5 Ways to Get More Speed From Your Bow!

I'm going to show you the conventional and unconventional ways to get more speed from your compound bow My hunting bow of choice is the white carbon RX9 Ultra This bow is set at 28 and a half inches for today's test The bow is set at 65 pounds My let-off is set at 85 percent I'm using a Hamski Pro Hunter Pro rest I have carbon smackdown stabilizers and the white sl bar and I'm using an eastern full metal jacketed arrow that weighs about 550 grains We're going to shoot that through a chronograph and the I'm going to take you through the process of how you can increase your speed from your bow without compromising accuracy and performance With the current setup of the bow this bow should be around about 28 and a half inches but before we start the test I do want to confirm the What is the draw length of this bow and what does it actually measure I did reduce the poundage Took the limbs out two and a half turns This would increase my draw length so I just want to double check it and make sure before we start that we can compare apples with apples So whe I draw this bow to confirm the draw length using the draw length arrow 27 inches It is roughly in the throat of the grip and then you have to add one and three quarters So this bow is currently set at 28 and three quarters so it is slightly longer in draw length an what I thought 28 and three quarters is fine The draw length that I am comfortable with is 28 and three quarters The draw length for my target bow is 28 and a half inches because it's a long axle-to-axle bow and I found that I get the most accuracy and consistency from that My hunting bows I prefer 29 inches because I do get a little bit more speed but with this being a little bit shor It's ideal for the test I want to conduct today and what I want to show you It's also important For me to look at the weight of the bow so that we know what that is set at If you are using a bow I'll scale any bow scale for that fact remember to put an arrow in should the Lube break or if something happens that you don't dry fire your bow So this bow is currently set a Just under 65 pounds 64.82 and this is a good base for us to start from The arrow that I am using is A eastern full metal jacket This arrow I'm going to weigh this arrow just to make sure we know e weight of this specific arrow which tells us where to start This arrow weighs in a 545 to 546 grains So to basically recap 546 is just under 550 grain arrow 28 and three quarter inch bow set at 65 pounds We are going to shoot this over a chronograph to get a reading and then we're I'm going to start making some changes to see how you can increase the speed of your bow Got the Garmin Xero chronograph is such a nice small unit and you can do anything with it you can use Your rifle your bow your air rifle it's such a nice little gadget to have I'm just going To make sure that I've got this set up right for my bow We'ready to do shot number one that's 245.5 That's the first shot so it's not very fast for a hunting bow it's a quite heavy arrow That I'm shooting and my drawing isn't that long Let's start with the three easy ways on how You can increase the speed from your bow there are some nice extra tips I'll give you at the End of the video so make sure you stay tuned for that part But let's start with the easy stuff I'm going to increase my drawing by three quarters of an inch to see what the speed is The difference is going to be We will measure the weight to see if there are any weight variations that come from us just adjusting the drawing so let's do that step by step and see what the weight is The speed difference is going to be significant With this HPX cam it's so easy to just adjust your draw length This module that I have on this specific bow gives me three quarters of an inch of adjustability If I want to go a little bit longer in draw length I do need to change the module itself But this specific module that's in here right now is going to give me three quarters of an inch longer draw length but what is important to know is that you do not want to give up any accuracy Make sure you are comfortable with that extra little bit of length and that you do not give up any consistency so it's easy to play with maybe half an inch of draw length on your hunting bow Accuracy is the most important thing with anything with archery it's obviously accuracy and draw length It's such an important thing let's just see out of curiosity what the difference in draw length is I'm going to do it I've increased the draw length on this specific cam by three quarters of an inch I've taken it from the small F to the big E so it should give me three quarters of an inch longer and with this I'm just going to measure remember it was 27 inches on the R itself so just to Compare it it should give a reading of about 27 and three quarters and I'm also jus I'm going to use the poundage scale to check if there's any increase in poundage there should be a little A bit of an increase it already feels a little bit longer on the throat of the grip is 27 and Three quarters this is giving me a reading of 29 and a half inches so this bow is set at 29 and a half inches I also want to see what the weight has done so the weight is about the Same 65.36 so not really any gain in weight but there is a gain in draw length three quarters of An inch let's shoot this over the chronograph and see how much speed you will gain if you increase your draw length by three quarters of an inch using the same arrow it's only the draw That's a different shot number two 253.3 feet per second three quarters of an inch will give You gain eight feet per second and that's about the industry norm for every one inch you Increase your draw length or decrease your draw length it'll give around a 10 feet per second difference With draw length comes a price and you need to make sure that you are happy to Increasing the draw length can cause a form issue to come into play and your shots will deteriorate more the more you shoot throughout the day You might notice some inconsistencies so make sure that if you are going to increase your draw length you are staying true to good posture good form good accuracy and good consistency If you are going to shorten your draw length you're going to lose some speed and that will cause other issues with aiming being a little bit more erratic and obviously You'll lose some speed and there will be some fit issues that will also come into play so make sure you know what draw length you want to shoot or what the maximum draw length you can is Shoot accurately and consistently We know the poundage is set at 65 pounds What I am going to do before I actually draw is I'm going to increase the tension by one full turn and I'm going to Make sure what I do at the top I do at the bottom very important otherwise your tiller is going to be out and you're going to not be as consistent It is important that you know that Your limb bolts are always tightened the same way