Hooked On Woodies

[MJB]

Well I shot my first woodies yesterday , needless to say I'm hooked on them. Even though these were a four arrow test pack from Paul at Elite arrows. 2- # 75 and  2- # 80 spine.

Well they all flew true, hitting there intended mark. My problem is being inexperienced I didn't notice any difference. Should I ? I contacted Paul and he is out hunting. I will call him again.

In the meantime I wanted to make this post and get some feedback. Shooting a #56 Peregrine @ my 29 " draw, 30" 160 grn tip .


Any information , feedback is Greatly appreciated.

Thanks,
Mike                

[GRW]

Were your arrows fletched or bare shafts?
You wil get allot of info from bare shafts, as apposed to fletched arrows.  

I am in the same proccess w/ a new recurve.  Used some aluminums, to get a bare shaft flying true, then look for woodies, that are of the same spine.

Hope this helps, there are many more here, that know the ins & outs of arrows.

Good luck,

Greg

[MJB]

Greg,
Thanks for the reply. The arrows were fletched.

Mike  

[Orion]

Most bows will handle a range of spines quite well, the more centershot, the wider the range as long as you don't underspine.  If they fly well and appear to be the same, go with the heavier spine.  They'll handle heavier heads better.

[MJB]

THANKS Orion  

[Molson]

Put a big ol broadhead on them, like a Magnus I, and see how they fly.  5lbs won't make much difference at all with field point.  Most bows can easily tune in 5#'s either way. Just need to find the shaft that works best for you.

[Shawn Leonard]

I would go with the 80# spine ya usually add 15#s for a high performance bow and than another 5#s for every inch over 28"s. Plus the extra weight of the head. I would go with the 80#ers for sure. Shawn

[FJTOYMAN]

Your other option is to shoot them through paper since you already have them fletched.
I started making my own woodies a few years ago. They are addicting.

[MJB]

Shawn Thank You    

FJTOYMAN, I thought about doing so , but I don't have the slickest release