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Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: kid bow on July 17, 2013, 06:38:47 pm

Title: increasing speed
Post by: kid bow on July 17, 2013, 06:38:47 pm

Would thinning the width and thickness increase speed a good amount

Title: Re: increasing speed
Post by: RBLusthaus on July 17, 2013, 06:51:25 pm

All other things being equal, yes, thinning will make the bow shoot faster - as long as you dont thin them too much so that they collapse or twist off the center line. 

Russ

Title: Re: increasing speed
Post by: Joec123able on July 17, 2013, 07:04:29 pm

I would narrow those tips wayyyy down and thin them alittle should be noticeably faster after that

Title: Re: increasing speed
Post by: Danzn Bar on July 17, 2013, 08:08:34 pm

for what its worth..........I think thinning the tips is suspect as far as speed, design may have more to do with speed,  but it will defiantly help hand shock.  But that is just my short experience.  I've shot just a few of my bows through a crony.  I seam to like comfort and hard hitting arrows more than speed.  Sorry for getting off the subject , your question was about speed, 
DBar

Title: Re: increasing speed
Post by: Pappy on July 18, 2013, 07:30:10 am

Depending on what you call a good amout,few feet a second,probably,make it a rocket,nope. Probably like DBar said,help with hand shock and may be a little sweeter to shoot. :)
   Pappy

Title: Re: increasing speed
Post by: Buckeye Guy on July 18, 2013, 08:00:25 am

Lighter weight arrows will shoot faster from it !

Title: Re: increasing speed
Post by: kid bow on July 18, 2013, 09:52:22 am

How do these look I added a double nock to raise weight a little

Title: Re: increasing speed
Post by: Pat B on July 18, 2013, 10:27:04 am

Wood is 8 times stronger in thickness than it is in width. I'd narrow the tips considerable( 6" to 8" back from the tips). That will decraese the tip weight and give you some more speed and less chance of handshock.