Which gold tip

[mookie]

I'm shooting a 66" Horne's combo hunter 51# @ 28" that I draw to 29" been shooting 3555 gold tip cut to 29.5" with 145gr up front and 3gpi tube. Should I be shooting the 5575 gold tip for more consistent flight?

[Mike Burch]

Sounds like you should be pretty close with what you have. Might try playing with point weight.

Mike

[flatlander37]

Mike's right, you should be very close now.

I shoot 30.5" 55/75's with 250gr up front (100gr insert and 150gr point) off my 50# at my draw length (29.5") Sarrels longbow. They paper tune perfect and fly like darts.

Bisch

[Bowhunter4life]

I agree with Mike, you should be pretty close.  I don't mess with the weight tubes, but that shouldn't make that much difference in spine.  Mess around with the tip weight and I think you will find the "right" flight.

Anything in the mid 50's I always end up with 35/55 and 175 - 200 grains on the end.  Your close, and I think you would only find more of a headache if you went to the 55/75.

[jrchambers]

i have a little longer draw but i bet a full lenght 5575 with brass inserts and a 175 or 200 tip would be great, this way you have a higher foc without the weight tubes and probably close to same total weight of the 3555

[Longbow338]

I would do something to get rid of the weight tubes just not my cup of tee.  Try a 5575 think you may like it.

[BigJim]

Weight tubes can make them act week. That sounds backwards, but is what I have expericenced personally.

thanks, bigjim

[hunt it]

Yep, get rid of those tubes, nothing but pain in butt. Get 200 or 250 up front and you will be away to the races.

[Spurs]

I am 50# and am using 35/55gt's at full length with 200gr tips.  They bare shafted awesome for my bow.  I left them about 1 inch tail left (weak) to compensate for the 5" feathers.

[Mint]

I'm shooting 55/75's cut to 28" with a 50gr brass insert and 200 gr point out of my 55lb palmer recurve. They fly great and really did a job on the hogs this year.

[LostNation_Larry]

Your mileage may vary.

Have you bare shaft tuned the 3555's?  For my personal arrows I always bare shaft tune any new carbon shaft to find the optimum length.  I recently tuned some 3555's with 145 gr. points and they ended up shorter than I wanted in my 45# bow.  

Larry

[Paul WA]

I shoot both out of my 53@30 pronghorn LB. The 35/55 with 125 gr point weigh 430gr or 8gr pp. My 55/75 have a 100gr brass insert 125gr point and weigh 525gr or 10gr pp...PR

[bolong]

What Mike said.

[Zipperhead]

I shoot a 60" recurve 54# @ 29 with 29.5" goldtip 3555 with a 200gr. tip.  They shoot perfect and I wouldn't change a thing.  They also shoot great out of my 48# bow.

[mookie]

Thanks I'll play with the weight a bit these arrows shoot great out of my 50# Kodiak Hunter. Thanks for all the help!