Longer or shorter arrows?

[Zradix]

Hello everyone. I'm wondering what the general thoughts are about arrow length. If all other things are equal ( point weight, wood type, arrow flight etc) what is normally better? an arrow with a stiffer spine rating that's a little longer or an arrow with a weaker spine rating that's shorter? Thank you

[James on laptop]

As long as they are tuned to the bow it means very little which way you go as far as arrow flight.Most people however will shoot slightly better with a longer arrow on the typical closer shots most of us shoot.The longer arrow will give you a bit more weight in most cases while the shorter one might give you a higher foc.Bottom line.6 of one and half dozen of the other once the bow is tuned.  :D

[JRY309]

Well with carbons I don't worry about length,I let the tuning dictate the final length.For me I like my carbons longer especially on longbows not cut to center.They don't come in as many different spines as wood or aluminum.

[**DONOTDELETE**]

Originally posted by James on laptop:
As long as they are tuned to the bow it means very little which way you go as far as arrow flight.Most people however will shoot slightly better with a longer arrow on the typical closer shots most of us shoot.The longer arrow will give you a bit more weight in most cases while the shorter one might give you a higher foc.Bottom line.6 of one and half dozen of the other once the bow is tuned.   :D  

What James said.

[Zmonster]

I used to prefer a short arrow that just cleared the riser at my 27" draw. Over time my draw increased, causing my arrows to be to short. I started selling off all those arrows, and moved to full length carbons. Knowing that Im not going to over draw an arrow sets my mind at ease. I also found that I still have a chance to salvage an arrow that I damage the front on. This wasn't possible when they were short.