Archery Ballistics Study | 1/3 Octave Band Sound Pressure Summary

This table contains the sound pressure level (SPL) for each arrow build in 1/3 octave bands from 500 Hz to 31500 Hz.
Arrow ID
Shot Count
500 Hz SPL (lower bound, 95% CI) (dB)
500 Hz SPL (logarithmic mean) (dB)
500 Hz SPL (upper bound, 95% CI) (dB)
630 Hz SPL (lower bound, 95% CI) (dB)
630 Hz SPL (logarithmic mean) (dB)
630 Hz SPL (upper bound, 95% CI) (dB)
800 Hz SPL (lower bound, 95% CI) (dB)
800 Hz SPL (logarithmic mean) (dB)
800 Hz SPL (upper bound, 95% CI) (dB)
1000 Hz SPL (lower bound, 95% CI) (dB)
1000 Hz SPL (logarithmic mean) (dB)
1000 Hz SPL (upper bound, 95% CI) (dB)
1250 Hz SPL (lower bound, 95% CI) (dB)
1250 Hz SPL (logarithmic mean) (dB)
1250 Hz SPL (upper bound, 95% CI) (dB)
1600 Hz SPL (lower bound, 95% CI) (dB)
1600 Hz SPL (logarithmic mean) (dB)
1600 Hz SPL (upper bound, 95% CI) (dB)
2000 Hz SPL (lower bound, 95% CI) (dB)
2000 Hz SPL (logarithmic mean) (dB)
2000 Hz SPL (upper bound, 95% CI) (dB)
2500 Hz SPL (lower bound, 95% CI) (dB)
2500 Hz SPL (logarithmic mean) (dB)
2500 Hz SPL (upper bound, 95% CI) (dB)
3150 Hz SPL (lower bound, 95% CI) (dB)
3150 Hz SPL (logarithmic mean) (dB)
3150 Hz SPL (upper bound, 95% CI) (dB)
4000 Hz SPL (lower bound, 95% CI) (dB)
4000 Hz SPL (logarithmic mean) (dB)
4000 Hz SPL (upper bound, 95% CI) (dB)
5000 Hz SPL (lower bound, 95% CI) (dB)
5000 Hz SPL (logarithmic mean) (dB)
5000 Hz SPL (upper bound, 95% CI) (dB)
6300 Hz SPL (lower bound, 95% CI) (dB)
6300 Hz SPL (logarithmic mean) (dB)
6300 Hz SPL (upper bound, 95% CI) (dB)
8000 Hz SPL (lower bound, 95% CI) (dB)
8000 Hz SPL (logarithmic mean) (dB)
8000 Hz SPL (upper bound, 95% CI) (dB)
10000 Hz SPL (lower bound, 95% CI) (dB)
10000 Hz SPL (logarithmic mean) (dB)
10000 Hz SPL (upper bound, 95% CI) (dB)
12500 Hz SPL (lower bound, 95% CI) (dB)
12500 Hz SPL (logarithmic mean) (dB)
12500 Hz SPL (upper bound, 95% CI) (dB)
16000 Hz SPL (lower bound, 95% CI) (dB)
16000 Hz SPL (logarithmic mean) (dB)
16000 Hz SPL (upper bound, 95% CI) (dB)
20000 Hz SPL (lower bound, 95% CI) (dB)
20000 Hz SPL (logarithmic mean) (dB)
20000 Hz SPL (upper bound, 95% CI) (dB)
25000 Hz SPL (lower bound, 95% CI) (dB)
25000 Hz SPL (logarithmic mean) (dB)
25000 Hz SPL (upper bound, 95% CI) (dB)
31500 Hz SPL (lower bound, 95% CI) (dB)
31500 Hz SPL (logarithmic mean) (dB)
31500 Hz SPL (upper bound, 95% CI) (dB)
AXIS5-27-MAXSTEALTH-STRAIGHT-GT734.7339.2041.3641.5645.7447.8337.2141.6743.8234.4937.5939.3838.7840.3441.4938.4440.8942.4440.6342.7444.1645.0047.1348.5545.2946.8848.0545.0346.1447.0244.2545.7746.8944.5045.4246.1743.6844.3344.8942.1442.9443.6141.8242.3442.8042.0142.5142.9640.8641.7142.4236.6938.0839.1331.3132.1032.76
AXIS5-27-Q2IGRIFFX30-BITZ-GT531.1836.0538.2937.1741.9344.1533.6137.3439.3132.3734.8736.4531.8038.5641.0935.7840.4842.6939.3441.5643.0244.4545.8846.9544.6147.0948.6642.3643.7544.8040.2942.1043.3841.5842.6243.4640.5341.5542.3740.8041.9442.8341.3141.7142.0839.3740.1740.8537.4538.1638.7836.5537.3738.0731.6632.4133.05
