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nclonghunter:
I hate to ask this question, but I have pondered on it a while and have not been able to resolve it my self.

I have read numerous times that cane arrows should be spined and the stiffer side of spine faced towards the bow. Now, if the paradox begins as the arrow is released and the shaft begins to flex/bend/paradox away from the bow, which allows it to bend around the non center shot handle then the stiff spine towards the bow would prevent this from occurring properly. I would think that you should rotate the cane shaft around until you find what side matches the bows draw weight and place that towards the bow, rather than the stiffest side. Maybe I am just not grasping the idea.
I have rotated cane shafts around in one spot and you will certainly get different spine weights around the shaft. I will also assume the best place to check the spine is center of length of shaft.....
Thanks for any insight

Little John:
Good question. I have found caine to be fairly spine tollerant as in the fact that they seem  to shoot well if they are close. You have to plan on a cull here and there that might shoot good from another bow or for another person.  I am sure some better arrow smiths will chime in.      Kenneth

Mechslasher:
the stiffest side of a cane arrow should be matched to the bow.  this matching helps to correct for paradox.  for example, a 55# bow should have a 55# spined cane arrow with the 55# side toward the bow.  of course, these numbers are not taking into account taper, shelf type, point weight, and arrow length.  i'm guessing you could place the 55#, or stiff side, away from the bow and still get acceptable flight, but you will need to orient all arrows the same way to get consistent flight with a set.  i'm  thinking by placing the stiff side against the bow it helps to reduce paradox and allows the arrow to correct itself quicker and be on target.  just my .02 worth.  maybe artb can add a little more insight.

aero86:
mech's got it.  your probably gonna go through lots and lots of shafts before you find a matched set for your bow. i straightened a few hundred last year, i got maybe 3 dozen spined between 45 and 50, which is what i needed for my bows.   course, if you are just straightening a bunch at a time its good too, cause you can trade off the ones you dont use for something you can use!

markinengland:
I have found that with naturally tapered bamboo shafts the spine rate on a 33 inch shaft will vary considerably down it's length. Perhaps this is because down the thicker end you are effectively spine rating a thicker shaft than at the thinner end. For lower spine rated shafts there can be at least 10# difference, often more. I always spine rate my shafts i the centre, This difference in spine down the length seems greater than any difference related to rotation of the shaft.

Is this different for River Cane and other species available in the US?

I admit that my experience is limited to Chinese Arrow Bamboo (1000 shafts spined) and Tonkin (about 5000 shafts spined). I am sure that some other canes and bamboos may behave differently.

Mark in England

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