What weight are you shooting?

[FrankM]

I upped my 5575 points from 145 to 175. See my sig. Still testing.

[Tom-Wisconsin]

Gt Expedition Hunters 3555 7.4 gpi 30"
100 gr brass inserts
125 broadhead adapters
200 grizzly bh  

[Hoyt]

I average 10.5.

[recurvecody]

excuse my ignorance but what does ggp stand for and how do i figure what mine is?

[Orion]

Grains of arrow weight per pounds of bow weight.  Divide your bow's weight at your draw into the weight of the arrow =gpp.

[Orion]

10-12 gpp cedars out of my 52# and 56# ACSs.

Out of curiosity, I weighed a bloody shaft that I shot through a large buck.  Only 446 grains and that is with a 160 grain broadhead on it.  I wonder now how much lighter it would be if I cleaned it. My new set of cedars are about the same.  To be honest, I wish they were heavier than that. It puts  me at about 9 gpp.

[Ethan Grotheer]

I average 9.5-10 on my intended missouri game arrows. My elk set-ups are 11-12 gpi. All from 55#ish bows.

[Flying Dutchman]

Originally posted by recurvecody:
excuse my ignorance but what does ggp stand for and how do i figure what mine is?

ggp is a typo and should be gpp what stands for grains per pound.
So suppose you have a 50# bow and you shoot arrows of 500 grains, your gpp would be 500/50=10

[recurvecody]

aaahhh. now i see said the blind man,thats for explaining it to me.

[recurvecody]

so i'm shooting a 55# recurve what gpp should i be shooting or is it somthing that is personal prefrence?

[Flying Dutchman]

Haha,

that's the question! I suppose you have some arrows you are shooting with? Weigh them, diveide the weight trough the lbs of your bow and put your answer in the poll....

[recurvecody]

i sure will my problem has been out past 20 yards i get irratic arrow flight.i wonder if my gpp if it is off would that cause my problem?

[Flying Dutchman]

Irratic arrowflight may have many causes. It may be your form, wrong spine, not a straight shaft and so one.
The last thing that can cause it is your gpp. A high gpp (more then 12) results in a slower flight. A low gpp (under the 9) can shorten the lifetime of your bow.

[recurvecody]

when you say shorten lifetime of your bow,how would that cause it to brake?im not sure i understand that part.i have called easton and they say the arrows are spined right

[Flying Dutchman]

Cody,
when you have an empty shot (shooting a bow without an arrow) you have a fair chance to break your bow.
From this point of view, it isn't difficult to understand that, when your arrows are very light, you are getting in closer to an empty shot.
Therefore, most bowyer advise to go not lower then 8 gpp. However, 9 tot 10 gpp would be wiser.
You can also try Stu Miller:  http://heilakka.com/stumiller/

[recurvecody]

oh,okay now i understand why that would matter,thank you for explaining that to me. im still very new to traditional archery.

[SpencerL]

9 gpp with a 45# bow.

[vernon]

go to bow is 53# @28.  Shoot axis carbon, 100 grain insert, and 150BH.  I've used this bow for everything from elk, deer, antelope, and turkey.  Not afraid to tackle moose or bison with it either.