10 lbs

[Tabers Best]

How much faster do you think an arrow would shoot if you cranked up your bow by 10lbs???

[leftiesarebetter]

3-5 fps. you gain more speed by lighting up your arrow. and you might only gain 1 more pound in kinetic energy.

[wctbowtech]

Originally Posted by Tabers Best

How much faster do you think an arrow would shoot if you cranked up your bow by 10lbs???

What type of bow? Should be somewhere in the range of 10 to 25fps

[odsixer]

The extra damage to your shoulder/elbows wouldn't be worth the extra speed in my opinion(depending on your current draw weight)

[Tabers Best]

Thanks for the replies, the wife just brought me a APA Black Mamba MX2. So now I guess I should ask how much would dropping 10lbs slow me down. I have a 29 draw length and it is set at 65 lbs (at 65 it is still quite easy to draw). Fast and no shock, it has a 7 3/8ths brace height.

[leftiesarebetter]

if your current draw weight is 65 you would only be able to drop 5lbs. if its easy to pull i would suggest staying where you are. When sitting up in a tree for a while on a cold morning that extra 5 pounds could get a little tough or you might make extra movement and alert the deer. If your comfortable with the weight I would stay where your at. but thats just my opinion

[russ]

If the draw weight range is 60-70 the bow should not be shot under 60 lbs. A good number of people out there are over bowed (drawing too much weight)

[Tabers Best]

Originally Posted by russ

If the draw weight range is 60-70 the bow should not be shot under 60 lbs. A good number of people out there are over bowed (drawing too much weight)

Things changed, when from when I originally wrote this. On saturday my wife brought me a new bow. (APA Black Mamba MX2) WHhich has 70lb limbs, my old bow was with 60 lb limbs. It is more of a joke saying I should drop 10 lbs because this one is quite fast.