I use aluminum arrows still and had it weighed the other day... it weighs 510 grains!!![:@] I picked up over 30 feet per second shooting my dads 440 grain arrows!
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2011 Mathews Z7 Xtreme
Cuddleback NoFlash IR
Bushnell Trophy Cam
Wildview IR
Unless your a speed freak that arrow will pack a serious punch!
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Big River Longbow 66" 52# @ 28"
Big River Longbow 66" 47# @ 28"
Big River Longbow 62" 52# @ 28"
Big River Recurve 56" 52# @ 28"
NewWood Longbow 58" 45# @ 28"
I use aluminum arrows still and had it weighed the other day... it weighs 510 grains!!!Â*[:@] Â* I picked up over 30 feet per second shooting my dads 440 grain arrows!
That's not too heavy. I still shoot XX75's, with a 100gr Muzzy and they weigh 501grains.
My Vectrix (maxed at 63#) sends them down range at only 250fps, but I get a slamming 69 1/2 ft lbs of KE! That whacks them a good'n!
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'07 Hoyt Vectrix XL 50-60# / maxed at 63# 30"
HHA OL-5000 single pin
Wisker Biscuit
KWIKEE KWIVER / XX75-2314 arrows
S-Coil stabilizer / Loop & Kisser / Fletcher Peep
TRU FIRE / Hurricane Release
Muzzy 3 blade 100gr
Speed is a good thing, but accuracy is a better thing! If speed's that important to you then you could go lighter, but I still get pass throughs only shooting 250fps. It's really up to you.
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'07 Hoyt Vectrix XL 50-60# / maxed at 63# 30"
HHA OL-5000 single pin
Wisker Biscuit
KWIKEE KWIVER / XX75-2314 arrows
S-Coil stabilizer / Loop & Kisser / Fletcher Peep
TRU FIRE / Hurricane Release
Muzzy 3 blade 100gr
Having a heavier arrow is beneficial to an extent. But you CAN go too heavy, and when you do, not only will the arrow be slower, it will actually have less KE. Their is an optimum weight for each bow setup, and you would just have to find that on your own. Optimum weight is usually around 420 grains for most setups. Over that and you're losing so much speed that it actually hinders your KE.
Some would argue that the heavier it is the more momentum you get, which is true to an extent, but again their is a optimum range for your arrows weight. And in the case of bow hunting and arrow weight, KE and momentum are so closely related that they have little to no difference. Again, some will say thats wrong, but its not.
Speed is a good thing, but accuracy is a better thing! If speed's that important to you then you could go lighter, but I still get pass throughs only shooting 250fps. It's really up to you.
Yep its up to you. If faster is better go for it! I shoot a 50# bow and a 620 grain arrow at about 170fps and get a pass thru and the arrow sticks in the dirt on the other side! I like heavy!
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Big River Longbow 66" 52# @ 28"
Big River Longbow 66" 47# @ 28"
Big River Longbow 62" 52# @ 28"
Big River Recurve 56" 52# @ 28"
NewWood Longbow 58" 45# @ 28"
it just seems like the arrow flies so much better when its going a little faster...
In this case does better mean just less arc? I shoot a 605gr arrow at 220fps and, to tell the truth, could not care less how much arc it has. It tuned well with my bow, itgoes exactly where I am aiming andhits like a heavy weight boxer. Those things aremore important to me than "flatter trajectory".
Decide what is important to you and shoot a bow and arrow that meets those needs.
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Is my arrow really heavy?
