Fastest Bow??

masselkhunter · Jul 12, 2005

for pure speed what is the fastest bow out Right now?
The BowTec advertises 325 to 350.
I know arrow weight and length of draw affect speed,
and for hunting accuracy and quietness mean more, but
was wondering what people are getting out of their bows.

MikeLonsford · Jul 12, 2005

I do not have the fastest bow. I have a very good bow, it just has a problem in the shooter

I shoot a Mathews Switchback, I have a 28" draw and shoot at 70 lbs with a 423 grain arrow. It is chronographed at 250 fps. I've been told they shoot in the 270's with a 30" draw and a hunting set up.

The Black Knight from Bowtech would be the fastest bow I believe.

girlbowhunter · Jul 12, 2005

The Mathews Black Max 2 ibo rating at 80% let off is rated at 330 fps,at 65% let off is rated 330 fps, and at 50% let off is rated at 340 fps, A quick and sweet bow!>>>>>>>>>>Sharlin

Kirby · Jul 12, 2005

I shoot an Alpine Teton light, I had it firing between 310-315, When I had my bow really cranking them out it was very difficutlt to shoot accuartly, now I am down around 290 and its a dream to shoot.

Kirby

When in doubt, floor it.

Diplomacy is the art of saying "nice doggy" until you find a big stick.

grizzlyplumber · Jul 16, 2005

From what I have read the fastest bow for pure speed would be a Darton. But I would guess they are also very loud and touchy.

cpugsie · Jul 16, 2005

I have the Darton Maverick and love it. It is a bit loud but it's the nicest shooting bow I've owned to date. It's very forgiving and a pleasure to shoot. Some silencers on the limbs and string make the noise managable. I'm not sure of my arrow weight but I get 257 fps out of it at 64# and a 27.5" draw length.

bonefreak · Jul 16, 2005

my Q2 is set at 70#, i shoot 478 grain arrows at 260. it seems a little slow some times but it shoots pretty sweet.

Steelermadman2002 · Jul 17, 2005

The August Issue of Bowhunting Magazine rated the top 10 fastest bows (how they chose these bow I don't know) and performed a test using the same draw length, poundage, and arrow (no fletching) also the ONLY thing added to these bows was a knocking point.

Bowtech Black Night 336
APA Black Mamba 330
Hoyt TurboTech 328
Mathews Black Max 2 326
Martin Slayr 315
PSE Mach 12 311
Darton Tempest Ext. 310
Alpine RVX 305
Person Pride 304
Renegade TR-4 302

Must be something about the word black.

Steelermadman2002

legacy · Jul 17, 2005

My Mathews Legacy is turned up to 70lbs. 28 1/2 inch draw length. 375 grain arrow. It spits em out at 280 fps.

Kirby · Jul 17, 2005

Just a note, the Alpine RVX isn't the top of the line Alpine, I wonder why they wouldn't test the Yukon, or the Denali, they are both faster bows.

Kirby

When in doubt, floor it.

Diplomacy is the art of saying "nice doggy" until you find a big stick.

quickdrawkinker · Jul 19, 2005

The Bowtech Black Night dually is the fastest, but speed comes at a price--short brace heights and not so smooth cams. I found the perfect combo of speed and smoothness with the new Hoyt Protec cam.5. At 70#'s, 29" Draw, 350 Grain arrow I'm getting 294. 294 fps with an ultra forgiving 8-1/4" of brace height and 75% let off--what more could a guy ask for?!!!

willyqbc · Jul 19, 2005

from fastestbows.com....the 320+ club

Company
Bow Model
IBO (fps)*
Brace Height (in)
ATA (in)

BowTech
Black Knight 2
342-350
5.75
36.25

Mathews
Black Max2 (Turbo Cam)
340+
5.5 ??
36 ??

BowTech
Pro 40 (dually)
328-336
7
37.125

BowTech
Patriot (dually)
326-334
7.625
35.125

BowTech
Extreme VFT
325-333
6.625
34

Hoyt
SuperTec
330
6
35

Mathews
Black Max2
330
5.5
36

BowTech
Allegiance
322-328
7
33.625

BowTech
Patriot (single)
318-326
7
33.25

Martin
SlayR
325
6.875
38.125

Newberry
Archery Pro
SB1
325
6.75
34.5

Whisper Creek
Nav TR-35
325
7.375
35.75

Whisper Creek
Nav TR-31
325
7.5
31

Martin
Cougar III Magnum Nitrous
320
6.625
36.5

* IBO - 70# draw weight, 30 inch draw length, 5 grains per pound.

Chris

bonefreak · Jul 21, 2005

here is a pretty good chart i just found
http://www.jayssportinggoods.com/archery/

supersider34 · Jul 22, 2005

I got the Matthews switchback and when I first got it. With my hunting arrows about 405 gr. at 56 pds it was shooting at 272 fps. I have a 30" draw. I used it for 3-D ing. I shoot way lighter arrows for that and I cranked my bow up to 66 pds. Have not chronographed it with the lighter arrows and cranked up.