AXIS5-27-AAEMAX20SHIELDCUT-BITZ-GT630.0832.7534.2639.3140.8841.7437.9139.8440.8141.9643.2443.7547.4548.7449.2243.4144.8145.4340.2341.8642.8344.8446.4647.4746.3748.1849.1843.6345.2246.1543.0544.7745.6943.5944.4744.9442.9043.8744.3841.7242.0642.2240.1641.0241.7739.2339.8540.3338.0238.5238.8436.9737.5437.9332.8733.5934.01
AXIS5-27-AAEMAX23-BITZ-GT5N/A34.6938.87N/A41.0245.12N/A37.8141.2632.5436.9939.1433.7739.6142.0130.5339.3642.0735.2240.6042.9343.9445.7747.0546.1148.2549.6841.6844.0745.6037.7444.1946.6840.6043.1644.7640.3142.3743.7640.6641.3942.0140.6041.1141.5840.0640.6441.1539.6840.1340.5437.9338.9539.7731.2832.8033.92
AXIS5-27-AAEHYBRID26-BITZ-GT632.3638.6141.0741.3244.5346.3637.4839.4540.8135.5239.1341.0739.8742.1143.5838.3039.2540.0240.8642.1543.1345.1446.0646.8246.0147.3748.4043.6245.7647.1843.6444.5445.2942.8544.2545.3041.5942.7443.6541.0241.4741.8741.3341.7842.2042.1542.6543.1039.6640.2840.8235.6836.2636.7730.4930.9131.30
AXIS5-27-AAEMAX23-BITZ-GT-4722.1637.1640.10N/A42.9746.0232.7039.3741.8833.6240.8343.4036.7844.4047.0238.3139.4840.4040.9542.5043.6444.8646.3647.4846.0847.0947.9144.5645.5346.3344.5745.3946.0943.7744.8345.6843.4043.8444.2442.6243.0943.5241.9442.4742.9441.1941.5341.8440.3940.6840.9538.8139.1739.5131.6632.4033.03
AXIS5-27-AAEHYBRIDHP-BITZ-GT630.2934.9937.1934.6741.8744.4532.5939.1341.6233.4440.7443.3237.8644.1746.6443.6545.0646.1244.7045.9046.8348.5249.0649.5349.4350.6951.6649.9050.3350.7349.8450.6951.3949.6850.2450.7447.5848.4349.1546.1046.8447.4844.4345.0145.5244.0744.4844.8643.0643.8344.4738.1638.6539.0932.0532.4532.80
AXIS5-27-BOHNINGALPHA-BITZ-GT628.2537.3740.1127.4342.7045.6533.0238.1040.3834.8236.6537.9335.9738.8340.5440.5942.9244.4240.9142.8944.2445.9346.6547.2746.0848.1949.6144.3846.6648.1544.7145.7046.5143.7944.6245.3142.2443.0543.7341.3541.8542.3041.1541.6042.0141.1841.7442.2340.5941.0741.5037.6537.9138.1531.1431.5131.85
AXIS5-27-BOHNINGATLAS-BITZ-GT635.6438.9440.8043.0046.1447.9538.2840.9942.6534.8337.2638.8139.9841.7442.9940.6542.5243.8242.9343.6044.1844.9346.3247.3746.0247.0347.8445.0346.9048.2044.5945.7546.6643.3644.4445.3141.9942.6743.2541.5541.9342.2841.5142.3142.9942.1642.5442.8939.9040.2440.5636.8337.5738.2031.5431.9832.38
AXIS5-27-Q2IDURAVANEDVX30-BITZ-GT629.8136.7639.3139.3543.1045.0834.6437.5439.2734.0435.7637.0036.5038.9640.5237.1239.0840.4241.9742.7343.3745.0046.2247.1746.8647.5648.1643.6944.8445.7643.7344.7245.5243.5444.0544.5242.9243.4743.9641.9942.4742.9040.9441.9142.7041.8042.5443.1741.4942.3943.1338.4039.2039.8732.7033.2833.79
AXIS5-27-Q2IPREDATORX-BITZ-GT733.6835.2736.4340.5241.4942.2836.7937.7938.6037.2539.0340.2841.2143.0144.2841.6943.2244.3644.3545.3646.1748.1049.5750.6649.6650.4951.1949.8750.7751.5250.7351.4252.0150.5351.6252.5048.7149.8650.7647.8348.6549.3446.5546.9347.2845.0045.4845.9242.7443.1643.5438.5938.9739.3232.5633.0433.46
