So what bows are you guys shooting at the moment?

[TonerGuy]

Hoyt XTec

 

[Okie4570]

Hoyt "Sky" longbow, Matthews Legacy, and a Ten Point Turbo xlt.

 

[ElkStalkR]

Hoyt "Sky" longbow, Matthews Legacy, and a Ten Point Turbo xlt.

Nice, shooting a bit of everything. Aren't those XLT's nice! So compact, thats what I love about mine. Have you seen the new carbon elite xlt?

 

[Okie4570]

Haven't seen the new xlt, I do agree about the compactness. My daughter took her first deer this fall with it. Her, myself and the bow fit in the blind with plenty of room to spare.

 

[gsarg]

Bowtech Assassin

 

[imhntn]

An old Black Widow SAII. 47# @ 27" w/ gold tip arrows.

 

[h4everything]

I'm shooting a Mathews Z7. It is pretty awesome.

 

[h4everything]

I have been thinking about a traditional bow though. They are pretty fun.

 

[thaHooligan]

Alright so I went to the bow shop today and got my arrows weighed and shot both bows through the chrono. The arrows that I got with the Mathews Monster XLR8 I am now using with my Diamond Liberty. Here are the new specs and speeds.

Diamond Liberty 70# 29"
Easton Flatline Surgical 400 arrows = 350gr.
3 shots = 294, 294, 293
67 ft-lbs of kinetic energy

Mathews Monster XLR8
Beeman ICS Hunter 340 arrows = 398gr.
3 shots = 319, 319, 318
90 ft-lbs of kinetic energy


Im adding 1" of draw to the XLR8. It currently has 28.5" draw modules, but I have some 29.5" modules on the way and should be here the end of next week. That will probably add 5-10 more fps.

 

[imhntn]

Alright so I went to the bow shop today and got my arrows weighed and shot both bows through the chrono. The arrows that I got with the Mathews Monster XLR8 I am now using with my Diamond Liberty. Here are the new specs and speeds.

Diamond Liberty 70# 29"
Easton Flatline Surgical 400 arrows = 350gr.
3 shots = 294, 294, 293
67 ft-lbs of kinetic energy

Mathews Monster XLR8
Beeman ICS Hunter 340 arrows = 398gr.
3 shots = 319, 319, 318
90 ft-lbs of kinetic energy


Im adding 1" of draw to the XLR8. It currently has 28.5" draw modules, but I have some 29.5" modules on the way and should be here the end of next week. That will probably add 5-10 more fps.

Why are the heavier arrows faster? I wonder if you could get heavier than that and speed it up a little more? I would think the heavier the arrow, the better it would be for killing/penetrating.