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Badger:
  Ed, the heavier arrows do have some advantage. I am going to fletch the 60 to 70# arrow with 5"  and the 35 to 45 with 3"  and the 45 to 60 with 4".

Matthias Wiltschko:

--- Quote from: Badger on April 05, 2018, 12:10:11 am ---  Heavier arrows tend to carry better than lighter arrows, heavier arrows require a bit more stored energy that we get from the longer draw. 28" draws have been doing pretty well here lately.

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Steve, are you talking in the 200grain to 300 grain range and about 4gpp arrow weight?

There will be a certain point were the increase in arrow mass will reduce distance due to lower arrow speed.

Badger:
   Any added weight at all reduces speed but often the heavier arrows will still carry further than the lighter faster arrows. The better you make the arrow and tune it to your bow the lighter arrow you can get away with. My fastest arrows and bows have never given me the best distance in regular flight. In broadhead flight raw speed out of the bow seems to win more often.

Matthias Wiltschko:
Two classes of flight shooting explained in 4 sentences. Could not be any clearer. Thank you Steve.

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