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samickhunter
Trad Bowhunter
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May 29, 2010, 06:31:00 PM »
g'day guys
i was reading on a tuning guide that if you want to shoot off the shelf that 5 inch feathers have to be used is this correct and i have a samick phantom recurve 62 inch long what brace height should the bow be around i know it depends on the arrow but around what should i start at the recommended manufacturors is 8.25 to 8.75 but that seems to much and working through that range the bow still seems to be noisy
cheers mick
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Earthdog
Trad Bowhunter
Posts: 396
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May 29, 2010, 07:50:00 PM »
Mick,you can use any "feather" you like,,,just can't be plastic vanes because they don't flex well enough to clear your shelf properly.
Brace on a 62" recurve,,,I'd start at 7.5 and expect to end up around 8".
All the best.
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Winning or losing is not the important thing,,the important thing is how well you played the game.
ishoot4thrills
Trad Bowhunter
Posts: 3445
Re: off the shelf
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May 29, 2010, 07:56:00 PM »
Don't know much about your bow, but if the five inch feather thing is true, then I guess I'm gonna have to remove my 4" feathers from my arrows, :(
'cause I shoot off the shelf!
Dang! And they shot so well, too!
Actually, I would recommend reading a different tuning guide. Five inch feathers is a very common length to use with trad archery, but by no means always necessary. Generally, the larger diameter the arrow shaft the more feather it takes to stabilize the arrow. But that's definitely not set in stone. How well your arrow spine matches your bow plays the largest part in how well your arrow flies. A well tuned arrow/bow combination won't require the largest feathers there are to make great arrow flight, but they will create more drag on your arrow.
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58" JK Traditions Kanati Longbow
Ten Strand D10 String
Kanati Bow Quiver
35/55 Gold Tip Pink Nugents @ 30"
3 X 5" Feathers
19.9% FOC
49# @ 26.75"
165 FPS @ 10.4 GPP (510 gr. hunting arrow)
171 FPS @ 9.7 GPP (475 gr. 3D arrow)
3 Fingers Under
samickhunter
Trad Bowhunter
Posts: 19
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May 29, 2010, 08:40:00 PM »
thanks for the input guys that is another thing i have to work out is arrow spine the bow is 49lb at 26 i would like to stick to wooden shafts but have been using a 1916 aluum and it seems to shoot very well another thing going by some apine charts when i use the arrow at the recommended arrow length for my draw they dont shoot very well
cheers mick
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