dtk913

I should start this off by saying I am not a guy that really gets into the "hows and whys" of a bow. But I do have a question about bow speed. I shoot a 2006 Hoyt Trykon. I have a 28" draw, shoot Easton Epic 340's with blazer vanes and a 100 gr. field tip, it is set at 70#. This past weekend I was ata 3D shoot run by Scheels at a local range. When I got done I noticed that they were set up for people to find out the speed of their bow. Let me say this, I had just completed my 40 target round (my first one in about 10 years) and was pretty happy with my shooting. I shoot alot, but just not those kind of events. So anyway I was curious. I always see people talking about 280-300 fps bows and I got to wondering what mine would shoot. I let them shoot it and to my surprise it was 234fps. Does that seem kind of low, or is that about right for the set up I have?

Like I said before I am very happy with my shooting, and do not want to change anything. I am just curious. Let me know if I left out any info that is relevent to speed.

Thanks,
Dan

GMMAT

What's your total arrow weight?

That woud be important to know.

How old is your string (You say you shoot a lot). This is somewhat a double-edged sword. Have you had your draw weight checked? Draw length checked?

racewayking

It sounds low but like GMMAT said we need more info. I know that Mechdoc is shooting aroound 270fps with a Trykon at 29" with 410gr. arrows so 234 seems low unless you are pushing a much heavier arrow.

cterbow

there are so many variables. i bought a 2007 tribute and was hoping to be shooting over 300. much to my suprise when i had it set up i am shooting around 285. that to me is slow for a advertised speed of close to 330. i now figure that if i buy a bow i will be loosing close to 40-50 when it is set up for me because of rigging and draw weight. you loose alot with a heavy string.

willybob

Correct me if I'm wrong butacompany can claim theirbow shoots @
300 fps andnotinclude any data on how they obtained that speed. I don't buy into the wholespeed concept. What standard do they follow
arrow weight, point weight ,draw weight, draw length, ect, ect. If there is
a standard I feel it should be printed in plainsight,other wise how does anyone really know how fast a bow shoots. Just take their word I guess.

kickin_buck

You have to understand that bow companies publish the IBO speed of their bows, which in most cases cannot be obtained in a hunting type set up. IBO speed is calulated using a 350 grain arrow, 70lbs DW, and a 30" DL. While the 70lb DW is not a problem, the 350 grain arrow and 30" DL is a problem. I stand 6'2 and have a 29.5 DL, so you have to be a pretty big bow to get a 30" DL and DL is a super important factor concerning the speed of you bow. This is not to mention that you would have to be shooting a super light arrow setup to get it down to 350 grains, not to mention a 350 grain arrow out of a 30" DL.

With all that being said,your number does seem a little low for your set up. I would have guessed you to be in the mid 250's to low 260's. Maybe run it thru another chrono and see if you get a different reading. Or, as you said, you are happy with the way you are shooting, leave in alone and don't worry about it.

dtk913

Yes, I am very happy with the way it shoots. Last year was my first year using it, and I had more confidience than I have ever had before. I killed a buck and a doe. The doe was 42 yards. I don't want to change anything with the setup, I was just curious as to what all goes into speed besides the obvious (draw weight, arrow weight, etc.). Thanks for the comments.

Dan

early in

That does sound low. I'm shooting 250fps with a 501gr arrow from my #63lb Vectrix XL 30".