Arrow speed

[Jotis]

Whitetail Midwest tree stand hunting. What is your desired arrow weight and speed?

 

[TonySkyline]

I think shooting a 430-475G arrow at 270+fps is a good happy medium especially with thinner arrows like the 4 or 5mm FMJs or Axis. This should allow for use of bigger mechanical broadheads without worry about not getting pass throughs. It’s about the best I can get with a 27 1/2” DL bow anyway although I’d love to see better speeds but without compromising the draw cycle and hold weight. I’ve had bad luck with large 3 blade reapers (whitetail specials) on a 60lb draw bow that wasn’t as fast (think I was barely hitting 260fps). I shoot heavier draw weight now but still stay away for huge 3 blade mechanicals due to potential pass through issues. The G5 deadmeats are the the biggest I’ll go for a compound but typically shoot rage trypans and have had good luck with those. So, in short, I think you need to decide on what broadhead you will shoot and match your arrow to it along with your bow speed


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[dtrkyman]

400ish grains, 270-280ish.

I’ve shot drastically slower and faster, with fixed blades I like slower, mechanical I’ll push the speed a bit.


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[Maxhunter]

I like 410-430 grain arrows at 265-270fps. I usually shoot 65lbs at my short 27” draw. Zips thru deer like butter.

 

[Kularrow]

390 Grain Easton Sonic 6.0 Match Grade. Going 310FPS at 72lbs 29 inches. Grim Reaper Whitetail Special. Might be unpopular set up but I’ve had success with it. I love tight pin gaps and a very flat shooting arrow.

 

[dreamingWest]

I've always shot the heaviest arrow I can get to 280 fps. For me, this is 440-450 gr. That's my all-around arrow.

For midwest whitetail specific, I may shed some weight and go faster next year with the new Easton 5.0. Im thinking maybe 415 gr around 290 fps.

For these Kansas whitetails, a smaller gap 2-pin would be desirable as long as I keep my arrow over 400 gr. I started at around 380 gr at 305 fps. In hindsight, that was a pretty sweet set-up, just not a lot of passthroughs. (I think shot angle makes a bigger difference though.)