Interesting arrow find

[BenBow]

I've been getting arrows ready to hunt elk this fall and while bare shaft testing the arrows kept showing stiff spine. I'm shooting my reverse handle longbow at 55# at my 27" draw length and the arrows are 45-60 carbon express camo hunters 29" long. I've been using 175 grain heads to start with. I've ended up adding 100 grains worth of 8-32 readybolt to the back of the insert to get them to fly right so the arrows are now 755gr. I'm used to shooting arrows around 540gr so I'm surprised with how accurate I am with these arrows. I think it has to do with the fact the arrow tip is closer to the spot I aim at and is easier to see in my perifial vision. Anyway point on is at 35 yards and anything elk sized in between could be in serious trouble.   :D

[BowHuntingFool]

Wow, thats a serious arrow! Good luck with the Elk!

[BenBow]

That's for sure Joe. I've never used anything this heavy before and I wasn't going to until I shot them for a while and realized that my accuracy improved so much. I think because of the higher arrow speed I had before I had to hold lower and with my old eyes I wasn't lining up the arrow with the target as well as I do with these slower heavier arrows. The vertical hold is easier as well. Guess it won't hurt to shoot that heavy an arrow especially since I'll be using Magnus I 4 blade hatchet heads. BTW these same arrows shoot out of my 68# compound great too and boy do they hammer my target.    

[Dave Bulla]

Question, were your old arrows tuned and flying properly?  Maybe the higher FOC of your weighted arrows are making the flight more consistent?

[BenBow]

I used different arrows before which flew well but it's possible these are flying better. I tried the old arrows again. I don't feel as confident with them. I just don't see the arrow easily without taking my concentration off the target. Anyway I really like this setup. Going to see if I can get to the archery shop and shoot them through a chrono.

[Dave Bulla]

"Going to see if I can get to the archery shop and shoot them through a chrono."

Hmmmmm, might make a point to not do that.  Lots of guys get their bubble busted when they shoot what they think is a good shooting setup over a chrono.

As for shooting them better, I know a lot of guys who say they shoot a slow bow better than a fast one.  Personally, I think it's a matter of being better able to see the slow arrow go to the target compared to a fast one.  It lets you learn the path of the arrow easier and thus you instinctively line things up and shoot better.  It also has to do with trajectory.  A slower bow requires you to shoot with more of an arc in the flight of the arrow.  This brings the arrow path up into your line of sight sooner.  Watching the slower arrows is easier because of it.  Seeing their path is thus easier so aiming them is easier too.  At hunting distances that is.  When you have to shoot far, a flatter shooting bow is easier.

For that matter, I've found that I can change any one thing about my shooting and experience short term improvements.  Doesn't matter if it's my release, follow through, arrows, bow etc.

[BenBow]

I'm not concerned about the speed thing as long as the arrow gets there before the elk dies of old age.  

[casady]

The more grains the better

[longbowben]

Love heavy arrows