Arrow length past shelf?

[Possum Head]

Perhaps the next time we here from you it will be to tell us how much of that arrow hung out of the back side of a deer!


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[RD808]

Well lucky for me, I live in Hawaii and I get to hunt quite a bit.....I’ve arrowed quite a few animals over the years....only a few deer....axis deer. Tons of pigs, goats and mouflon sheep though 😉

[starshooter]

RD808, how are the allergies? I hear the Hawaii is pretty much devoid of airborne allergens. My son was stationed in Hawaii while he was in the Navy. I hear that the Big Island was a paradise for hunting. The native population however had to be considered .
You sure sound like it’s awesome place!
Sorry for the hijack. Yeah ,longer carbons should fly straighter.

[RD808]

RD808, how are the allergies? I hear the Hawaii is pretty much devoid of airborne allergens. My son was stationed in Hawaii while he was in the Navy. I hear that the Big Island was a paradise for hunting. The native population however had to be considered .
You sure sound like it’s awesome place!
Sorry for the hijack. Yeah ,longer carbons should fly straighter.

Well the allergies are the same as the upper 48. It might be worse as we don’t have any harsh winters to stop all the pollen and what not.

It was a paradise that’s for sure, we lost some good hunting areas and we got tons of poachers but every once in a while I seem to get lucky and squeeze one out! 

[Stumpkiller]

I like 1" to the BOP to allow a gloved finger without danger of bumping the broadhead.  But no more than that.

[RedShaft]

You would want a 1” past. But honestly arrow length should be determined by how you arrows tune to your bow. In traditional we tune the arrow to the bow. Some ilf systems today you can get some tune from the bow. But a wood no ilf bow you tune the arrow to the bow and that spine and length usually is determined by how it flies. But minim I would go 1” past at the least if you was able to. Some like long because they shoot 3 under or string walk and use the point of the arrow to aim or set a gap.

[zwickey2bl]

I draw 28 1/2" and cut my arrows for 30 1/2" nock to bop. That gives me plenty of broadhead-to-finger clearance for my Hill-style bows and worked out to be a good tune length for me, too.

[Charlie Lamb]

[Overspined]

Full length carbons I draw about 27”. Arrow flight is what I’m looking for and I don’t gap shoot so find it is of no concern. 

[DarrinG]

Personal preference, but I cant stand a bunch of arrow shaft hanging out in front of my shelf/rest at full draw. I draw 27" and my arrows are 27.3/4" long at the back of the point/broadhead. I shoot aluminum XX75 shafts.

[Roger Norris]

I let the tuning process tell me how long the arrows will be, and I hope for longer than shorter.

[YosemiteSam]

I draw just shy of 28" and my usual setup is with 32" arrows.  Small gaps make for easier shooting for me.

But for my selfbows with woodies, I have them at 28" to the back of the point.  When I feel the back of the point hit my index finger, I'm clear to let the string go.

I picked up a short 50" recurve last spring.  Unfortunately, the 32" shafts, when put in my bow quiver, hang further down than the limb, negating a lot of the benefit of the small recurve for shooting while seated on the ground.  So I picked up some older 29" shafts I had lying around and they fly great.  Gaps went from about 8" at 20 yards to about 20".  But with some practice, I'm making the adjustment.

[J-dog]

Dunno? a bit? I start full length and keep trimming til they tune out whatever that maybe? My draw is 27.5" think my arrows right now are finishing out at somewhere around 29".

J

[Friend]

A vast array of preferences…..

[Bowwild]

My draw length is 26”.  I want my arrows 27-28”. I’ll modify point weight to obtain tune.

[slowbowjoe]

Draw length 27", arrows 28-29" BOP.
Wood shafts for me; I like to keep the length and point weight (FOC) pretty consistent... I'll go up or down a spine range to stay there.

[Gooserbat]

I shoot a 30.5 draw and a 32" shaft.