Well I will never get the performance of a compound or even a modern reflex-deflex longbow. I have yet to shoot through a chrono, also getting some 80# spine arrows made as week speak. I will tell you this Craig at Howard Hill archery states that this bow shoots a 115 fps. plus the draw weight of the bow which is 70# making it 185 fps. This figure I guess will go up or down a little depending on diameter, material etc. Don't quite know the grains or weight of the arrow. These longbows like heavy arrows or should I say stiff!! Maybe close to 700 grains or more. In carbons I shoot 400 spine. I am going back to wood arrows for awhile. Got some blunt tip flu flu's comin too, to do some turkey and rabbit right!? Nick, You gotta get a longbow man. You can get them cheap? My first was an all hickory I did all the finish work it only cost me 60 bucks for the bow. One thing I was gonna also mention about traditional, I read your article about your bear hunt congrats on that. Didn't you make a 60 yard shot?! Well most trad. guys prefer no more than 20-30 many times a lot less than that like 10-15! I don't know how the heck they do it but talk about adrenaline!! Later
Jeremy