Martin Bow

[Eagles22793]

I just got a new Martin Monster Buck Hunter Bow and am not sure on what arrow length and what grain broad heads to use. Any suggestions on arrow length and broad head weight?

[beprepn8]

Well, a rule of thumb for draw length would be to measure ones "wingspan" and then divide by 2.5. Then you could set up the bow for your draw length. Then draw the bow with a full length arrow and mark the length that you want. I have mine sticking out quite a bit from my rest s.t. my fingers can't reach my broadhead if I go brain dead - I suspect most would use a shorter arrow than I do. At any rate, on my bow my arrow sticks out well past the front of my bow at the rest (without any kind of a point - the end of the arrow shaft sticks out that far).

This works out for me (at 6' 1.5" tall, a 75 inch wing span, a 30 inch draw) to be a 31.5 inch arrow.

I like a fairly heavy arrow s.t. I am going to shoot for a 500 grain arrow for a 60# bow so I shoot a 125 grain. This puts me with the weight of the arrow pretty far forward - generally this is more stable, although I suspect that one can overdo it.

[BGfisher]

Based on your question I'd assume you are fairly new to archery. If so here's my advice. Take your bow and go to an archery shop. Get the bow adjusted for proper draw length.

Then you can pick arrows. How long depends on the bow's draw length and the position of the rest on the bow. I would recommend arrows the same length as the bow's draw length. You might be able to get them shorter, but get some experience under your belt first.

Spine is the other important consideration. Spine is the stiffness of the arrow and must be matched to the bows draw length and draw weight. That's why I recommended going to an archery shop.

As for broadheads? Everybody seems to do this, but unless you are planning on going hunting in a week or so you don't even need to worry about them. If you are planning on hunting next fall then you don't need to worry about broadheads for at least 6 months.

Learning how to shoot, learning good shooting form, how to tune your equipment and adjust it for you will keep you busy enough for a long while. And field points is what you use to practice with to do all this.