The Trad Gang Digital Market
*** TRAD GANG SPONSOR LIST ***
3Rivers Archery
Abowyer Inc.
A&H Archery
American Leathers
Art Vincent Leather Works
Backwoods Grind Coffee
Big Jim's Bow Company
Bill Langer Bowhunting Productions
Bison Gear Packs
Black Widow Bows
Bow Hush
Broderick Head's Taxidermy
Cari-Bow
Dryad Bows
Eagle's Flight Archery
G. Fred Asbell
Gray Wolf Woolens
Hill Country Bows
Instinctive Archer Magazine
Island Graphics
KME Sharpeners
Marksman Quivers
Montana Bows - Dan Toelke
Mule Creek Outfitting
Onestringer Arrow Wraps
Pedernal Bowhunts
Pine Hollow Longbows
Polk Knives
Ron La Clair's Archery Shoppe
Schafer Silvertip Bows
Shift's Seasoning
Silent But Deadly Bowstrings
Smokeys Deer Lure
St. Joe River Bows
Todd SMith Company
Tolke Bows
TradArchers' World
Trad Gang Digital Market
VPA - Vantage Point Archery
The Waldrop PacSeat
Wood from the West
Zipper Bows
Zwickey Archery
Contribute to Trad Gang and Access the Classifieds!
Become a Trad Gang Sponsor!
Traditional Archery for Bowhunters
LEFT HAND BOWS CLASSIFIEDS
TRAD GANG CLASSIFIEDS ACCESS
RIGHT HAND BOWS CLASSIFIEDS
The Cyber Camp of Traditional Bowhunters
Welcome,
Guest
. Please
login
or
register
.
Did you miss your
activation email
?
1 Hour
1 Day
1 Week
1 Month
Forever
Login with username, password and session length
News:
Home
Help
Login
Register
Trad Gang
»
Main Boards
»
PowWow
»
What spine carbon to match an Easton 2020 ?
« previous
next »
Print
Pages: [
1
]
Go Down
Author
Topic: What spine carbon to match an Easton 2020 ? (Read 513 times)
Gordy
Trad Bowhunter
Posts: 645
What spine carbon to match an Easton 2020 ?
«
on:
August 24, 2009, 08:09:00 PM »
Love the 2020 shaft, but I'm tired of bending them. One tough shaft, but would like to try a carbon. Preferrably soem GT's ....or bemans.
Shooting at least a 30.5" bop shaft and like 145gr min up front.
Thoughts ? Thanks for the input.
Logged
In the immortal words of Jean Paul Sartre, 'Au revoir, gopher'.
JimB
TG HALL OF FAME
Trad Bowhunter
Posts: 3778
Re: What spine carbon to match an Easton 2020 ?
«
Reply #1 on:
August 24, 2009, 08:37:00 PM »
2016 is supposed to be 500 spine.2117 is supposed to be 400.I would think 400 would be closest.Epoxying a 1" piece of aluminum arrow on the front of the carbon shaft and 1/2" piece in front of the nock seems to help durability.The last Gold Tips I built,a 2117 shaft I had fit nicely over the carbon.
Logged
JRY309
Trad Bowhunter
Posts: 4383
Re: What spine carbon to match an Easton 2020 ?
«
Reply #2 on:
August 24, 2009, 09:47:00 PM »
Well its hard to compare carbons with other arrows.A 2020 has a .426 spine deflection,so if you compare deflections a .400 spine carbon will be close.Like a GT 55/75,Carbonwood 3000,Beman ICS 400 or if you like the skinny ones a Beman MFX 400.But I find carbons react differently then other arrows,you may have to use heavier inserts and or points.With carbons I start full length and trim and tune from there.Carbons are good tough arrows and really tunable.
Logged
Gordy
Trad Bowhunter
Posts: 645
Re: What spine carbon to match an Easton 2020 ?
«
Reply #3 on:
August 25, 2009, 10:40:00 PM »
Thanks for the tips guys. 400's it is !
Logged
In the immortal words of Jean Paul Sartre, 'Au revoir, gopher'.
Bill Carlsen
Trad Bowhunter
Posts: 3928
Re: What spine carbon to match an Easton 2020 ?
«
Reply #4 on:
August 26, 2009, 08:55:00 AM »
JRY309: Did you measure the shaft deflection of both shafts on 13" centers? I don't have a 2020 to spine test but the 400 spines at about 320 (75#) using 13" centers.
Logged
The best things in life....aren't things!
M60gunner
Contributing Member
Trad Bowhunter
Posts: 3014
Re: What spine carbon to match an Easton 2020 ?
«
Reply #5 on:
August 26, 2009, 01:26:00 PM »
JRY309: I shoot 2020's also but out of a 65# Hill style longbow. They also fly great (just slow) from my Wes Wallace R/D longbow at 55#. Guess what I am trying to say is the 2020 may be more forgiving than a carbon in a givin style bow. A 400 spine ST Axis flies great out of my 60# Bear Takedown. Those are skinny shafts also. The CX 250 also flies great out of the Bear. I would try a test kit first or some OP's (other peoples) arrows before investing.
Logged
JRY309
Trad Bowhunter
Posts: 4383
Re: What spine carbon to match an Easton 2020 ?
«
Reply #6 on:
August 26, 2009, 04:29:00 PM »
I was just going by the Easton specs and my experience with them as a place to start with.But like I said it is hard to compare aluminum with a carbon.I love 2020's,I shoot them out of my HH Wesley 65# and my Anderson Skookum 68#.I shoot a .400 spine carbon out of many different bows.I shoot 400 spine carbons out of my 58# to 62# longbows and they shoot just great from my A&H 53#@28 ACS.But carbons are a different learning curve and they are so adjustable for bows of different weights.But I would think a 400 spine carbon would be a good choice to start with,but I believe a carbon should be tuned to your bow.It can be alittle tough to get the right dynamic spine and get an arrow heavy enough to shoot.I try to get my arrows 9-11 grs. per pound of draw weight.
Logged
Gordy
Trad Bowhunter
Posts: 645
Re: What spine carbon to match an Easton 2020 ?
«
Reply #7 on:
August 26, 2009, 09:17:00 PM »
Again, thanks. Was just out shooting a different bow, 61# but more of a D shape (68" original Dywer) and find that my 2018's are better out of that.
If I go 400 I would plan on leaving them 32", and try some different weights first before trimming. I have some varying sizes, plus some 100gr brass inserts. I don't mind slow as long as it's heavy !
Logged
In the immortal words of Jean Paul Sartre, 'Au revoir, gopher'.
Print
Pages: [
1
]
Go Up
« previous
next »
Trad Gang
»
Main Boards
»
PowWow
»
What spine carbon to match an Easton 2020 ?
Users currently browsing this topic:
0 Members and 1 Guest are viewing this topic.
Contact Us
|
Trad Gang.com ©
|
User Agreement
Copyright 2003 thru 2024 ~ Trad Gang.com ©