i shoot a 27.5 draw and usually 65ish lbs with 465 grain arrow. If i can get 260-670 im pretty happy.

 

A High Country w speed pro arrows. But i'm happy w how my bow shoots at 67-ish # and 28.5-29" DL. I've not chronoed any if my bows, but my last few have been at or over 300fps, I'd guess.

 

There is no hard set rules on what is fast. It is all opinion driven.

 

I think anything over 330fps with a hunting setup is pretty fast.

 

I consider any bow over 330 stupid fast. 300 is fast. 270 is fast for hunting.

 

My father shoots a PSE Surge that shoots at about 320. I considered that pretty fast but being a speed freak myself and only shooting a PSE Baby G force that shot well under 320 I could no longer be stuck that much slower than his. So I stepped up a notch and bought a 2014 Bear Agenda 6 that shoots 350. But I think it really is personal preference. For me I want a faster bow so I don't have to move my single pin so much shooting in 3D competitions. But if you are shooting indoor competitions with a 20 yard shot each time there is no need for speed.

 

Do you just shoot IBO events as that speed is to fast for ASA isnt it??

 

I consider anything over 330 IBO fast. Now fast for my draw, that is a completely different story. I consider 300 fast for a 26" draw.

 

Yup, right there with you !! I am a 26.5 so I am thrilled to be getting 285 with a hunting arrow.

One of my good buds is shooting 265 this season but that is at 54lbs so to me that is pretty fast.

On a side note, keep in mind that some fixed blades don't really like high speeds. They tend to develop a mind of their own.

 

I think it depends on the weight of the arrow...and consider a 534 gr. arrow going 284 fps to be pretty darned fast...

 

Thats impressive having such a heavy arrow shooting at 284 fps.

I shoot a 365g arrow set up going 274 fps. with a 62# 28.5 DL. Your poundage must be up there as well as DL.

 

Any hunting set up that's flinging arrows at 300+ fps is fast in my book.

 

ibo of over 330fps

 

340+ ibo

 

300fps+

 

BTW...I am talking actual speeds...my DNA is 345 (approx.??) IBO but I shoot 273 fps....that is with a 53# draw weight and 28 inch Easton Axxis 400s. That is good enough for me...1 pin to 30 yards comfortably which is all I really need. I was just curious what the general consensus was.

 

id say 300+ if fast to me

 

There is fast and then there is fast enough. It's the later that is important to a hunter. When I shoot traditional, 170 fps is fast enough. I am hoping for a twenty yard shot delivering an arrow that is over 500 grains with at least 162 grains up front. With my compound my arrows are only around 430 grains with 135 grains up front but the distance is forty to fifty yards. I think 270 fps is fast enough. My actual speeds measured by my chrony are normally faster than this, but that's simply margin for error. I would like to have 1/2 sec or less from release to penetration. Increases the chance my target (animal) will be where I thought it would be when I released. If you are shooting foam targets I don't see what difference it makes as they don't move. Some of the best woman Olympic archers shoot lights out at ninety meters with average draw weights less than forty pounds at their draw length. Now I realize a faster IBO speed makes 3D shooting easier if you have trouble with judging distances. But if this is a problem for you rather than a challenge maybe you should consider using a rifle.

 

340 IBO I think is speed

315-335 Ibo I think is Med.

Slow under 315ibo


Hunting arrow weight for my set up that I think is fast is a 400-420 grain arrow at 300 fps at 52lbs draw weight

I think an arrow out of a compound now a days under 250fps is slow IMO.
But 250 and under is still plenty to kill.

 

My OB Lethal Force isn't the fastest out there by a long shot but 311.6 fps at 71lbs, 28" draw, with a 370grn arrow is good enough for me. My 09 BT Admiral was only shooting my hunting arrows around 270fps and that was plenty fast to hunt with. The deer never knew the difference.

 

The fastest bow I've owened was my Burner, it was 73@29" when i bought it. Tossed a light hunting arrow (not sure exact weight) at 319fps!
Recamed it to 59.4lbs@28" and it chroned 265-270 fps with my 450 grain Nanos. To me That's pretty fast for a light draw hunting setup.
Now my Creed is 27.5@70lb hitting 280ish with 385 grain Deer Crossing 350s. Pretty good but not what I'd consider fast.
I'd say 300+(actual speed) in a hunting setup is "fast"

 

I think my setup is pretty fast for a hunting rig.....380 grain Easton's at 305 fps. My IBO is 332. You can't always go by the calculated speed number, because the calculator says I should be slinging them about 313 fps.....but 3 different chrono's say 303-305 fps consistently. The key to getting crazy fast speeds if you have a short DL is to start with a bow that has a crazy high IBO like 350 or better. With my DL at 30.5", I'd be slinging arrows stupid fast if I had a 350 or higher IBO bow.

 

Anything above 335 IBO is fast in my opinion.
My bow shoots 615 grain arrows at 260 fps.
That is fast enough for me

 

even at 260 fps that arrow is going to pack a lot of punch!

 

300 is where fast begins. But it's never fast enough.

 

I believe "fast" is a relative term.

 

For a hunting setup i like to be between 270-290. All depends on how heavy an arrow you like to shoot. Never had a problem with 270 even at 50 yards.

 

Im not going to say my bow is fast, but its pushing my 422 grain hunting arrows out at 306fps. Id say thats fast enough

 

I believe an ACTUAL speed of 300 FPS is fast.

 

If you take the average hunting setup (60# DW, 28" DL and 400 grain arrow) that will shoot 270 fps, (that would be about 331 IBO) you have a fast bow.