Hungarian Horse Bow

[WI Arraflinga]

Hi all. I'm new to the board and in need of some help... please.
I just recently acquired a 52# Hungarian horse bow and am trying to match some arrow to it. I shot 29" POC 50-55# with 125 gr field points this evening. The arrows seemed to flex up and down quite a bit, like the back end was moving faster than the front. I'm not the most experienced archer but this would lead me to believe that the spine is too weak. Then again, most of my arrows hit to the left of the target pointing the tip of the arrow at the center of the target. Too stiff right? Ugh   :confused:  
However, what little information I can find on horse bow arrows tell me that I should be shooting 40-45 or 45-50 and 5/16" diameter but wouldn't that just compound the motion I already have?
I have some 65-70# Sitka Spruce shafts.... do you think that might be over doing it?
Any words of advise would be greatly appreciated. The season is on me and I fear I may need to wait a long time before I'm confident with this bow. Thanks!

[McDave]

I don't know anything about Hungarian horse bows, but it seems like a simple thing would be to try some 145 grain points on your arrows and see if the arrow flight improves or gets worse.  If you get worse arrow flight with the 145 grain points, try cutting 1/2" off one of your shafts and shoot with a 125 grain point.  Hopefully, one of those two things will head in the direction of improving your arrow flight.

[WI Arraflinga]

Thanks.  I was thinking and reading another post and could the porpoising be from the nock not being in the right spot and the hitting right be from too stiff of a spine? So...... I could as McDave recommended, use a 145 gr point and adjust the nocking point OR purchase 40-45 arrows with the 125 gr. point. Just bought some 125 gr Magnus II. Hmmm.... making more arrows sounds like fun    

[McDave]

Porpoising is generally an indication that the nock point should be adjusted, in bows I am familiar with (which doesn't include Hungarian horse bows).  Generally, you would start with a nock point that you know is too high, and shoot bare shafts.  Gradually move the nock point down until you minimize the nock-high arrow flight of the bare shaft.  "Minimize" is the operative word, because you may not be able to eliminate the nock-high, and you don't want your nock point too low.  Remember that "nock high" translates to "nock high and right" for a RH shooter who cants his bow (or just hold the bow vertical when testing).

[Trophybow1]

WI Arraflinga: I just bought my firs hungarian horsebow Kassain Bear. It is 105# and the seller recommended me arrows that are full lengthe and only 70-75#. If i shoot with normal drawlength (28"), they fly ok, BUT if i pull it in 30" as the style of "warbows" there is terrible fishtail effect in flight of arrows. So neI also have 125gr points.   Next shafts i´ll try are going to be spined 90-95#. Also one friend of mine who shoots 110# horsebow said, that his arrows are about 90#.
So in your case, it seems that you have too stiff arrows. May be good thing if you could try 40-45# as you said. Horsebows are very fast so arrows behaves very differend way than longbows and recurves.
Nockinpoint should tune too so that arrows doesn´t hit our hand. Right tuned nocking point allows shooting without a handclove. Arrow doesn´t scratch your hand at all (they say lol)
Sorry if there is mistakes in text. My english is not very good, but i hope you undestand somehow what i am saying.

[WI Arraflinga]

Thanks guys. Sounds like I've got some playing to do.

[Skinny Little Runt]

Are you shooting with a thumb ring or fingers?
Big difference.

[JEFF B]

plus you must place your bow hand in the same spot other wise they will keep porpoising. good luck with it they are fun to shoot.  

[O.L. Adcock]

You need spines a good 10 pounds or more less then peak weight also. Something in the 40-45# range.....O.L.