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How to Time a Redhead XP-32

The Redhead XP-32 is a high end piece of bowhunting equipment manufactured and sold by Bass Pro Shops. According to the Great Lakes Sport Fishing Council, the "RedHead XP-Series Bows combine advanced technology with precise manufacturing specifications to deliver 100 percent performance-driven compound bows for the serious bowhunter." The XP 32 is the compact, smaller bow in the series. Timing a shot from the Redhead is a simple and straightforward process that any hunter should be able to accomplish.

Things You'll Need

Stop watch
Second person
Arrow
Target

Instructions

- 1
  Set up a target at a medium distance. Too far and your arrow may slow down, while too close and you may get inaccurate readings. Try 30 or 40 feet.
- 2
  Have a friend hold a stop watch and keep time. Once you shoot the arrow they should start timing, hitting stop when your arrow hits the target.
- 3
  Take the number reading from the stop watch and put it over the distance you shot the arrow. So 40 feet in 7 seconds would be 7 over 40.
- 4
  Divide the two numbers to get the per second average. In this instance, it would equal out to roughly 5.71 feet per second.
- 5
  Translate the number into a miles per hour equation. According to Calculate Me.com, "1 foot per second = 0.681818181818182 miles per hour" which you can use to figure it by hand or simply type it into the website's calculator. The above equation equals out to 3.893181818181818 miles per hour, or roughly 4 miles per hour.

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