Nice my friend. I should have purchased the light kit for mine. I may still at some point. Good to hear you are having good results with yours. I have enjoyed having mine. Thank you for your time and the comment. Have a great day. Best regards

Thanks for taking the time to comment. I have used B50 and B55 over the course of time, both I have enjoyed using across all of my bows. The TD bow shoots equally well with either. You are correct 5fps plus or minus is a minimal difference, it's easy to get hung up on how fast a bow shoots, but for me it was more of a curiosity about performance and speed. The B50 is definitely more forgiving on limbs. I really appreciate you taking the time to watch and comment my friend. Best regards.

Thank you so much my friend. I really appreciate that. Have a great day! Best regards

Thank you so much for taking the time to watch and comment. I really appreciate it! I went back and forth for a couple of years on purchasing one, I'm glad I finally did. I am glad you liked the video my friend. Hopefully it helped I'm some small way. My son and I go back and forth about the shirt ,lol, he's a batman fan, and I have been superman fan since childhood. I hope you have a great evening brother! Best regards

A chrono is a nice tool to have. Outside of the curiosity in overall speed, when you get very consistent readings, it means you are doing the same thing the same way over and over. Nice tool to check that.

I didn’t even think about that. Checking the consistency of your draw. Wow, thanks for that tip, now I really need to get one.

I'm glad it helped. Thank you for your time and the comment. Have a great day! Best regards

Thanks for the great comment and info my friend. I have noticed the difference in the speed gap as you mentioned when using heavier arrows. One other thing that I have noticed with FF strings is longevity of the string. For some reason I notice small frays with some of the strands. It seems to present itself after numerous shooting sessions. I shot B50 and 55 strings for the longest time and never had this issue. For my fletchings, sometime back I made the switch from 4 inch fetchings to 2.5 inch fetching. I tend to prefer those from an asthetics standpoint over performance. Out of curiosity, what's the heaviest arrow you shoot and at what draw weight? I really appreciate your time! Have a great evening. Best regards.

@@ScottWinters that's an interesting observation on string longevity. My experience is that I have had B50 and B55 strings that I would still happily shoot that are around 10 years old. I can't say the same for my experience of FF because I only switched to FF when I bought some black hunter bows this year. My heaviest arrows are around 675 to 700gn with a little over 200gn up front. They are sitka at 29.5" and Australian Victorian Ash at 31" wooden arrows. I shoot them out of a 50lb Gary Sentman custom longbow based on his Competitor model and an old Martin Hatfield TD Hunter which is around 63lb at my draw. I prefer to shoot GT 5575s cut to 29.5" with 250gn up front out of the Hatfield. They are very quick out of the old girl and heavy enough. I'm still tuning for my Black Hunters which are in the 40 to 43lb range. That's how I found myself on your excellent reviews of these bows. I just bought some Easton tribute xx75 2016s to shoot out of them so looking forward to tuning and making some arrows.

Thanks for watching the video my friend. Best regards.

I appreciate the comment my friend. My arrow weights are usually in that range. I try to keep it at 9 or 10 grains per pound. The problem I find is arrow weights are so varied I just try to find the happy median. Have a great evening. Best regards

You bring up a good point my friend. Honestly I did not think of that. My thought process was that the dacron had stretched and settled enough to be consistent through all shots. Oh well, now I have an excuse to make two strings and try the experiment again, lol. I really appreciate you watching and taking the time comment. Have a great day my friend. Best regards

I did the same thing my friend. Looked at them decided against one. Curiosity got the better of me. I'm glad I purchased it. I'm sure I'll make good use out of it. Thanks for taking the time comment and i appreciate you taking the time to watch my content. Have a great evening!

@@ScottWinters no problem I appreciate you for taking the time to share with us. Yes I’m sure I’ll eventually brake down and get one. I have some Bass pro credit that I need to spend, I have been looking at the Caldwell but not sure if it’s any good. Thank again take care my friend and God bless.

I have tried fast flight on the GBR and still have the fast flight string on it. It stays the same no matter which I have in it. I’ve since been using a finger sling with the bow to eliminate the hand shock. I wish the bow handled better because I do enjoy shooting it. Have a great day. Best regards

@@ScottWinters I agree, I've enjoyed it over the past years, just wanted something more manageable in the brush,I don't have locations close to me that have a following for trad so its all trial and error on setup from Amazon these days, I used to seek out stuff on 3Rivers and Lancaster but became too pricey for a regular guy like myself, that's why I admire seeing folks like yourself who know how to tune and maintain setups, I'll probably have to get a better string and strike plate for the BH from the reviews I've heard but excited to try something new soon!

I ordered mine through Rose City Archery in Portland. The shipping took forever, but it arrived in good order in the draw weight I wanted. Maybe Check there to see if they have one in you needed weight. I just checked the Southwest website and they currently do not have it in 40. Best of luck finding the one you need. Have a great day my friend!

Try giving Jeff at SWA a call. He hooked me up with a set of 40's that cam from a return order recently. The 25 and 29# limbs make a very nice target bow. I shoot mine frequently and with light arrows, you would be surprised at how fast and accurate it can be. Great bow to practice with.

