55# shooters, how heavy are your arrows?

[paradocs]

670 gr out of a 53# @ 26" Sheepeater Spirit

[L82HUNT]

54# @ 26" my draw.  510 grain.  Dang Im shooten a lite arrow compared to most.

[beachbowhunter]

530 to 580 out of a 57# bow.

[Dr. Ed Ashby]

I see Rob has the new Part 4 Update posted today. Check out the performance of the 54# straight end longbow used in this test series. Little bow; BIG performance.

Ed

[Jason_MO]

54@27 widow shootin 650 grizzlies

[Mark Trego]

56lbs. at 27", 700 grain hickorys.

[Shawn Leonard]

I shoot 54-56#s at my draw and shoot right at 9gpp or a tad more. No need for more, for anything in NA. Shawn

[BigCnyn]

48#@29 508 right on the button..just worked out that way,

[LEOPARD]

I'm shooting about 55lbs at my draw and am shooting about 600g arrows....

[Russ Clagett]

I have a 55 at 28 but I pull 29, and shoot arrows right at 580, works out perfect. I was shooting 650 but once i got much past 70 yards or so I had to aim too high.

Just kidding.

My 580 or so Gold tips fly like rockets, and that's plenty heavy enough.

[eidsvolling]

Originally posted by Dr. Ed Ashby:
I see Rob has the new Part 4 Update posted today. Check out the performance of the 54# straight end longbow used in this test series. Little bow; BIG performance.

Ed

Well, this is just great.  Just finished yesterday making a dozen "top-end 'common arrows'" for my 48# straight-end longbow.  Held them at 11 grains per pound because i didn't want to go nuts on the heavy end of the spectrum.  Tried mightily to maximize FOC but achieved only average results.  

A day later they're obsolete after reading the Part 4 Update.     Only good news is that I held off actually mounting the package of single blade, double bevel Eskimos in favor of making more practice arrows and three Magnus blunts.  (I know from prior experience that the Eskimo flies just like my field points with my setup.)  So, in addition to wracking my brain again about how to increase FOC on woodies, I get to buy new broadheads (which "somebody" has just released in a convenient left wing version.)

 I just have one more thing to say.  The Part 4 update is destined to be an absolutely seminal piece of bowhunting writing, IMO.  Its author deserves all the accolades he's likely to receive.    

[zwickeyman]

I shoot a 55# Black Douglas with a 610 grain Cedar

[LKH]

Well, Mr. Ek, you are responsible for me having to go read part 4.  Really impressive how much effort he has put into the research.  Near as I can tell, the minimums are:

1.  650 grain arrow

2.  Single bevel high mechanical advantage broadhead without any bumps

3.  Ferrule larger than arrow shaft

4.  Extreme FOC

5.  If using screw ins, must be brass or steel inserts and broadhead adaptor with junctions loctited.

Did I miss any other penetration enhancing factors?

Yeah I know you don't need this for whitetail.

[Stykbow62]

57 lbs @ my draw and my arrows are 560 gr.

[Orion]

55#@28 inches.  I shoot 600 to 650 grain 11/32 cedars because that's about as heavy as I can make them.

[Colt]

With my 55# longbow, I shoot 550 grains. I have a 26" draw.

[Smallwood]

55#@26" longbow
525grn 55/75 27"gold tip w/ 100grn insert-125grn point.

[Tbay]

Hi Murph, give me a call in the spring and we'll do some shooting, even if you do use telephone poles for arrows.   Jerry

[bushytail]

I shoot about 604gr. arrow from a 55lb. longbow.Shoots nice,but i don`t like the drop-off past 25yds.Thats why i like my 60lb. recurve with the same arrows.Flatter shooting.But it getting hard to pull back.Old age huh.  :(  600+or- 75gr. will kill anything in the US.I think you can go over board with the weight.

[Jason R. Wesbrock]

Originally posted by canadian:
Hi all, I am shooting a 55#@29" recurve.  With a 30" arrow I have been shooting around 650 gr.  I like heavy arrows and am thinking of going heavier than 650 gr.  What are you all shooting?  How heavy is too heavy?  Jonathan

My arrows are right at or slightly under 500 grains. Honestly, unless I'm bowfishing, I haven't seen the need to use anything heavier.