speed cap for 3D??

[sealevel]

Can anyone tell me what the faa rule is . is it 5 grs. pure pound or 280 fps i can`t seem to down load the shooting rules .

[willyqbc]

its is one or the other merv.

if you are shooting 280 or less you can legally shoot under 5 grains per pound, allthough most manufacturers don't reccomend it

if you are shooting over 280 fps you MUST be within the 5 grains per pound rule with 3% margin for error to account for scale differences.

Chris

[Bowzone_Mikey]

yer allowed 3% on the speed to allow for chrony diffs as well .... If your chrony says 285 you might be ok ... then again their chrony might say 289 and yer screwed

[jessbennett]

bowwalker,


getting around 320 out of my ultra elite at 55 pounds with an 8 inch brace height and just about 40 in axle to axle. pretty forgiving speedy bow i think.....


any bow over 310-315 is a fast bow. i think one would have to look at bow construction more than anything. if it has a 4 inch brace height and hatchet cams and .....yadda yadda yadda then yeah its not going to be a forgiving bow but most bows now days have at least a 7 to 7.5 brace height and still bein excess of 310 to 32o fps. (which in my opinion is more than fast enough)

just a thought thats all,

[Bow Walker]

bowwalker,


getting around 320 out of my ultra elite at 55 pounds with an 8 inch brace height and just about 40 in axle to axle. pretty forgiving speedy bow i think.....


just a thought thats all,

Wow. Can't complain about that a-tall !

I've got a Vectrix XL on the way - it's advertised at 315 with a 36" A2A. I'll be using Easton Fat Boys cut down as short as the bow will handle and still give me good arrow flight. So I have no idea what to expect.

I'm going to be experimenting with a few different lengths to see what works best - what the bow likes best is more to the point.

[jessbennett]

the vectrix bows are very nice....... you'll really like them....what poundage are you shooting????

[jessbennett]

sorry, double post.....

[Bow Walker]

Take care of that stutter jess.............
I'll be shooting 60 lbs. I suspect that when I max the bolts it'll be up between 61 and 63. At least that is what my Diamond is.

I've been at a shoot where one guy in the group had a Vectrix - very quiet. On a par with a Guardian for quietness. He said it was a very smooth drawing bow as well. Since he's about my age, It should also b smooth for me. Old farts are like that you know...........

[superkill]

I think a speed cap would be great it would be a level field of play
for everyone.
It would boil down to the shooters abilities.
lets do it!!!!!!!!!

[xtremearchery]

Speed cap could go either way. The faster the bow the more room for error. 5 grains is enough. Even then some of these new bows are going so fast, the bow can't handle 5 grains. My bow goes plenty fast but performs better for me at 5.5-6 grains.