IF you had to choose, would you rather be over spined or under spined? Would you rather have more or less not by a lot either way, but you still have to chose one side or the other.
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RE: Slightly over spined or slightly under spined?
Why would anyone want to shoot an underspined arrow? [&:]
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RE: Slightly over spined or slightly under spined?
What I am looking at is that my DL and DW put me on thevery upper end of the chart for 5575 gold tips.I am just wondering if I would be better off by moving up to 7595s.
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RE: Slightly over spined or slightly under spined?
I guess I am not understanding what you all are talking about, does it have to do with shooting a lighter arrow then what is recommended for the bow weight.
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RE: Slightly over spined or slightly under spined?
If a person know how and takes the time you needn't shoot either. You shoot a perfectly spined arrow. It's easy to do, too. You adjust the weight of the bow.
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RE: Slightly over spined or slightly under spined?
Having a perfectly spined arrow means that it leaves the bow in a straight line. Overspined leaves the bow tail right (usually) and underspined leaves tail left. There are things you can change to get the arrow to fly well. You can use different point weights and change the type and size of fletching. Use wraps. These change the dynamic spine of the arrow.
However, one of the cheapest and easiest ways to accomplish the same thing is to change the weight of the bow. If the arrows are underspined then you just turn the bow down a little. Turn it up if the arrows are stiff. If the bow is maxed out then you have less options. Maybe play with arrow components or change arrows altogether.
This is one reason I never shoot a bow with the limbs bottomed. You can only adjust one way---down. And I never get caught up in the idea of shooting a certain poundage. I shoot 3D and hunt deer so anything over 50# is plenty for what I do. I usually shoot around 53# so custom order my bows with limbs to max out at 55#. Leaves me a bit of room for adjustment. When I'm tuning my equipment I adjust things to get the best flight. Whatever weight the bow is it is. It doesn't matter.
There is only so much you can do with arrows. The bow is infinitely adjustable and it's already paid for.
Not saying you shouldn't try things on your own. I've been shooting compounds over 35 years so have a pretty decent idea of just where to start when choosing arrows and other things. Experience does pay a lot of dividends. And believe me, I've spent many thousands of dollars gaining that experience over those 35+ years.
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Slightly over spined or slightly under spined?
