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longer more accurate?
Kegan:
You've got two things working for you there: first, heavier arrows absorb more energy from a bow so there's less movement in your hand (obviously ;)), so heaver arrows are more forgiving. Also, longer arrows shorten your point on distance so your peripheral vision can see them better for aiming. It all works out towards making things easier on you :)
JW_Halverson:
Anyone know where I can get 72" shafts spined for about 50-55#??? I might make a good shooter, yet!
markinengland:
JW,
I can't quite do 72 inch shafts but could do 51 inches!
Try longer, it's fun.
I got interested in long arrows after trying a friends Amazonian bows and arrows. They were really long but great fun to shoot. I made up a set of four arrows with Ipe foreshafts and twin fletched and tried them out round our field archery course. I scored better with them first time out than I did with the 30 inch shafts I normally used!
I'm not sure why but really long and therefore heavy and slow arrows do seem forgiving and to help me hit better when all the "normal" people are using shorter lighter faster arrows with flatter trajectories.
The only downside is that my arrow flight is sometimes interupted by overhanging trees and low flying aircraft!
recurve shooter:
i draw 28 but leave everything full length. they just seem to stabalize quicker and hit harder. ;D
Badger:
Jack, a 72" arrow would need to be spined for about 250# or so, add 5# spine for every inch over 26". I made up some 48" arrows once and they seemed to shoot very well. Slow but they were very heavy. Steve
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