Wabatuckian wrote:CDFingers wrote:Dang! That's fast. My 54 lb. compound shoots at about 225 fps. I've not yet chronied my recurve.
CDFingers
What bow are you using? The compound?
Josh
It's made by Precision Shooting Equipment, and it has a Roman Numeral II on it. I had it adjusted at my LAS for target shooting to 54 pounds. I draw about 31 inches or so, which is what this one is set to.
I'm more accurate with the compound, but I prefer the recurve because it just feels right to sort of coil and release a spring--I can feel what's going to happen, But with the compound, as I draw it, of course, the spring tension gets less, and it just doesn't compute somehow.
That's why I shoot them both: the recurve I hold in my left hand and the compound I hold in my right. I still have a compound set at 54 that I can hold in my left, but I think I'll give it to my brother, as I've not shot it for several years.
The pics I post in this forum usually say which of the two I've used. My groups are tighter with the compound, but I'm getting better with the recurve.
CDFingers