to stiff vs. to weak

[rustyfence]

Keep in mind I am a very recent convert from the compound ranks. I read alot about spine issues on the traditional side of things. In the compound world, to stiff is better than to weak. Is the same true in the traditional world? I ask because I have some left over compound arrows I was gonna fletch up with some feathers, but they are gonna be way to stiff. They are 340 ST Epics by Easton. They are cut to 29". I see alot of talk also about bareshaft tuning, and such. I can not shoot my recurve good enough yet to even think about tuning anything!!!!

[L82HUNT]

Weak is better then stiff.  Depending on the weight bow your shoting 340 can be shot.  I use them out off a 60lb bow with 280 grain up front.  This give me EFOC plus a 600 grain arrow.

[rustyfence]

I am shooting a 48lb browning wasp.

[BWD]

Unless you have a fairly long draw length, 340s are probably going to be a tad stiff. Since your arrows are cut to 29", I would tend to think they will be too stiff out of a 48#er. Given a choice,I would rather be slightly weak.

[Canyon]

I dont think you can get enough weight up front to make those work outta a 48 lb bow

[Double Tee]

Hey rustyfence,find Stu Millers spine calculator and download it. Anything you need to know about arrow spine will be answered there. I have had some arrows I didn't think I could have used but if you play with point wt. length etc. you may find the right combo to shoot them? But just a guess,they are probably way to stiff!

[Hud]

Ben,
A center shot recurve, or CS hybrid might be your best bet, but they are probably too stiff. Try adding weight up front (100 gr steel adapter and 150+ pt or more). There are topics about FOC you can search. Using a lighter string may help, but check with mfgr recommendations.  Look for topics on Tuning, Spine, or Bare Shaft Testing etc. Check the following that I posted on Shooting Forum:

 posted October 04, 2009 08:03 PM                        
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Refer to the following to determine your correct spine, but be sure to read through to the bottom to understand the basic principal.

 http://home.att.net/~sajackson/eastonchart.html

If you are not interested in the technical stuff go to their homepage.

 http://www.eastonarchery.com/  

If you have TradArchers' World, Fall 2009, check the article on "Tuning the Carbon Arrow" pg 30.

If you have Primitive Archer, Feb/Mar 2009 there is another article "Traditional Bow Tuning, The Bare Shaft Method", pg 17.

[George D. Stout]

"Too."    It's too.

[bshunter]

way to stiff, i did the same when i switched over, bad move on my part. get some .500 spine and bare shaft...you will enjoy it more.