What arrow spine should I use?

What arrow spine should I use?

Adding weight to the front of the arrow weakens its spine. That’s why Gold Tip recommends a 400 spine for a 27-inch arrow with a 100-grain point shot from a 60-pound bow, but also recommends a 340-spine arrow if its length and draw weight stay the same, but its point weighs 150 grains.

How can you best match your arrow to your bow?

Perfect arrow flight can usually be obtained if the balance point on a completed arrow (a fletched arrow with the point attached) is located 10–16% of the distance forward from the center of the arrow toward the point. Arrows that are too lightweight for your bow may cause you to essentially “dry fire” your bow.

What size arrows do I need?

The standard way to measure arrow length is from the back of the point to the throat of the nock. If you’re a 28-inch draw length and want an arrow that ends at the front of the riser, your arrow length would be around 27 inches. However, your arrow length can be longer if you need to weaken the spine of your arrow.

What is the normal arrow diameter?

Most wood arrows come in diameters of 5/16″, 11/32″, and 23/64″. Be sure to use a test kit or at least use a spine chart when choosing spine.

What arrow weight should I shoot?

If you want to target practice, you want the arrow to weigh in total (shaft, vanes, insert, nock and field point combined) around 5 to 6 grain per pound of draw weight. So if your bow has 60 lbs. of draw, you want to use arrows that weigh in total between 300 and 360 grain.

What happens if arrow spine is too stiff?

If the arrow’s spine is too weak or too stiff, the arrow will not correct itself as soon as it should while in flight. If that arrow is weak and continues to flex (has a low spine rating), it’s going to veer off target. While an arrow will necessarily twist and turn in flight, what you don’t want it to do is wobble.

Does arrow Quality Matter?

Straightness. The straighter the arrow, the better, and most manufacturers usually give a “straightness tolerance” in “+/-” terms—so, an arrow with a straightness tolerance of +/- . 001 of an inch is going to be straighter than an arrow with a straightness tolerance of +/- .

How heavy an arrow should I shoot?

Heavier arrows are slower but absorb more of the bow’s kinetic energy. Bowhunters often choose heavier arrows for deeper penetration and better wind-bucking traits. Because heavier arrows absorb more energy, they’re also quieter to shoot.

Does the length of an arrow matter?

The length of your arrow is a factor in determining the proper stiffness, or spine, for your perfect arrow. The longer your arrow is, the more limber it will act when shot. The shorter your arrow is, the more stiff it will act when shot.

What length arrow do I need for 27 inch draw?

The arrow must be 29″ in length and supported by two points, which are 28″ apart. The number of inches the arrow deflects or bends due to the weight, is the spine size or measurement of an arrow. DYNAMIC spine describes the way an arrow reacts from the stored energy of a bow as it is shot.

What are the straightest arrows?

Carbon Hunting Arrow Reviews. Carbon arrows are by far the most popular type of arrows in use today. The best arrows are advertised to have straightness tolerances from 0.001 to 0.006 inches, and naturally the straighter the arrows the more expensive they will be.

What are the best arrows for a 70 lb bow?

I have tried many arrows for bows with 70 lbs draw weight and the arrow I like most is the Zhan Yi Archery Carbon Arrows. If you are on a tight budget you may want try the Letszhu Carbon Arrows that are great arrows for a that price.

Did the Gold Tip Arrows really have a 5575 spine?

But it didn’t always work out that way. The Gold Tip arrows had spine deflections of .500″ (3555), .400″ (5575), and .340″ (7595) respectively. So for example, a 53# bow shooting a 30″ arrow actually required the 5575 spine (per the Easton gold standards anyway) instead of the 3555 that Gold Tip’s sizing convention might suggest.

What happens if you shoot an arrow that is too light?

Shooting an arrow that is too light can be dangerous, both to you and your expensive compound bow. Shooting an underweight arrow has a similar effect as dry-firing your bow. Without sufficient arrow weight, the string and limbs of your compound bow move too quickly and violently. It’s like putting your car in neutral and flooring the gas pedal.

What do you take into consideration when selecting arrows?

When selecting arrows, you need to take into account your draw weight, arrow length/draw length and your point weight, but in order to do that, you will need to know a few things on critical arrow components. Here are all of the things I take into consideration before selecting my arrows each year: