Short draw question

[scott myers]

So I am plagued with the short draw.  I’ve dealt with it with the compound days and obviously now in traditional.  So here’s my question.  I’ve never been a speed guy.  I really can’t be given the 26” draw. I don’t shoot heavy bows to hunt with either.  Normally I’m around 48 to 54 lbs.  my current bow is 54lbs at 26”.  So I’m playing with arrows again in the off-season.  My current arrow was is an axis 400 cut to 29.5” standard insert, x nock, 3 3” feathers, 155 grain grizzly 2 blade and 125 grain adapter.  That gives me 560 total arrow weight.  They shoot fantastic, tune great and give me an average speed of 150fps.  All pass through this season.  I have found the 300 grain points to shoot very well off the same arrow but they tune slightly weak.  I was thinking of buying a 340 and running same components and the heavier to play with tuning.  If that all works out I’d be around 600 grains total arrow weight and speed would be around 140ish I’m assuming.  Currently the point on I have is 30 yards which I’m happy with.  Would it be better to lose a little more speed to gain the weight or stay as is since it works fine on animals and targets?

[Wudstix]

I might shoot a tad shorter arrow. 

[Ron LaClair]

or stay as is since it works fine on animals and targets

I'd say you answered your own question 

[TattooDave]

I also have a 26" draw. Can't say I ever been concerned with the speed of the arrow, but I'm more of a primitive archery guy, (meaning not too concerned with any numbers really). Just want to know that it shoots accurately, and penetrates good. This is just my 2 cents but, it sounds like you got it figured out already. If it ain't broke, don't fix it.

Tattoo Dave

[pavan]

Maybe the arrow speedometers the guys have here are off, I have a 26&1/4" draw and bows about that weight and get better numbers than that, my arrows for my 55 pound bow and my 53pound are 1918s with 160s on one piece ferrules 27" bop and 160s on 55 sure woods also 27" bop, both average 538 grains. 510 for cedars with 160 and 480 for 145 up front cedars.  Personally, I have an easier time with narrow width aluminums and woods for shorter draws for myself and the under 28" folks that I make arrows for.  I have only had a couple of arrows not get pass throughs on deer in 52 years of killing deer.  Going crazy heavy and having less cast is not needed.

[Orion]

I don't see any benefit in going heavier than you are if you're already shooting through critters with what you have now.

[Wudstix]

Yup, arrow flight and performance are the barometer you need to use.

[the rifleman]

Your current set up is working well for you so I would recommend that you stick with it.  I'm guilty of playing around with different weights but right now I am trying to get my rigs set for around 11gpp so that I get similar trajectory on different pound bows.

I'm no where near 560 grains -- my heaviest set up is just over 450 grains and I can tell you that it works just fine for our big whitetail.