Arrow weight and accuracy?

[Stonedog]

I am sure this has been covered, so I am sorry if it has....and if it has can you direct me to the post?

Any whooooo.....in all honesty, if we call hunting range 30 yards or less, what do you think total arrow weight has on accuracy......say if there is a 25 +/- difference...

I once read an article, from the 50's (I think), that the Howard Hill Archery Co. (or maybe it was HH himself) did a test like mentioned above and found that their was a negligible difference in accuracy.

Thoughts?

[lpcjon2]

Hill also stated that for best arrow overall not to go above 150grn heads.

[Mike Vines]

Doesn't matter.  I have shot light arrows, and heavy arrows, and neither go where I want them to.

[Mike Vines]

In all honesty, pick a weight, stick as close as you can to it, and practice.  We are stick and string kind of guys.  All that hoopla is better left to the engineer type (not the train drivers, but the over analizers)

[Bjorn]

Lol! I can back up what Mike says.........at 25 yds 500 gn and 600 gn impact pretty much the same if spined the same. Spine has way more influence than weight by the way.

[ti-guy]

Two arrows shot with all and exactly the same features EXCEPT a 25+/-(grain or %) in weight.Will the heavier one makes a significant more penetration? I don't think so...  

[Orion]

I've been at this game a long time, and I still don't know anyone, myself included, who can tell/shoot a 25 grain difference in arrow weight. In short, 25 grains makes no practical difference at 20-30 yards.

[Jake Diebolt]

I would imagine the effect is much greater at longer distances. The effect is there, but it's probably mostly lost in the 'noise' of all the other factors going on.

[Arwin]

I can pick up a mix batch of arrows and they all seem to hit where I'm looking.

 My 2020's hit the same mark as my carbon 45/60's, 2117's, 2018's and 2213's. Honestly, I have many junk arrows for the back yard target and this combo of arrows isn't uncommon for a shooting session, LOL!

Maybe subconsciously I aim different with a heavy arrow vs a light one but they all group pretty decent.

Like mentioned above, spine is the key.    

[GRINCH]

I've got the most mixed match set of arrows I shoot carbon,aluminum and woodies.When i'm shooting I njust grab one thet are all spined for 45-50 lb bows and pretty much shoot the same.

[screamin]

I think, its going to take 50 grs, minimum, of head weight to see any difference. But you are only going to see the difference as far as trajectory out past 25 yards or more. If the arrows are spined correctly for the respective head weight, they will be just as accurate as far as groups go... if you could shoot them from a machine so you're not automatically compensating for arrow drop, the heavier arrow will have tight groups but they will be lower than the lighter arrow.

I noticed this back in the old days when I shot training wheel bows. 25grs would have no effect on sight pins, 50 or more grains, I had to move em because they hit low.