50# longbow arrow help

[aim small...release]

I have a 50lb journeyman Longbow and 29"gt 35/55 anyone have this set up similar? What weight up front??? I'm going crazy!!!!

[Bill Turner]

I shoot 29 inch, 15/35 Gold Tips with 125 up front out of bows ranging from 42 to 50@28. I have a 28 inch draw. Always had problems with carbons until I went to the 15/35 shafts.  

[acedoc]

I tuned with 340 beman ics and 125 gr fields / 135 gr bh.
But I have a 32 inch draw (53 lbs) and even 300 spine arrows fly right with 270 grain bh.

[9 Shocks]

29 inch arrow  would say 175-200 would be a good start.

[Alexander Traditional]

I have some cut to 28" and using 250 grains around your set up. I don't know where you are now as far as weight up front goes,but if you're lighter than this it wouldn't hurt to give it a try.

[RC]

I shoot bout the same wth 275 up front.RC

[kennym]

I shoot 35/55s - 30" long with 200 up front(regular inserts)  on my 50+/- longbows. D/R longbows that is.

A lot depends on how deep shelf is cut, mine are cut just to center so with strike plate will be away from center about 1/8"

[aim small...release]

Would brass inserts be effecting my stiffness?

[MnFn]

I have a 49# 60" r/d Kota longbow.  It shoots  29" CE Heritage 150 with 100 grain insert and 125 grn ( I think that is the last point I put in it).  It shot that pretty well.

I should have mentioned I shot this arrow out of a 51# Shrew Classic Hunter also.

[kennym]

Originally posted by aim small...release:
Would brass inserts be effecting my stiffness?

Not sure on that one, bro had 100 grn brass in his setup with 140 grn heads.But if you take the diff in the inserts off the diff in points, they aren't too far apart. Maybe 22 grns?

 Shoot about same as mine. We can shoot each others arrows just fine.

May be that carbons will accept that much difference.

Get some different field points and try em, you should be able to tell if it changes.

[Ken Sorg]

My draw is quite a bit shorter but my dw is a little higher and I'm liking the cx 150's I just switched to. 10.something gpi.

[elkken]

I used to have a journeyman but just a few pounds lighter, I shot CX 150's regular inserts and 145 grn heads ... I cut them at 29 3/4 and my draw is 28

[Jim Brennen]

I shoot very similar weight with 50 gr insert and 175 gr head, 28.5 arrow

[Tradcat]

I shoot a 52# @ 28" Toelke Whip and my draw length is a hair under 28". I'm shooting carbon express heritage 250's cut 30". I shoot 250 grain point weight. Bare shaft shows a tiny bit weak spine. Arrows fly perfect with fletching

[58WINTERS]

HILL 55@28 I draw 27 35/55 GT std alum insert 250 up front 29 bop 200 or 225 also works

[scott myers]

I shoot a Beman Centershot 500 at 30" with a 3.0 wieght tube, standard insert and a 200 grain tip up front.  I also tuned with a Centershot 400 at full length and a 125 up front and it flys like a dart.

[scott myers]

Sorry for not posting my specs.  51# at 27" Omega Imperial.  27" draw on my end.