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I was just wondering how far you think my bow will shoot. I don't care about accuracy, just distance. I know holding at a 45 angle will give me the most distance.

I am shooting:
70 lbs
26.5 dl
483g arrows

Thanks for your guess/ thoughts/ input
 
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Iv tried this a few times in my younger years and its pretty far id say 400 yards
 
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ppkaprince98 said:
What is the wind speed and direction?


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I think most people would assume calm winds for this calculation...

You need to figure out your actual velocity and ballistic coefficient...with those you can calculate the distance. Shoot through a chronograph, and for BC just look online for average BC of arrows...then loook up a calculator that lest you adjust launch angle, velocity, and BC. This will most likely give you distance at sea level...so it will be further the higher up you go.
 
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Guessing around 350 yards. The short draw, heavy arrow, and hunting type fletching is going to hurt your max distance. Many "average" hunting setups can easily reach out to either side of 1/4 mile. It is something to think about......what happens when loops or releases fail on high draws.

file:///C:/Users/TEMP.User-PC.004/Downloads/Flight_Records.pdf
 
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are you using a whisker biscuit?
 
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We play archery golf sometimes and it is pretty cool how far a bow will shoot:

Set a target such as a cube type target 500 or 600 yards away in a field.

Put some size dot on the target 3 inches diameter or 2 inches or even a golf tee

Now here is how we play, We all shoot the first shot and try and get most of the way down there and then on the second shot you have to be careful because if you land the arrow past the target you have to start over. Then on the third shot if you are close enough to take a shot at the dot that is fine but if you miss the spot on the target then you have to start over. Usually with three shooters one of the guys will do it in three shots.

One time we actually did this for about a half mile and it had a creek crossing and we had to jump over to another long field over a patch of woods. It took multiple max distance shots to cover the distance and then you had to make a kill shot on the target.
 
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On a whim I shot my UltraTec almost straight up, maybe 2 degrees out. 62 pounds, 320 gr arrows, initial speed 293 fps. I thought sure the arrow would land in 80 wide field. Well, it went 175 yards at least. It crossed our field, past the point of the adjoining field and sticking straight up in the 10 feet creek. Guessing shot at 37 degrees the arrow would have went over 400 yards pretty easy.

Kevin Strother still holds the longest flight record.
Copied from AT files; "Kevin Strother; "My World Flight record was a 195# bow, shot a 132 grain arrow a distance of 1320 yards 1 ft and 3 inches ..."
 
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SonnyThomas said:
On a whim I shot my UltraTec almost straight up, maybe 2 degrees out. 62 pounds, 320 gr arrows, initial speed 293 fps. I thought sure the arrow would land in 80 wide field. Well, it went 175 yards at least. It crossed our field, past the point of the adjoining field and sticking straight up in the 10 feet creek. Guessing shot at 37 degrees the arrow would have went over 400 yards pretty easy.

Kevin Strother still holds the longest flight record.
Copied from AT files; "Kevin Strother; "My World Flight record was a 195# bow, shot a 132 grain arrow a distance of 1320 yards 1 ft and 3 inches ..."
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132gr??? :mg:
 
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What degree Helical?
 
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The fletching will have a big difference, 3 mini vanes vs flu-flu feathers Huge!
 
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What part of the country? I would think Denver, CO would be different than say the Florida Keys. You also didn't mention what brand bow. A Hoyt will shoot farther than most others. :wink:
 
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Padgett said:
We play archery golf sometimes and it is pretty cool how far a bow will shoot:

Set a target such as a cube type target 500 or 600 yards away in a field.

Put some size dot on the target 3 inches diameter or 2 inches or even a golf tee

Now here is how we play, We all shoot the first shot and try and get most of the way down there and then on the second shot you have to be careful because if you land the arrow past the target you have to start over. Then on the third shot if you are close enough to take a shot at the dot that is fine but if you miss the spot on the target then you have to start over. Usually with three shooters one of the guys will do it in three shots.

One time we actually did this for about a half mile and it had a creek crossing and we had to jump over to another long field over a patch of woods. It took multiple max distance shots to cover the distance and then you had to make a kill shot on the target.
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Back in the day (late 70's/80's) we had an eight hole golf shoot set up, par 2, 3 or 4. If you missed the pin/puck/bullseye (putting) you had to re-shoot at a stake at 20 yards. Too much walking to start over. The only kind of golf I've ever liked.
 
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This is kinda like, “I want to learn how to fly a plane but I don’t care about learning how to land”.


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Padgett said:
We play archery golf sometimes and it is pretty cool how far a bow will shoot:

Set a target such as a cube type target 500 or 600 yards away in a field.

Put some size dot on the target 3 inches diameter or 2 inches or even a golf tee

Now here is how we play, We all shoot the first shot and try and get most of the way down there and then on the second shot you have to be careful because if you land the arrow past the target you have to start over. Then on the third shot if you are close enough to take a shot at the dot that is fine but if you miss the spot on the target then you have to start over. Usually with three shooters one of the guys will do it in three shots.

One time we actually did this for about a half mile and it had a creek crossing and we had to jump over to another long field over a patch of woods. It took multiple max distance shots to cover the distance and then you had to make a kill shot on the target.
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That sounds like a lot of fun.
 
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