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mmattockx:

--- Quote from: Oldvol on April 26, 2021, 07:25:49 pm ---I purchased 6 Hunter Ian Archery carbon arrows from Amazon. Arrows are 28” with 500 spline and 100g tip. Total arrow weight is 34g. Is this a good arrow for this bow?

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You have too stiff of a spine for that draw weight and a 34g (524grains) is a very heavy arrow for a 30# bow. You can still shoot with these but you will not be able to ever get the arrows to be really tuned for the bow. I have a bunch of 500 spine arrows similar to these and they don't really fly straight for me until the bow is around 40# draw. Mine are all left at full length (around 31"), too, which softens the spine a bit. Yours cut to 28" will act even stiffer.

Don't give up on shooting, almost everyone really sprays arrows around when they start. I would suggest watching some youtube videos on form to get an idea of how it is supposed to go. The Jake Kaminski channel has a good form video series from an Olympic medallist if you need someplace to start watching.


Mark

gutpile:
being that long 72"and only needing 26" draw you could whack 2" off each end making it 68" will increase draw weight and still be plenty long enough.. gut

Oldvol:
The bow is 68” long overall and 66” ntn. Thanks for the feedback about the arrows. What spine should I use? Should I use arrows made of wood, carbon or fiberglass? I will definitely watch the Kaminisky videos. Thanks to everyone for your help.

Don W:
welcome. I just recently signed up and the pictures took a while to figure out. You have to add an attachment at the bottom. It's a little picky, so just keep trying

willie:
the needed spine depends on multiple factors.. As Mark mentioned, arrow length is a factor along with point weight. Store bought arrows for lighter weight bows are generally inexpensive (child) arrrows, or very expensive womens recurve target arrows. If you pick up a few of the inexpensive ones at the department store, you might try replacing the plastic vanes with softer feathers. I use hotmelt glue to add various tips for additional weight.

A self bow with a wider arrowpass generally requires more arrow tuning than a centershot bow, so I prefer to rip clear spf on the table saw and shape with a $10 thumbplane, rather than be buying lots of parts and pieces for a carbon or aluminum arrow. Others prefer shoots or bamboo/cane

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