Switchback XT speed


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Re: Switchback XT speed

They are certainly fast enough. I just got one last Friday, but have yet to crono it. Shooting 29" draw, 65#, and a 405 gr arrow, I'm guessing it will be in the 270's.

All I know is that it is deceiving at how fast one of these bows shoot. They are so smoot and quiet, you feel like it is not that fast when you shoot it.

Raw speed is fine, but it is way over rated for hunting purposes.

I'll take the smooth draw cycle and quiet shot any day over the speed.

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I guess I can't answer your speed question, sorry! BUT when hunting whitetails speed isn't the biggest factor when choosing a bow, I would also focus on how quite a bow is, if I remember right I read somewhere that it would take a bow shooting around 700 feet per second to keep up with the reaction of a whitetail deer, just my 2 cents! Those Matthews are pretty nice bows though!

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true, speed isn't everything. But, if you have a smooth, quiet and fast bow. It is better than having just a smooth and quiet bow.

If you can accomplish smoothness with minimal sound and have speeds near 280 ft/sec then you just bough a switchback!!!!! If I was in the market again this year I would buy the regular switchback, not the XT, LD or any other versions. Smooth, quiet fast and forgiving!!!!

--rossman

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28 1/2" draw with a 320 gr. arrow and my average speed over 10 shots was 282 fps. I am happy with that. It is a little slower than my old switchback but I am still happy with the accuracy and smoothness I have. Oh ya, you will lose some speed if you shoot it with factory strings on them, I dont like the barracuda string or any other string that zebra makes. I have bought 3 mathews bows and the first thing I do is lose the string.

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Just shot my Xt through the chrono. 28" draw, 65 lbs, 374 gn Goldtip 5575. I got 250 fps. This thing is slllllooooooowwww.

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There is something else wrong. Is your bow in spec? What kind of acc do you have on your string? Is it an aftermarket string?

Are you sure the Chrono is correct?

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It seems that a lot of them leaving Mathews are not to spec.

I went through mine this weekend. ATA was good, B.H. was good, and cam timing was good. But, the idler was not set right. I was getting horible tears in paper. I set the idler up so that it is straight at full draw, adjusted my center shot, and was shooting bare shaft bullet holes within minutes.

I'm going to crono mine this weekend.

If you want to know how to set up one of these bows with the cable guard rollers, check out the Mathews forums.

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