Arrow Spine + Quiver

[PastorSteveHill]

One more question. I forget, with a quiver on my longbow, I heard it will affect my arrow flight. Should I leave my arrow a little weak or make it a little stiff???? Thanks again.

[whitebuffalo]

A quiver will stiffen an arrow.JB

[Fletcher]

With the quiver installed, you may need less spine, not more than 5 lb.

I have a theory on this    :confused:   :  When the arrow is loosed and starts its paradox, it pushes the lightweight longbow riser away from the arrow.  Attaching the quiver adds mass to the riser making it more resistant to movement, thus the arrow needs to be softer to bend around the riser.  The closer to centershot and the more mass in the riser, the less  apparent this becomes.  Just my theory.

[2fletch]

Weight of the quiver and how it fastens to the bow are big factors. Eagle's Flight Archery makes quivers that are very lightweight (some as light as 3.2 ounces) and will have minimal effect on how the bow shoots, or feels in hand

Fletcher is right with his theory. Any addition of mass in the area of the riser will effect the parodox.

[Benny Nganabbarru]

G'day Padre! Don't worry about a quiver changing the spine of your arrows...take it off and put it on as you please, and as long as you have tuned your arrow to the bow one way or another, animals are going to wind-up dead! In my "Highlights 2007" thread, you can see some wins I've had with and without the bow quiver, using the same arrows. My arrows bare-shaft perfectly out of that bow regardless of whether or not it's wearing a quiver. Cheers, Ben

[Dale in Pa]

I think the biggest mistake people make with a bow quiver is not sliding it far enough up the fades.I always have about 2" of fadeout sticking out of the quiver strap or the part that slides on the limb,and never notice a difference in shooting with or without.