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Badger:
    Ken, I would bet that your bows would fair well if shot through a chrono from what I have seen of them. I went to a contest this year held by the modern bowyer community. It was a fast bow contest they call.." Walk the Talk"  My bamboo backed osage scored right up there with the top recurves and longbows in the world speed wise. I have no doubt that plenty of guys here on this sight make their bows just as fast as mine. It would be pretty discouraging if everyone used chronos but I think that there is a good mix of guys that makes up these sights, some of them work with speed others style, some go for replicas, while others are just free style. I think we all compliment each other. Steve

Little John:
Thanks Steve. Next bow I will use your mass principle and see where we go. Till now it has been pretty much by the seat of my pants. Wide enough for little set and  narrow tips for little mass.  Kenneth

Badger:
Kenneth, thats the idea anyway, where the mass principle can really come in handu is when you are building something you are very unfamilar with, different wood, different draw length and different draw weight. I tested out with bows from about 54" long to 80" long and draw weights from 25# up to about 160# and it seemed to bring me right in. Steve

StanM:
I have a chrono and I use it on all of my bows.  I shoot a lot of different kinds of bows though, selfbows, bamboo backed bows, all wood laminate, fiberglass longbows and recurves and even a, gasp, c**pound bow.  I shoot through a chrono, because I've got a pretty good idea of what weight of arrow needs to be going at what speed for me to be completely confident in it to hunt with.  I've even taken it a step further and built a shield for my chrono out of two plies of 3/4 inch plywood so I can test arrow speeds at 10, 20, 30, etc. yards and see if the speeds that I've got at longer distances are still what I'm comfortable with.  I also have access to a golf course and flight shoot all of my bows.  The two are not the same.

Before the chrono, I had biased views of how fast and how far my bows shot.  The chrono doesn't lie.  For me it's not about being upset if I'm not getting the speed that I want, it's either worthy of hunting, or it's not.  Simple.  But then, I'm a hunter, not a bow maker.  Wish I was a bow maker, but I've only got the time to make one or two bows a year.

For me, flight shooting doesn't measure up.  Too many variables.  Sailordad's observations are a case in point.  I'd pay money to see the same arrow shot through a reliable chrono at 138 fps then shot through the same bow at the same draw 235 yards.  Just some thoughts.

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