how long is to long arrow

[Mperez76er]

hey guys just joined and have been reading up on just about everything in here  geat site so let me ask i shoot compound and recently picked up a BOB Sarrles black Hills 11 long bow its 56"@ 50# @28" Draw i have a 26" draw so that would put me in the 45# range with this bow??? if so been looking at shooting GT 1535 with a 125 BH what would be ideal for me to start with the arrow lenth 28" would this be a good starting point

[bornagainbowhunter]

You actually need to tune your arrow to find the proper length.  An alternative would be to cut it to the desired length and weight the front until you get the arrow to fly well.

You can search tuning guides here and come up with a wealth of info.

God Bless,
Nathan

[Sirius Black]

Welcome!  

[pitbull]

There is no such thing as too long. GT 1535's are 30.5" full length. Start there and trim until you get the flight you want. All carbons get stiff in a hurry when cut. If you want to shoot a 125 point 28" may be too stiff to start with.

[Bjorn]

A foot past your riser might be a bit long.

[YORNOC]

If you sight down the arrow with your secondary vision at all, full length may help you. As said, start long and work your way down. Heavier heads will weaken the spine, so experiment with different weight heads at each length.

[Mperez76er]

Originally posted by pitbull:
There is no such thing as too long. GT 1535's are 30.5" full length. Start there and trim until you get the flight you want. All carbons get stiff in a hurry when cut. If you want to shoot a 125 point 28" may be too stiff to start with.

so if my arrow starts to stiffen up a heavy BH  / field point would fix this problem ??

[Mperez76er]

Originally posted by YORNOC:
If you sight down the arrow with your secondary vision at all, full length may help you. As said, start long and work your way down. Heavier heads will weaken the spine, so experiment with different weight heads at each length.

i have a field point test kit and some 1535 GT was wondering if i had to first cut them down  then ues the field point test kit to see wich point gets me flying straight

[YORNOC]

Start long and use the kit. If you need to cut them down, experiment each time with the different weight heads till they are flying well.
Do you use the arrow at all when looking at your target? If not, you dont need to start full length, maybe 3-4 inches past your draw...even 6 if you are concerned.

[Mperez76er]

Originally posted by YORNOC:
Start long and use the kit. If you need to cut them down, experiment each time with the different weight heads till they are flying well.
Do you use the arrow at all when looking at your target? If not, you dont need to start full length, maybe 3-4 inches past your draw...even 6 if you are concerned.

no i just pick my spot and let it fly i have some wood cedars been hitting the target fairly but like carbon

[Mperez76er]

thanks guys i knew i was in the right place will start at full and work with the test kit and cut as needed

[Mperez76er]

thanks guys i knew i was in the right place will start at full and work with the test kit and cut as needed