With apologies to Stu...I stand corrected

[olddogrib]

Let me start out by saying that from personal experience I have a phobia of cutting carbons.  I've always been of the camp that says choose the right spine, leave it full length, and tune with point weight.  Needless to say I was in complete denial when Stu's calculator came up with a bow dynamic spine of 71.5 for my new 47# bow.  Apparently Stu factors past center cut and skinny FF more heavily than I would have thought.  My .500's were going to be anemic and from plugging in tip weights there wasn't one light enough to stiffen a 32" 400 enough.  It was with great angst that I cut a test .400 to the recommended 29". Bare shaft flight w/ my preferred 175 gr. head perfect..Score Stu-1, me-zippo.

[Cavscout9753]

I'm a believer in arrow calculators (I haven't used Stu's, but I often use the 3 Rivers Archery one that I believe he helped build), and have had excellent luck provided I entered correct data. Of course, we're talking fairly common components - bows, arrows, tip weight, etc. I think people who have more eccentric tackle may struggle a bit with them. On a side note, I went through a carbon tribulation a while ago (part my stubborness, part carbon's tendancy to stiffen quickly) that caused me to abandon the carbon endeavor altogether. Haha

[Iowabowhunter]

I was going to try the 3rivers calculator but it does t have TallTines as one of the bow options!

Any recommendations?

Originally posted by Iowabowhunter:
I was going to try the 3rivers calculator but it does t have TallTines as one of the bow options!

Any recommendations?

At the top of the list there is a pick for "Generic Recurve" or "Generic Reflex/Deflex Longbow". Pick whichever of these most accurately fits your bow.

Picking a particular bow brand in the list just auto-enters the shelf center cut data. For the generic bow you have to measure and enter the shelf cut data yourself, or get that info from your bowyer.

Bisch

[Iowabowhunter]

Would that change since I'm going to use a rest?

[Cavscout9753]

It'll only change it if the rest includes a build-out of the shelf.