Will 35 Grains Make a Difference in Overall Weight?

[PastorSteveHill]

I"m shooting Golt Tip XT Hunter Shafts 5575 31'' long with 175 up front.  I draw 29" and pull 51 lbs. at the 29" Draw.

Arrows fly really good/ bare shaft/ broad head tuned and fly great.  

These are the Black shafts..

Total arrow weight is 460 gr.   I'm dead on 9 grains / pound.

My question is if I buy new shafts and use the Traditional Gold Tip 5575 same set up / arrow set up ect.  I can get my arrow weight to 490 gr.    9.6 gr/lbs.    

Will 30 extra grains on my total arrow weight perform that much better????


Just trying to get it all dialed in..


P.S.  both shafts xt and traditionals shoot great...  Main question is should I go with the trad shafts for 30 grains????

Another solution that would keep you from having to buy new shafts would be to cut 1/2" to 1" off your current shaft and add point/insert weight to get them to tune correctly.

If you are accurate with the 9gpp arrow, there id not much on this continent that that setup would not work on.

Bisch

[PastorSteveHill]

Need the length for my simmons b/h or I would.. But that is a good solution..  I can't go any shorter tho...  Thnx B...

[TOEJAMMER]

It never has seemed to for me.  I suspect if you were right on the edge of maxing out the spine, it could but either that or an olympic archer, I doubt it.

[katman]

I have no true experience but would say a change from 9 to 11 gpp would be good, not sure 9 to 9.6 will show much. However if I had the choice I would choose the heavier arrow, trajectory difference would be minimal at usual hunting ranges in the south and the extra mass would only help.

[Steve O]

30 grains on the very tip might be noticeable spine wise. 30 grains spread over a 30" shaft; no way.

[ranger 3]

How about a brass insert.

[the rifleman]

Agree with SteveO. Stick with what you have that is working.  Well tuned arrows equal optimal penetration and using what you have equals money in your pocket.  Just keep in mind for later purchases when you've shot these arrows up.  I am at opposite end w higher gpp (13.5) than I'd like, but after shooting this set up for quite some time am accurate and know it works on game.

[the rifleman]

Agree with SteveO. Stick with what you have that is working.  Well tuned arrows equal optimal penetration and using what you have equals money in your pocket.  Just keep in mind for later purchases when you've shot these arrows up.  I am at opposite end w higher gpp (13.5) than I'd like, but after shooting this set up for quite some time am accurate and know it works on game.

[Ken Taylor]

I also agree with Steve O and the rifleman.

And I prefer heavy (relatively speaking) arrow set ups too.

[J. Cook]

You'll be able to shoot both shafts interchangeably with no noticeable results.  30 grains of mass weight won't change trajectory at hunting distances.

[Terry Johnston]

I have been dealing with a very similar issue. I can tell you 30 grains up front might be noticeable on bare shaft tuning, but probably not spread out over the whole arrow. After talking with several folks, I decided to stay with my lower grain set up (9.3). Bottom line, Why mess with something that works for 30 grains weight. Just my .02 cents worth.

[RC]

I would not worry about it. I once killed a couple deer with a carbon I thought I had a 225 grain phantom on. Turned out I had got a hold of a 125 grain head I had as I had shot those on aluminum shafts. Both kills were pass throughs with 48 lbs at 27. Deer did not notice. ...ps. big feathers solved a lot of tuning issues for me. As the arrows flew like bullets with both points.