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Offline ToddMcgee

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help with new bow
« on: July 25, 2010, 04:50:00 PM »
I have built 3 kids bows all of which were wood with glass back, built a adult bow (glass)for myself but trying to tune the arrow keeps swinging side to side, here is details which i have already tried first the bow is a "D" shaped riser aggressive r&d 64" 55#@28 im shooting GT 5575 28" arrow with 145 g. tip with 50g insert.my draw is 26". bare shafting the nock is laying right i have tried a lighter spine shaft red head 250 and a beman 340 with 145g tip and at 10 yrds missed whole target (bare shaft) added up to 80g in insert and seemed to have got worse. string tracks good down center of bow, arrow shelf sets about 1/8 of center. bow shoots were im looking just the movement is driving me crazy.
Todd Mcgee

Offline Mike Most

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Re: help with new bow
« Reply #1 on: July 25, 2010, 09:25:00 PM »
have you got a picture of your braced bow??
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Re: help with new bow
« Reply #2 on: July 25, 2010, 09:41:00 PM »
How high is your brace height, and have you tried adjusting it.

Offline kmc06005

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Re: help with new bow
« Reply #3 on: July 25, 2010, 09:58:00 PM »
Most people tune from less than 5 yards. 5575 is a little stiff at that weight with your draw length. You would need about 350 grains up front.

340 is actually a stiffer spine, and I dont know about the 250, I never heard of it.

If you get 3555's cut to 28.5 and put a 100 grain insert in and your 145 grain points you should be close.
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Offline ToddMcgee

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Re: help with new bow
« Reply #4 on: July 26, 2010, 09:47:00 PM »
no pictures yet got to figure that out,
brace hight is at 7 1/4 adjusted it as low as 6 1/2 and as high as 7 3/4.

on the weight up front i didnt realize how much it would take. got a buddy with some gt 3555 will try those. only been in traditional about 2 years lot to learn thanks for the advice will let you know where it ends up.
Todd Mcgee

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