I was testing a bow today that has been used as the most successful hunting machine I've known in my life. There has never been a lost or wounded animal with this bow, and it's taken several hundred head of big game from Small deer and African Antelope up to American Bison in size.

Here is the data from my freshly back from the factory calibrated Chronograph.

This was with a 63lb Switchback 28.5" draw

330 grain arrow with 100 grain point 280fps
355 grain arrow with 125 grain point 270fps
375 grain arrow with 100 grain point 266fps
400 grain arrow with 125 grain point 260fps
417 grain arrow with 125 grain point 254fps
450 grain arrow with 125 grain point 244fps

I have killed big game with every one of these combinations. The majority have been with the 400 grain weight. I have strayed from that over the years but I always seem to come back to this combination.

When I see how pathetic the speed is with this compared what others are getting I feel embarrassed! like I'm shooting a kiddy bow. The 280fps seems good but it's with a light weight 330 grain arrow.

Is it worth going down in weight to 355gr to get to the 270fps speed? That is a 45 grain weight loss from the 400 grain weight.

What is worth more 45 grains of weight or 10 fps?

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