First, I hope it's ok to post this question here. If not, please forgive the new guy and feel free to move or delete as needed.
The specifics: I own two recurves, a Samick Sage and a Samick Red Stag I one piece. I use the Sage for packing in and out of camp sites and the Red Stag is my hunter. Both are 40# @28", but I draw a little over 28.75", so I figure I'm actually drawing around 42#.
I shoot Easton Traditional carbons from 3Rivers, 400 spine, at 9.1 gpi with 125 gr. field tips/broad heads.
Here's my quandary. While the arrows shoot well enough, and I have taken small and medium game with them, I feel like they may be a tad too stiff to really close my groups up. I'm in north Alabama, and my max shot on deer is 25 yards (maybe 35 on a big deer with a perfect broadside shot).
I'm thinking that moving to a 150 grain field tip/broad head will help decrease the spine and help give me a little better accuracy at my yardage.
My other option is to go to the Gold Tip 35/55 and stay with a 125 grain head. However, I have my dad and grandfather's voodoo in my head that says go with the heavier broad head and stiffer arrow.
I welcome any opinions and advice. I'm doing ok with what I have, but I want to do better than "ok." I haven't maimed anything or had anything get away.