If you are asking about the Ghost Longbow It's a 40 pound draw weight. One place to check would be Rose City Archery. That's where I had to purchase mine. Their pricing is better as well. They are a dealer for Southwest Archery and usually have a good selection of draw weights. I hope that helps my friend. I appreciate your time. Happy New Year. Best regards

Unfortunately I have not made or added content for the questions you. I could possibly incorporate that into one of my videos in the future. I used the brass nocks for a while but started tying on nocks and haven’t used them in years. Have tried a moveable nock instead go the brass type? I have a video showing how to tie one of these. Once you get used to making them I think you would prefer it over the brass type nocks. Thanks again for the questions and comment. Have a great day my friend. Best regards

Ron, I think I had one or two duplicates since testing, and zero errors. Tested it inside under artificial lighting and still no errors. It seems to work as it should.

@@ScottWinters Thanks...I may need to upgrade.

have you tried with the light kit? (you can even attach an led strip light to the shades, basically the same thing) also don't try with florescent lights, they seem to wreak havoc with the sensors. finally, ensure that the battery isn't going flat.

I haven't tried the light kit, that will probably be something I purchase soon. I read that fluorescent lights are a no go when using these. Thanks for the advice my friend. I really appreciate you taking the time to watch and comment. Have a great day!

@@ScottWinters Yeah, I had better luck with sunlight. I think some of the Caldwell Chronos are a bit weird about the lighting. Seems to be a common problem. Yours seems to be doing a good job.

Hey thanks for asking. Not taking into account for the fetching and nock ,the arrow weight is approximately 437 to 446.46 grains. I can't remember if they are 8.6 or 8.9 grains per inch. Using 50 grain inserts and 125 grain field tips. Arrow shaft is 30.5 inches. Last time I scaled the bow it came in at 40 pounds at 28 inches. My draw length 28.5 to 29 inches. Hope that helps. I really appreciate you taking the time to comment. Have a great day my friend.

Scott for fun ,it's not practical, shoot the bow with a mechanical release and see what the speed loss might be. You could even test the speed difference between a glove and a tab. Good video, have a good day my friend.

@@ScottWinters Thanks for the response. Again great numbers! That bow is a sleeper.

Anytime my friend! Have a great evening

I might just try that. I still have a few mongoose releases from my compound days. I'll see if I can film it and add it in on another video. Have a great evening brother. Best regards

It’s been a while since this posting. I think my total grain weight for the arrows was close to 370 total grain weight. I would have to see if I can find my notes from this one. Thank you for the question. Have a great day. Best regards

I agree with you my friend. I've always been curious about how fast my bows /setup actually shoots. It was fun getting to try this finally. Honestly I just enjoy being able to get out and have fun with it. Inreally appreciate you taking the time to watch and taking the time to comment. I hope you have a great evening brother! Best regards

Thank you for for the comment my friend. Have a great day

Agree with you in the speed increase. Adding the silencers will slow the string down and eliminate any gains made with the addition of fast flight. Not being a hunter anymore I don’t worry to much about the noise. The noise only bothers me if I focus on it, then it’s an annoyance because it’s all I hear. I appreciate your insight and the comment my friend. I hope you have a great day. Best regards

The dacron is definitely quieter than ff. As far as performance goes either will give great results. The thing I notice most about ff string is it can affect arrow flight if the arrows are not tuned to the ff string. I did a comparison and there is a very noticeable difference in how the arrows impact. Same arrows ff produces weak spine, dacron produces stiff spine. The positive is that ff definitely helps reduce hand shock in an unruly bow, my longbow is a great example lol. A few extra fps really doesn't matter. As for accuracy, either produce the same results. I really appreciate your time my friend. Have a great evening. Best regards

The arrow comes in at 478.4 grains. At my draw length the draw weight is around 51 lbs. Which gives me roughly 9.38 gpp.

They definitely do slow down the bow. I think most use them to quiet the string noise. I just use them out of habit. It’s funny, I’ve always put them on my strings. I appreciate your time and the comment. Have a great evening. Best regards.

@@ScottWinters Test is not reliable with silencers because for sure they are not 100% identical on both strings.

I think for a traditional bow it is a good fps. There most likely a lot of faster ones out there. I appreciate your time my friend. Have a great day. Best regards

Thanks for the question. All of my string builds are 16 strands. Have a great evening. Best regards

Thank you for the comment. I agree, I don’t get hung about fps. I just enjoy shooting. I did did chrono testing for my curiosity. I haven’t chronographed a bow in a long time. I do find it interesting how fast flight does alter a bows performance. I appreciate your time my friend. Have a great evening. Best regards.

No, not really. I would have thought it would be faster as well. What’s more surprising is that it does change the tune of your arrows. I appreciate the comment my friend. Have a great day. Best regards

That’s a fair point. Minor inconsistencies can create a variance and to your point could result in flawed results. I appreciate your time my friend. Have a great day. Best regards

@@ScottWinters Indeed. Of course, minor inconsistencies--including those due to the diminishing strength of the bowman after multiple pulls--are to be expected, and averaging of enough multiple shots can still provide a meaningful trend line. But a blind testing procedure is a critical element, and it's frequently missed on KZfaq tests of this sort. Cheers.

If memory serves me, when I shot this video, my arrows were weighing in at 442 +/- grains per arrow. I hope that helps. Thank you for the comment. Best regards.