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donnieonetrack:
I'm having problems getting the correct arrow spine with my short draw bows.

48" bow, 55# @ 22"

Arrows 25" long drawn 22".

Should I go over spine or under spine?  Both seem to hit fine but have a lot of bow slap.

thanks,

Donnie

knightd:
 Are they 25" to the back of the point?? If so Try some 40#spine if you are shooting off a shelf and 35/40 if shooting around the bow..

huntertrapper:
Longer arrows are easier to get back on track after being shot off the bow...short is harder to keep straight on path

El Destructo:

--- Quote from: huntertrapper on May 14, 2009, 03:02:40 pm ---Longer arrows are easier to get back on track after being shot off the bow...short is harder to keep straight on path

--- End quote ---

Thats exactly what I use on all of my Short Bows...Longer and weaker spined Arrows...

JackCrafty:
I get bow slap too....but then again I tend to use arrows that are a bit overspined.  I also shoot with the bow perfectly vertical.

The most quiet short bow I've built (46" NTN) was a narrow hophornbeam bow made from a sapling.  It's a little less than 1" wide at the handle and it fires arrows like a rocket launcher.  It's also the hardest bow for me to shoot accurately...go figure.

I wrap my handles with soft buckskin or chamois to dampen the bow slap.

Good question...looking forward to the responses.

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