newbie arrow question

[heavyfire99]

i have a zona take down on order, 58" 55# @ 28" with my compounds i shoot 29" , im wanting to shoot carbons out of it, everybody is talking about brass inserts and such. heres my problem

do i really have to use 100grain inserts to make the carbons fly? im lookin for arrow weight around 500 grains.

any and all help is appriciated.

thanks
dj

[Cherokee Scout]

A Gold Tip 5575 or a CX Heritage 150 would shoot well from a 55# bow with no brass insert. You may need a 150-175 grain point.
But, in trad bow shooting the spine of the shaft is critical to good arrow flight, especially with broadheads.

[JDice]

The weight upfront does help me to get the flight characteristics and penetration I want - but - there is another reason to consider using brass inserts - they are more resilent than aluminum inserts.

[heavyfire99]

ok , so what arrows do you recommend for a 55# 58" 28" recurve, like i said im looking for around 500grains if not more. i was thinking the easton axis, or beman mfx or ics hunters for shafts and 5" sheild cut chartruse feathers with a chartruse wrap.


also can anybody give me the skinny on weight tubes, are they needed? recommended?

[heavyfire99]

ttt

[bowless]

I shoot wood so I can't help with arrow choice but remember the string type will make a big difference in what spine you'll be needing.