AXIS5-27-MAXSTEALTH-MAX-GT529.1736.2938.8635.4440.3642.6134.4136.5437.9631.3333.4334.8335.4038.6840.5333.6240.8043.3739.8042.9444.7542.8345.2146.7445.8648.3149.8646.7147.8248.7045.7446.5747.2745.2246.7447.8743.4944.7545.7342.8643.3743.8341.3841.7542.0941.4042.1342.7440.7941.1341.4435.8837.0437.9530.5731.5532.35
AXIS5-27-AAETALON-BITZ-GT728.0333.7136.0932.4338.4640.8932.3634.1735.4530.4835.8638.1935.8237.3538.4738.4539.7140.6841.6842.3943.0045.7347.1848.2648.2949.1149.8048.3149.3050.1049.4150.3551.1350.5151.1651.7449.7350.7351.5447.8348.9249.7846.1746.6547.0943.5444.1544.6941.4341.7842.1140.1640.4740.7634.5235.1335.67
AXIS5-27-BLAZER-STRAIGHT-GT627.9135.4138.0134.7143.8846.6236.2940.8843.0639.1543.2345.3043.5646.8148.6541.6143.1744.3143.1544.9646.2345.0148.7450.7246.3351.1153.3348.6950.4251.6549.8650.8651.6849.0849.8250.4647.1948.1949.0045.9146.1646.3943.8744.6945.3845.2546.4047.3044.6045.8746.8538.0438.5238.9532.3533.0533.66
AXIS5-27-BLAZER-MAX-GT628.7339.4042.2236.0444.2346.9036.1239.8541.8235.4638.9340.8337.0441.6943.8839.4944.1046.2943.9145.1846.1647.9948.4048.7648.9950.7752.0349.7051.2752.4249.2151.0552.3348.9750.5551.7147.4648.5749.4545.6246.4747.1843.9345.7347.0045.6547.7649.1746.2047.3648.2838.5039.9040.9632.6133.6834.54
AXIS5-27-BOHNINGBLAZER-BITZ-GT621.0935.0337.9531.1542.3445.1833.2237.8139.9933.4339.9442.4339.2944.4746.7641.2941.9342.4944.3645.3646.1647.4849.5450.9350.0150.5651.0450.0951.1652.0249.7750.9951.9448.7050.4051.6147.7248.9049.8345.3846.5047.3844.3244.8045.2446.1446.9747.6645.0746.2247.1337.9338.6439.2532.5933.2333.79
AXIS5-27-AAEAIRRZR26-BITZ-GT6N/A37.2940.71N/A42.6746.1630.2636.8639.3731.8035.4837.4438.0339.9241.2437.4842.0044.1741.4643.6945.1645.6247.4748.7747.4250.1551.8144.1347.9249.9146.8647.4147.8946.4947.6848.6144.9645.7146.3543.3643.6743.9740.7741.4342.0139.0239.8040.4640.0940.4640.8141.4842.1042.6335.8536.3236.74
AXIS5-27-FFQUADX-BITZ-GT-4734.2140.7543.2541.4946.0048.1736.9941.3343.4634.4236.3237.6438.7839.6040.2941.2242.9644.2044.2645.1845.9447.3449.1950.4951.2452.0452.7251.4652.6353.5552.8853.7354.4353.8154.2654.6753.3153.7554.1552.6153.0553.4450.9651.3151.6448.9049.1549.3946.8947.2347.5442.5743.4144.1135.6235.8236.01
AXIS5-27-FLEXFLETCHQUADX-BITZ-GT638.0641.0242.7645.5747.3848.6540.6442.5243.8337.2239.1040.4140.5241.9743.0541.8142.3242.7842.7644.6045.8947.1848.7749.9449.4450.4551.2749.5851.1152.2449.7052.6254.3551.1652.9854.2651.2652.1652.9050.2551.0351.6949.0249.5650.0346.3847.4348.2846.0646.3946.7042.5143.2443.8734.8635.4435.96
AXIS5-27-FFP187-BITZ-GT631.1834.7136.6439.2043.2745.3438.6541.6443.4039.1243.3445.4445.1149.3051.4037.7143.5845.9840.2441.5342.5344.9046.1447.1146.0047.1348.0344.4445.4346.2344.0944.8245.4543.8944.9345.7643.7043.9944.2641.2542.0442.7240.2040.9041.5139.5640.2740.8840.1540.7141.1938.0938.5739.0031.4431.9932.48
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