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River Cane Arrows Opinions and advice

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Russ:
Wait hawk! Your a newbie! Your so good at this though!

Emiliodeluna:
First of all thanks to everyone for the warm welcome, going for a “shorty” was a conscious decision because i really enjoyed it when i did fair chase hunting for hogs with an open sight model 94 so since i still have some gas in the tank i want to keep doing it until age catches up with me and get stuck in a blind, i appreciate everyone’s advice and trust me i reread all of them, now this been an arrow thread i need the gurus to share their expert advice on my arrows or do i need something else?
Once again a thanks for all the responses

Hawkdancer:
Old is 40 years older than I'm ever going to be! 
Deer hunter, I just turned out my first self bow, last year, got it shooting at MoJam!  Finished the decorating in the fall.  I do have a couple more years on you, that's all!  Maybe like 60 or so! >:D (lol)
Hawkdancer

Emiliodeluna:
Hawk, I am now seriously contemplating taking your advice and build my first bow, i do have all the tools plus the reason i bought those staves and two if each was to practice on one and have a backup just incase i screw it up, I’m thinking starting with the black locust and making a cherokee D bow because of its simplicity then move to a different style bow with the osage staves. Again I’m open to suggestions and advice. What did you build?

bjrogg:
Emiliodeluna. What type of arrow flight do you get? Do they fishtail or spiral? Usually a little longer arrows like your using straighten out quicker than shorter arrows. I usually shoot my arrows without fletching to see how they fly. from about six yards. I want them to straighten out without any fletching. if they fly with the tail of arrow sideways to the right they are to stiff. that's for a right hand shooter. if they fly sideways with tail to the left they are to weak. If their weak you can shorten shaft a little at a time till you get good flight or use a lighter point. If they are to stiff you can add point weight, file sides of shaft to weaken it or use same spine but longer shaft. many things can effect arrow flight though. Release, short or long drawing, width of handle, even the type of string you use. Like any other thing in archery, the most important thing is consistency. you need consistent anchor or at least drawing to same weight every time with a smooth release. then you can tune your arrows to the bow as I described. good luck and happy hunting. I think good arrow flight is really important the way I hunt. I like a very close shot and want my arrow to straighten out very quickly for good penetration. I hope you try making your own bow. there's nothing like going to the woods with your bow, but I really think you will enjoy the challenge of this style of hunting even with one you didn't build. I started hunting with mine just to see if I could. I found out I can. Now I'm to the point I'd really like to take one with one of my fellow PA bowyers bows.

bjrogg

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