase draw weight but reduced mass the tips as well,,
I dont have notes on the failures,, (-S
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Yes Brad I try to forget the failures after I learn my lesson.🤠
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