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adb:
--- Quote from: Joec123able on August 10, 2013, 03:41:37 am ---It seems like most of the guys who shoot warbows shoot for distance more then any thing so maybe when there shooting 200+ yards spine isn't an issue when laser accuracy isn't important I don't know just my thoughts as a person whose never shot a warbow
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I think you've missed my point... spine is an issue! With arrows having less spine (all else equal), I'm getting 20 yards more cast.
WillS:
Adam, what spine are you actually finding works best for your particular bow? If you're shooting a 100# bow, are you getting best results with arrows spined at 100#, or are you just finding that weaker spines in general are performing better?
I've recently finished up a sheaf of EWBS Standards, which are ash spined 85-90#, so I'm curious how they'll come out of a bow around 110-120#. If I'm honest, I was of the "spine just doesn't matter" opinion until your post, so I wonder if they'll be too weak. Need to find time to let them rip asap.
bumppo:
I asked this question about spine and warbow arrows back in 2010 when I was just starting out with bigger bows and it seemed for the most part people didn't worry about it. I pretty much ignored that attitude and after some R&D I developed a spine tester for my bigger shafts. It took me a while but eventually I came up with a pretty consistent scale for spine vs. bow weight. How it relates to how others measure spine I couldn't tell you, it just basically tells me that one shaft's deflection is more or less than another and by how much.
What I found: of course spine is important....... shooting shafts that are way too heavy for a bow quickly shows in distance and accuracy, plus, this may be just me but.... too heavy of an arrow just doesn't "feel" or "sound" right when loosed. Also goes the opposite way, my lighter shafts that fly great with my #90 bow are terrible for my heavier bows. I'm only shooting up to #120 so above this weight may be different.....
Joec123able:
--- Quote from: adb on August 10, 2013, 11:03:27 am ---
--- Quote from: Joec123able on August 10, 2013, 03:41:37 am ---It seems like most of the guys who shoot warbows shoot for distance more then any thing so maybe when there shooting 200+ yards spine isn't an issue when laser accuracy isn't important I don't know just my thoughts as a person whose never shot a warbow
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I think you've missed my point... spine is an issue! With arrows having less spine (all else equal), I'm getting 20 yards more cast.
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Ok I don't shoot warbows so don't take what I say toO Serious
adb:
--- Quote from: bumppo on August 10, 2013, 11:33:30 am ---I asked this question about spine and warbow arrows back in 2010 when I was just starting out with bigger bows and it seemed for the most part people didn't worry about it. I pretty much ignored that attitude and after some R&D I developed a spine tester for my bigger shafts. It took me a while but eventually I came up with a pretty consistent scale for spine vs. bow weight. How it relates to how others measure spine I couldn't tell you, it just basically tells me that one shaft's deflection is more or less than another and by how much.
What I found: of course spine is important....... shooting shafts that are way too heavy for a bow quickly shows in distance and accuracy, plus, this may be just me but.... too heavy of an arrow just doesn't "feel" or "sound" right when loosed. Also goes the opposite way, my lighter shafts that fly great with my #90 bow are terrible for my heavier bows. I'm only shooting up to #120 so above this weight may be different.....
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Thanks! So... how are you measuring spine on 1/2" shafts? Care to share your results?
I've also noticed a difference in 'feel.' The stiffer spined shafts don't release very clean, and the release is always more noisy. The arrows usually fishtail horribly as well. I know sometimes that's, but not always. With the softer spined oak shafts, there is little or no fishtail, and the loose is much quieter and cleaner.
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