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All about spine.
Justin Snyder:
The guy I used to get them from sold the business. :'( I have purchased from the new owner, but I don't know if I will again. The quality of the shaft matching has gone down. I even got a couple that were 15# off. >:( Justin
Evil Dog:
I have found it a very good idea to check the spine on each and every shaft no matter who they come from. It is amazing the variance encountered.
Dustybaer:
--- Quote from: Pat B on March 25, 2007, 11:34:40 am --- I hope Art Butner see this. Art knows arrows, inside and out and has done an excellant job of explaining it to me. For me to process that info and try to explain it to you is a totally differant matter. ::) Pat
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in fact, you can learn a lot by reading art's posts on arrows in the archives. just follow the discussions on the cane and boo shafts and you'll learn just about everything there is to know about spine. i think he went by artb and archer1. pat, please correct me if i'm wrong.
Pat B:
Thats right Marius. Further searching should find more from Art(atrcher1,ArtB)about hardwood shoot arrows and arrows in general. Pat
artcher1:
Hey guys, just to confirm what Pat and others said about measuring the spine of wood arrows. If you're ordering shafts the spine is set at 28" but come in longer lengths. So, no matter their length you have to start your adjustment at 28" using the 125gr point. That seems to be the common standard and works very well. Everybody's needs and spine requirements differ somewhat but having a starting point really helps. As was mentioned, making your arrows shorter then 28" will increase their spine by 5# but making them longer then 28" will decrease their spine. Example: if you order shafts at 45-50# and leave them long, say 32" using a 125 gr point, then you have in effect some 25-30# spined arrows. Point weight is an issue also. Going from a 125 gr point to a 145gr add 5#. But if replacing a 125gr point with a 145gr point subtract 5#. For 160gr, 175gr, 190gr ect add or subtract one spine range for each weight change.
For my purposes I prefer using as stiff an arrow as I can possibly shoot. And then reducing dynamic spine in other ways like point weight and tapering. Arrows for me will recover much quicker from paradox for better flight. Not to mention that they're tougher and will take more abuse then a lighter spined arrow. And the older I get the more abused they get. :-[-ART B
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