Speed and Range of Modern Bows (2024)

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Speed and Range of Modern Bows? ›

While modern bows can shoot arrows up to 400 yards at speeds exceeding 200 miles per hour, the bow is a short-range hunting tool. Depending on the circ*mstances, the maximum distance is 30 to 40 yards. At that range, it's common for an arrow to pass completely through an animal.

While modern bows can shoot arrows up to 400 yards at speeds of more than 200 miles per hour, the bow is a short-range hunting tool. Any bow can be dangerous at any range and should be handled responsibly.

While modern bows can shoot arrows up to 400 yards at speeds of more than 200 miles per hour, the bow is a short-range hunting tool.

Even with today's small profile, fixed-blade heads, most experts recommend a maximum arrow speed of 260-270 fps. Beyond that, broadhead planing becomes problematic for all but the very best archers. Today's fastest bows are awesome in their ability to deliver speed.

An arrow is harmless at a distance of over 40 yards. Basic firearm safety rules do not apply to archery.

Match the weight of the arrows and points to your bow, and what you are intending to hunt. Registered i shoot sixty & 65 i would at sixty yards no question. but i prefer 40 yards or less.

To put things in perspective, Olympic Games bows are around fifty pounds and the target distance is seventy meters, which is about 230 feet.

A 350 grain arrow (the minimum weight recommended for a 70lb compound bow) moving at 320 feet per second (fps) has a kinetic energy of 79.57 ft-lbs and a momentum of . 497 slugs*.

A bow that shoots less than 300 fps is considered unacceptably slow, and a bow that shoots 340 fps or above is considered a screamer (speed bow). Whether it's actually a big deal in the field or not, speed is a monumentally big deal at the sales counter. Fast bows rule - slow bows drool.

How fast is a bow compared to a bullet? ›

Via Bow International. Comparing the range of bows and firearms is far from straightforward. Bullets travel very fast initially (almost 3,000 km/h) but quickly lose speed along their trajectory. In contrast, an arrow travels relatively slowly (150-250 km/h) but loses very little speed.

Most speed bows will shoot well as long as your shooting form is good. But when small form variations occur, accuracy suffers more than it would with a slower bow, which usually has a larger brace height (more forgiving) and is easier to draw (which makes it more fun).

Average shot distance on P&Y Coues whitetail deer is about 25 yards, but about one-quarter of record-book bucks are shot beyond 40 yards. Average shot distance on Sitka blacktail deer is about the same as on Coues deer, but nearly half are taken between 30 and 60 yards.

As long as the bullet isn't massively over penetrating, which isn't likely in the case of a 9mm round, it will do far more damage than any crude arrow fired from a crude bow would do. Bullets simply deliver far more energy than an arrow can.

While modern bows can shoot arrows up to 400 yards at speeds exceeding 200 miles per hour, the bow is a short-range hunting tool. Depending on the circ*mstances, the maximum distance is 30 to 40 yards. At that range, it's common for an arrow to pass completely through an animal.

Always make sure your actions are courteous, considerate, capable, and careful—the four Cs of hunting.

Average shot distance on P&Y Coues whitetail deer is about 25 yards, but about one-quarter of record-book bucks are shot beyond 40 yards. Average shot distance on Sitka blacktail deer is about the same as on Coues deer, but nearly half are taken between 30 and 60 yards.

The furthest an arrow has flown is 1854 metres, shot with a footbow . The record for a modern recurve bow is 1222 metres. The longest 'accurate' shot (the longest distance to hit a standard FITA target), made by a Paralympic archer using a footbow was 283.47 metres.

Archers shoot at distances of between 10 metres and 90 metres in outdoor competitions. Archery GB rounds can be up to 100 yards. Indoor target archery distances are a maximum of 18 metres or 20 yards depending on the round.