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Author Topic: Help with arrow selection  (Read 277 times)

Offline BearBones

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Help with arrow selection
« on: January 21, 2012, 09:41:00 AM »
Hello to all, this is my first post so please bear with me if the questions are somewhat redundant.I am shooting a 70's era Grayling Kodiak Magnum, 50# and 25"draw.Also shoot a Bear Mantana longbow at 50#, same draw length.For arrows Iam using GT Traditional 3355 at 26" with 125gr. field points.Total weight of arrow and point is 382gr.Fletching is 5" R/W feathers. Paper tuning is showing that my shaft is to stiff and arrows yaw right and left in flight.My question is should i try to get these arrows in tune or am I better served trying a different combination.Any help would be appreciated

Offline Night Wing

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Re: Help with arrow selection
« Reply #1 on: January 21, 2012, 09:48:00 AM »
Start experimenting with heavier point weights.
Blacktail TD Recurve: 66", 42# @ 30". Arrow: 32", 2212. PW: 75 Grains. AW: 421 Grains. GPP: 10.02
Blacktail TD Recurve: 66", 37# @ 30". Arrow: 32", 2212. PW: 75 Grains. AW: 421 Grains. GPP: 11.37

Offline Tomas

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Re: Help with arrow selection
« Reply #2 on: January 21, 2012, 10:15:00 AM »
You didn't say what your brace height was, I would start by adjusting there first.

Offline LH Keith

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Re: Help with arrow selection
« Reply #3 on: January 21, 2012, 10:37:00 AM »
BearBones,
 Are your Bows rated @ 50# and you have a 25" draw?
 If that's the case, you are way overspined. Might want to try a GT 1535 & bareshaft to tune.
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Offline BearBones

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Re: Help with arrow selection
« Reply #4 on: January 21, 2012, 11:37:00 AM »
Thanks for the input guys, do you think alum. arrows are a better choice or are correctly spined carbons just as good.

Offline john gerrard

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Re: Help with arrow selection
« Reply #5 on: January 21, 2012, 11:53:00 AM »
If your bow is 50# @ 28" and you are drawing 25" then you are shooting apprx 41#. I have a K-Mag that is drawing apprx 41# at my draw of 27" and I'm using 1916 alum cut to 28" with 150gr points. They seem to shoot very well out of my bow.  John

Offline BearBones

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Re: Help with arrow selection
« Reply #6 on: January 21, 2012, 01:37:00 PM »
Thanks John, I think that is the direction I'm going in

Offline Reaper TN

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Re: Help with arrow selection
« Reply #7 on: January 21, 2012, 06:05:00 PM »
A GT 3555 cut to 26 inches is waaaaayyyy too stiff for your setup. I would try the GT 1535 (.600) spine and leave it full length to start with and start your bareshaft tuning process.
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Offline JamesKerr

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Re: Help with arrow selection
« Reply #8 on: January 21, 2012, 06:09:00 PM »
At your draw length you are only getting around 41# of draw. I would recommend either a 500 spine carbon with heavy point weight or a 1916 Legacy series alluminum shaft with about 150 grain points.
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