tuning question

[Andy Cooper]

Although I've spent a lot of time with traditional equipment, I've only recently begun to seriously contemplate tuning it properly. Most of my experience is just stump and target shooting for fun. I used to shoot 60# recurves, but have dropped back to 50#@28". I have a couple hundred cedar shafts spined 70-74#. What weight range points should I try to get them to move back to the right, as they shoot about 3-4" left at 15 yards?

Or, would I be better served to sell the shafts and purchase lower spined ones? I've decided to begin (again) to hunt with my recurves, but will not do so unless I can be assured my equipment is shooting where I'm looking! Thanks.

[Andy Cooper]

I just realized the information I provided about didn't was incomplete. I'm presently shooting 125 grain points.

[Orion]

Andy:  160 grain points just might do it.  Might you be able to flatten the strike plate some?  If there's a toothpick behind the leather, try removing it, or if it's just a thick piece of leather, try replacing it with a thinner one.  I don't think you'll need much in either case.  I shoot 70-75# spined cedars out of my 52# Bear T/D.  Good luck.

[MSwickard]

Get the point weight up to 160-175 and you should be in the game.  Probably shoot them around 31".

Really can't say until you try them out with heavier heads.

Mike

[Andy Cooper]

Thanks guys.

[Andy Cooper]

I ordered some weights from 3R...75, 100, and 125 grains. I'll see which one gives me the best arrow flight and go from there. This should prove to be interesting.

[Bjorn]

Depends on the bow and how center cut the riser is. Most modern RC or R/D bows of 50# will need that spine with a HPME string. If it does not work I will gladly buy them.

[Andy Cooper]

I ran some 70-75# douglas fir arrows through my NTM Habu Viperkahn(50@28 & cut 1/8" past center) today. All 8 arrows had 125 gr points, but 2 also had 75 gr woody weights, 2 had 100, and 2 had 125 grainers added. The heaviest ones weighed 700 grains. I plan on running them through my chrony this weekend. Anyway, the ones with 250 grains up front actually shot the best. Whodathunkit?!