so this is one full turn and I'm done Curious to see how much the weight has increased from 65 pounds I'll make sure to draw This more than once to make sure we have a consistent reading so this is now 69.58 Pounds so there is an increase of almost five pounds with one full turn out of the bow itself Let's just double check 69.40 so there's consistency so it's about a four A pound increase in poundage let's shoot it through the chronograph with the exact same arrow and see how much gain we will get from just over four pounds This is going to be shot number three This is shot three all in flow and sequence 259.3 feet per second so screwing my bow in one full turn Turn gave me four pounds more on draw weight and it only gave me five feet per second more on the chronograph is that higher poundage worth pulling for that extra few feet per second Something you have to keep in mind is not over-bowing yourself getting to full draw obviously also causing you to go out of posture your left shoulder coming up You're tiring quickly your aim isn't that steady and then the execution isn't that smooth To recap with a three-quarter longer draw length and four pounds more we've gained almost 15 feet Per second is that 15 feet per second worth the increase in draw length and worth the increase in poundage Will that affect your posture and your shooting technique Make sure that you Are you comfortable with these changes the easiest next step to increase your speed is simply to switch to a lighter arrow which we'll do now but if you're going hunting make sure the arrow It is still heavy enough and with the weight of the arrow speed also brings penetration and kinetic energy is measured in that way so make sure you don't have an arrow that is too light Speed does not always equal penetration This arrow is 457 grains so this is almost 100 grains lighter an the full metal jacket that we use this is a eastern 6.5 arrow it's got a 50 grain brass e front and it does have a 100 grain point in the front like I said almost 100 grains lighter This will be shot number four let's see how much gain you'll get with a slightly lighter arrow 283 feet per second 283 feet per second with an arrow weighing over 450 grains we started with a An arrow weighing 550 grains you need to make sure what kind of speed you want to shoot of animals you want to go and shoot but this was the third thing that we changed and we have Increased our speed by almost 40 feet per second one of the small changes you can make to your bow This bow is set at 85 percent let off but will it be worth it I'm going to take this Down to 75 I prefer shooting these bows at 75 let off because I'm shooting my target bow at 65 I'm not doing it for speed I'm doing it more for consistency and accuracy because I do prefer a more solid wool and harder at the back but will that little bit of change in let off make a difference The difference in speed we need to be technical about this if I'm going to change my let off here From 85 to 75 it's going to change my draw length and with draw length there may be some speed changes That's also going to come into play so keep your drawing in mind to ensure it remains consistent throughout the process This is a quarter in shorter we are going to take the shot and see what the speed is going to do but with the change in the let off itself with the quarter inch shorter draw I am not expecting there's going to be a big difference I'm actually expecting a slight decrease in speed but let's have a look by changing the let off From 85 to 75 I saw the speed drop from 283 feet per second to just under 281 feet per second Two and a half feet per second difference so for a hunting bow ideally if you are going to be in situations where you are going to hold the bow a little bit longer in hunting situations Going to a lower gear to see if you can get some more speed in my opinion will not necessarily It would be more beneficial to receive an 80 or 85 percent reduction for those people who don't really know what "let off" means if it's an 85 percent let off it means you're only olding 15 percent of the actual draw weight that you are going to pull so if we say a lower Let off of say 65 percent means you are holding 35 percent of the actual bow weight You are pulling so make sure you know what your bow is set out and what your draw is and do not compromise on draw length as it is probably one of the most important factors when When it comes to accuracy with the changes we've made today the most significant change we've seen so far was with the arrow weight where we've seen an increase in speed by jus Changing arrow weight I'm not going to shoot my hunting bow longer in drawings to get extra speed Maybe if I'm going to go and hunt dangerous game like Cape buffalo or thick-skinned animals and so on I might increase my drawings to get that extra feet per second for that extra foot pound Kinetic energy for that extra momentum but otherwise if I'm going to shoot longer distances and under my normal hunting situations I will not compromise on drawing one of the smaller changes you can make if you are sitting at home with maybe a slightly older bow is if You've got a peep sight with the old tubing in it get rid of it get a proper true peep or jus A peep that is a specialty archery peep or a hamsky peep that you put inside your string to get rid of e extra rubber that takes a lot of extra speed out of your bow if you are using a Whisker biscuit rest that friction that the arrow has on the rest itself will take a little bit of speed away especially at the longer distances if you've got a rest a normal drop away res You know any high quality rest that's on the market today that is something that I would recommend you use you will get some extra speed from that and you will get good accuracy and Consistency from it if you do have fat old cat whiskers inside the string itself that will also decrease your speed if you are having difficulty with a lot of vibration on your bow and you wa To make your bow less noisy I would recommend you go buy a new one but keep Do you mind if you've got the cat whiskers and all those things on the string itself it does play A factor in speed if you still want to increase speed use other string materials BCY has a good variety of different string materials You can get someone to make some strings for you that's The fewer strands you have on it the noisier your bow will be but you will get more speed but remember speed does not equal accuracy If you shoot fast you're only going to miss fast Make sure And I keep saying this make sure you've got the right drawing make sure your bow is tuned If the cam timing is not right or your arrow is not correctly spined with your bow you will not get optimal speed accuracy and consistency from your bow What are you doing To get more speed from your bow let me know in the comments below if this video has helped you at all Let me know I'd love to hear from you 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