Carbon Arrow Choice

[Whitetail Chaser]

Soon I plan to be shooting a Predator recurve at about 68# at 29 inch draw.  I'm looking at a Carbon Express Heritage 350 about 31 inches long with 100 grain insert and 200 grain point.

Do you guys think this will work?

[ken denton]

I have found the Heritage 150's out of my 47# longbows to be the best shooting and the toughest of all the carbon shafts I have used.
I think you are looking at the best one for you, the 350. Ken

[Whitetail Chaser]

thanks ken...

[BowHunterGA]

I just purchased a dozen Heritage 350s for shooting out of my Schulz Longbow, around 69# at my 29.5" draw and I also have a new bow on the way that these should work well in. I plan to leave them full length, 100 grain brass insert and either 145 or 160 grain STOS heads with 32 grain adapter. Should come in around 700-725 grains.

I have shot the Heritage arrows for several years and simply love them!

[Shawn Leonard]

I would say you will need all of that up front or more. You could get away with a .400 spine and shoot 175 to 200 up front, but the 350 I would say you will need at least 325 up front. Shawn

[JamesKerr]

I would go with a 340 or 300 spine loaded up front. I shoot a 55# T-Hawk with a 340 spine carbon cut to 30.25 with a 175 grain point and 100 grain adapter.

[Shawn Leonard]

Guys do you hear yourself. You are recommending an arrow that is meant to be shot out of 70# plus compounds. Even weighted up front a 300 spine would need crazy point weight. The 350 will still need plenty of point weight, trust me when I say their are way to many tad archers shooting overspined carbons. Here a good exmaple, I have a bud who wanted to get into high FOC, he shoots a 300 spine cut to 29"s with 225 grains up front, now get this out of his 72# compound and get perfect flight. What does that tell ya and this is trad related as it is referenced to making a point on trad arrow selection. Shawn

[BowHunterGA]

I went with 350s for my new longbow based on the weight I am looking to achieve and while comparing 250s that I have when shot from my Schulz longbow.

I am shooting 250s cut to 30", with 145 grain points, standard inserts and based on what I can see they shoot fine. Paper and bareshaft tuning these out of both my Schulz and my Mamba recurve (about 62# at my draw length) showed accurate spine. If going to a full length arrow, with what will be around 75 pounds in my new longbow, 100 grain insert and 160 grain Stos heads with adapter. I anticipate I should be really close and was anticipating that I might have to trim the length some to stiffen the spine. Shawn, you think I am still too stiff? Honestly I am somewhat guessing so I may have spen $100 for nothing. Thoughts?

[Earl Jeff]

I have found that Carbons are very forgiving in the case of spine. I shoot 350 spine victory shafts @ 56# & 61# with 250grs up front and they fly like darts.

[tnbuckskinner]

I am shooting a 300 spine GT 75-95,31",100gr. insert,300gr. heads.I am using a 60@28 Thunderchild that I draw 30",they bareshaft and paper tune perfect.