Board Thread:Questions and answers/@comment-26431461-20160616150111/@comment-26431461-20160619165554

Hogan milligan wrote: FLATtheFISH wrote: Hogan milligan wrote: range testing.

up to 80 ft range is about the same as fps. 60ft range = 60fps,  etc.

past 80, fps is higher than range. 100ft range= 120 fps.

note: these are angled measurments. That's not nessasarily true. A projectile can be slow moving, and still hit 80 ft. That doesn't mean it has a speed of 80 FPS.

Also, I'm measuring initial velocity; the speed of the dart when it escapses from the barrel. It will ot have a constant speed. So range would sorta be irrelevant.

I suppose if it goes to 80 ft in 1 second, you can say it's 80 FPS, but other than that, it's not a very accurate measurement.

Thanks for the help though,

assuming you are using elite darts, or darts with a similar weight, these "aproximate" measurments do work. its not about how long it takes to reach max range with this either. ive seen a lot of range test stuff, and this theory does hold up. it would be different with megas or missiles or off brand darts, due to the weight being different. to reach extreme ranges such as 200ft, fps probably has to be like, 260 or more due to the low terminal velocity of a dart. Solution: test darts in an air vacuum.