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Author Topic: How long do you like your arrows?  (Read 261 times)

Offline KentuckyTJ

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Re: How long do you like your arrows?
« Reply #20 on: June 10, 2011, 02:27:00 PM »
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I cut them till they are tuned-the length means nothing as long as they are perfectly  tuned, and of course not too short.
What Bjorn said and the Medieval guys had to have them longer because they liked to light theirs on fire   :laughing:   .
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Re: How long do you like your arrows?
« Reply #21 on: June 10, 2011, 02:36:00 PM »
I like mine as long as I can keep finding them...  Then again, those that miss the target were obviously not perfect any way...
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Re: How long do you like your arrows?
« Reply #22 on: June 10, 2011, 03:49:00 PM »
Mine are 29", I draw 26-27" I like them straight, colorful and sharp!!!!
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Re: How long do you like your arrows?
« Reply #23 on: June 10, 2011, 03:54:00 PM »
about 1/2 inch longer than my draw length
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Re: How long do you like your arrows?
« Reply #24 on: June 10, 2011, 03:58:00 PM »
Short as possible still being safe and maintaining good flight.  I like them shorter for moving around easier with a nocked arrow on a still hunt.
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Re: How long do you like your arrows?
« Reply #25 on: June 10, 2011, 06:02:00 PM »
29" draw....So my 2016 Legacys are cut to 29" with 125 up front....
   They fly great.
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Offline SGourley

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Re: How long do you like your arrows?
« Reply #26 on: June 10, 2011, 08:06:00 PM »
32.5" arrow for a 31.5" draw... I like the broadhead as far from my finger as I can get it! Hard to find long arrows lucky for me they tune well for me at that length

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Re: How long do you like your arrows?
« Reply #27 on: June 10, 2011, 08:22:00 PM »
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Mine are 29.5" with a 26.5-27" draw. That is the length they tuned the best for me.
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Re: How long do you like your arrows?
« Reply #28 on: June 10, 2011, 09:14:00 PM »
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Forever unless they break....lol

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PS: Sorry, I just couldn't help myself...lol
:biglaugh:   Good one.

Personally I cut mine back till they tune, which right now is 30.125" 2018 Legacy. I draw 29.25

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Re: How long do you like your arrows?
« Reply #29 on: June 10, 2011, 09:39:00 PM »
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Forever unless they break....lol

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PS: Sorry, I just couldn't help myself...lol
:biglaugh:    Good one.

Personally I cut mine back till they tune, which right now is 30.125" 2018 Legacy. I draw 29.25

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I keep them full length for my 31.5 draw.
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Re: How long do you like your arrows?
« Reply #30 on: June 11, 2011, 02:55:00 PM »
Hard to find long arrows (especially wood) for us long arm folks. I like 33" but as stated finding those are a needle in a haystack anymore. Long as can get them woodies.
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Re: How long do you like your arrows?
« Reply #31 on: June 11, 2011, 04:27:00 PM »
I see the arrow when I shoot and like all my arrows the same lenght and shoot them out of multiple bows. I draw 27 and all my arrows are 28. I tune by adjusting point weight as opposed to cutting the shaft.

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Re: How long do you like your arrows?
« Reply #32 on: June 11, 2011, 08:49:00 PM »
I have a 28" draw and always cut my arrows to 30" long.

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Re: How long do you like your arrows?
« Reply #33 on: June 11, 2011, 09:02:00 PM »
I've cut 'e mshorter, kindo f like Charlie showed in his pic, and Ive run 'em 2-3" longer.

When I build arrows I want 2 things- adequate arrow weight, and perfect arrow flight. I do not reference my arrow tip while aiming, so it doesnt matter much to me if theyre a little longer. Ive been running them 28 for the last few years, this last bunch I changed my arrow setp by adding an additional 100gr up front. I upped the spine weight of my shafts, and ended up with a 29" arrow. I could get the next lower spine to shoot well at 28", but the overall arrow wieght wasnt as heavy as I wanted. By ading an addtional inch of shaft, I picked up 15 gr more arrow weight. I wanted them a minmum of 600gr.

I had built some a few years back so that the back of the broadhead would touch my knuckle, which i liked, as its like having a slient clicker on the bow, but as i tweaked my form I found I was short drawing, so now all those arrows are too short.
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Re: How long do you like your arrows?
« Reply #34 on: June 11, 2011, 11:13:00 PM »
I cut my arrows 29" to 30" for my 26" draw.
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Re: How long do you like your arrows?
« Reply #35 on: June 12, 2011, 07:49:00 AM »
I draw 28 and my arras are 30,that is where they bare shafted for me.
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