Got cedar, now what?

[ArkyBob]

Okay, so I just got 1 doz. cedar shafts in the mail that I bought from a fellow TG'r.  I'm gonna need help from you wood shooters.  A little background......  I've always shot aluminum arrows to this point, and can tune them with usually no problem at all. But I've had a hankering to shoot woodies for a while so here goes.  My current set up is 2018's cut to 30" with about 230gr. up front(counting insert, added lead in the adapter and the broadhead).  Total weight is about 625gr.  The bow I'm currently shooting  is a ChekMate Crusader, 62" 51# at 28",(I draw 27").  I am shooting Zwickey Delta's glue on 135gr, which is what I will continue to use on the new cedars.  The cedar shafts are full length(32") and weigh 425gr +/- 4gr.  They spine 60-65.  Considering that I want to keep around the same total weight that my 2018's are, (I like heavy arrows), what length would I need as a starting point.  I know that I will need to add some weight up front to push the total weight up and also to increase FOC.  Any information or ideas would be appreciated.  Thanks.

BOB

[Bjorn]

You should do some searches. A lot of this has been covered many times.

[BRITTMAN]

Bob I also shoot aluminum and wood out of my bows ,  I shoot 60-65 out of my 50 lb longbow and recurves with the arrows being a 29 in. arrow 145-160 grain ponit which gives me around 550 grains total weight . The 60-65 are more closer to a 2016 than a 2018 . If you want a arrows more like your 2018 you should be shooting 65- 70 or maybe 70-75 espically since you want a heavy arrow with alot up front . Dont worry though your 60-65 will get the job done  and then some but not cut to 30 in. with all that weight up front .

Mike

[**DONOTDELETE**]

start off full length.

I paper & Flight tune (Works best for me). when tuning only cut 1/4" at a time and retaper and shoot them till they fly like darts.

You can do all this with one arrows. Once it is where it should be You can then start to make up the others. Also I have found that once I have found the right spine and length I can get other of different spine and know about how long I can cut them.

Example: (This is for Me and may work for others)

I shoot 60-65 cut 30" w/160grn point, If I want a 28" arrow I can drop to a 50-55# spine shaft to get the same flight with the same fletching and point weight. This saves Me time and money.