Ash vs. Cedar

[Wudstix]

I'm just trying to get these arrows to fly to hunt hogs.  Did I mention that I'm broke/cheap/ stingy/frugal and am just trying to get these arrows in hunting shape.

[WESTBROOK]

The ash is too weak, cut 'em as short as you can and lighten up the tips( or taper them). Lam birch does the same thing, I had to go up 10 lbs in spine, cause there was 200g diff in shaft weight.

Eric

[AkDan]

if it was due to shaft weight, it would effectively stiffen your dynamic spine.  The bow wouldnt be able to move the arrow as fast, meaning the arrow wouldnt have to bend as much, making your arrow ACT stiffer.  So in theory you'd need to weakn it.  For me I shot the same in barrel tapered ash from silent pond as I did in cedar and they flew fine.  But like I said before, instead of guessing what spine, buy a test kit and KNOW what spine you need.  Then you wont be guessing.

[Wudstix]

70-74# spine works well from my center shoot hybrid LB.  The Ash are spined about the same.  I'm thinking, if they are too stiff, heavier points should work.

[Wudstix]

Tried one with 190 grain tip and it did seem to fly truer.  Didn't test musch because I was shooting some parallel Cedar.  They did well and I shot 74.66% on the 3-D.  More experimenting is needed.  News at 2300 hours.

[**DONOTDELETE**]

I did go up in point weight. cedars I used 125grn points, now I use 160grn points...

[Wudstix]

Cedar I use 145 or 160 grain.  190 grain is all I have.  :]  Hope to have some time to test flight as I wait for the arrows I'm making to dry.