I have an Alpine Avelanche 60lb bow. I want to up my speed as much as I can. Right now I am shooting 325 gain arrows point and all and I am in the mid 270's in fps. I was thinking about the 5.5 grain arrows from High Country. They say that they will work from 35-70 lb bows. Can I use this arrow or will it screw up my bow or void my warranty by causing a dry fire effect?
2007-05-07 03:44:28 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Sports ➔ Outdoor Recreation ➔ Hunting
Personally, I think 270 fps on a chrono is real good speed for a hunting bow. I wouldn't get rid of silencers and dampeners to pick up a couple fps and under NO circumstances would I trade accuracy for speed. The fastest, flattest bow can't make up for not making a good shot. I think the old saying is something like "fast is fine but accurate is dead..."
2007-05-07 09:35:07 · answer #1 · answered by jefflawdog 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
First step would be to shorten the arrows as much as possible. The wisper rest flite design should give you a couple of inches but a pure overdraw would be my choice.
I dont recommend the H.C. arrows as I have heard nothing good from them on the course here in Florida. I still dont think they make them any better than the Easton Cosmic Ecipse.
There are some smaller things you could do to gain speed. Take off any silencers you may have and if you have a large loop knock, get rid of it. Keep the string clean as possible and use tight wrapped serving for knock points. Another option would be to buy more radical cams for the bow itself. Use a simple two touch rest if possible. Get rid of any wisker rest that cause massive drag. Aluminum arrows run smoother through rest than carbon and if your after controlable speed, you want aluminum ! Get good cable slides, I have gained 15 fps just off cable slides alone.
Im not sure about the arrow weight on the Alpines as I am a Hoyt shooter. I can tell you that it takes alot to damage the bows and almost anything you do to it to increase speed will raise warranty questions.
Good luck & Happy Shooting !
2007-05-07 15:17:26 · answer #2 · answered by M R S 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I personally wouldn't increase to much,overdraw will help.
I have a Hoyt pro-tech.Get about 300.
2007-05-07 23:47:31 · answer #3 · answered by thresher 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