Ok, I need to do this. I'm a student with a meager budget, but I want my setup to be best for what I've got.
Equipment: Shakespeare X24 40# @28". My draw = 29". I'm shooting 3rivers Hunters Wood Arrows. 50-55 spine. Cut to 31.50". I have 125 gr field points and 2-blade zwickey eskimos. I'm obviously willing to buy more shafts/points/broadheads within reason. I just need to know where to start.
I want to check the tuning on my bow first, then install fur silencers (though this string is really quiet with my arrows so far). I shoot with a great northern rubber strap on bow quiver (5 arrows). Should I buy bare shafts of the same arrows and attach points of different weights here? Or is it just as good to cut feathers off the quills of the already fletched arrows I own? Is 125 a good weight? Should I try different weights? This is my only bow right now until I graduate from school. It's for hunting mule deer and possibly elk in the southwest and rockies (right now I'm in Utah). Thanks in advance!!! Let me know if you have any questions about my setup. Oh, I've been shooting into an 18" broadhead block with straw bales behind them and an 8' x 4' plywood backstop behind the bales. Should I get a bigger target in case of flyers? Like a big bag?