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Author Topic: Help tuning longbow  (Read 515 times)

Offline BrianO

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Help tuning longbow
« on: August 08, 2008, 10:02:00 PM »
I have a 60" snoeshoe longbow.  It draws 57 @ 28.  The riser is not cut past center and I have never tried to tune anything other than a recurve. This bow has a pretty pronounced reflex/deflex.I currently dont have very many arrows to choose from and was wandering were to start.  I have 29" douglas fir with 125 grains on the end spined for 60-65, and I have 30" gold tip trads 55/75 with 250 up front.  I am building a house and dont have much time to experiment and was wandering where to start using either carbon or wood?  
Thanks for the help.

Offline sticknstring_AK

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Re: Help tuning longbow
« Reply #1 on: August 08, 2008, 10:05:00 PM »
Carbon I say.  Longbows like a nock point 5/8th to 3/4" above 90 degrees I found.  Just my .01 cent

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Re: Help tuning longbow
« Reply #2 on: August 09, 2008, 12:07:00 AM »
Don't know much about carbons, but the doug firs should work for you just as they are.

Offline stickpig

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Re: Help tuning longbow
« Reply #3 on: August 09, 2008, 09:17:00 AM »
Need a little more info.....FF or Dacron string? What is your draw length? As far as nock point, start at 3/8" and head up (to 5/8")from there usually works for me.
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Re: Help tuning longbow
« Reply #4 on: August 09, 2008, 11:32:00 AM »
I shoot my longbow at 3/8 above center, it seems to work great. I am shooting tapered hickory shafts.
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Offline Matty

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Re: Help tuning longbow
« Reply #5 on: August 09, 2008, 02:36:00 PM »
55/75's your nocking point is going to be determined by the way you grip the bow...

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