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64 inch 29 lb. hickory bow

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Badger:
 What is your exact draw length and is the bow 29# at your draw length?

bassman211:
Sleek... yes I would be interested in a better designed bow for more speed even at 25lb of draw. Badger... my draw length is 25 inches at 29 lbs. I use a mark on the arrow ,and a weight scale to check, and repeat, and check ,and repeat. Sleek....with your design, and you building the bow what would you expect in arrow speed with the information above? curious.

sleek:

--- Quote from: bassman211 on October 17, 2025, 01:05:45 pm ---Sleek... yes I would be interested in a better designed bow for more speed even at 25lb of draw. Badger... my draw length is 25 inches at 29 lbs. I use a mark on the arrow ,and a weight scale to check, and repeat, and check ,and repeat. Sleek....with your design, and you building the bow what would you expect in arrow speed with the information above? curious.

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I might have some bows i could modify to those stats and find out actually.  Ill have to check. With a properly weighted arrow, I see no reason why 170 fps cant be reached. The arrows would start to resemble flight arrows at that light draw though just due to the need for light spine and light weight to meet even a 10 grains per pound.

Badger:
    At your draw length a well built D/r bow should give you about 150 fps using 350 grain arrows. Thats not bad for target shooting. I don't think I would want to go too far below the 350 grains.

bassman211:
Badger... the bow is made from hickory first thing. Secondly it has no reflex left ,but has no set either. It is well tillered, and has a deep cut out shelf to get my arrow to tune properly. I wouldn't considerate it well built by your standards, or Mark, Arvin, or Sleek, or Dave. I would love to see you guys build a 25 to 30 lb. bow of your design choice for target shooting at 10gpp, and come up with your arrow velocities. Then I would know what to shoot for to enter the world of elite bow building. I am pretty sure Sleek will take the challenge. Can't wait to see what you come up with for any of you are willing to try. Thanks much guys.

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