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bumppo:
Bottom line....spine is just another tool to use in shooting as consistently and as accurately as possible, and in making arrows that have generally the same flight characteristics. My access to quality wood here in Alaska is somewhat limited, and my motivation was, when making my shafts, to find a way to keep quality consistent and to use another gauge other than just weight and diameter. Asking how others measured spine was not a big deal I thought.... seems like nobody on this forum pays attention to it, and thats fine, I won't ask for advice again.

CraigMBeckett:
Bumpo,

Don't be disenchanted, there are people who shoot Heavy bows that spine their arrows but unlike lighter bows the spine of a heavy war arrow is less critical. If you look at a spine/weight curve you will see that as weight goes up changes in spine have less of an effect. As for not needing to MMM! I suggest you have a look at Alan Blackham's site in the UK he uses a high speed camera and in doing so found that the arrows he shot from his bow were travelling somewhat sideways so he  reduced the spine on the arrows he used.

Craig.

markinengland:
Bumpo,

I can trade you some spine rated bamboo shafts if you need some.

Email me at markdesignhill@aol.com to discuss.

Regards,

Mark

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