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Old 01-08-2009, 09:15 AM   #1
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Should i shoot? I am currently shooting 125 Gr. Points with GT 5575 Arrows, Total arrow weight of about 400 Gr. Seems like the arrows dont fly right at all. Should a guy up the tip weight to like 145 or 175?
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Old 01-08-2009, 09:37 AM   #2
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Should i shoot? I am currently shooting 125 Gr. Points with GT 5575 Arrows, Total arrow weight of about 400 Gr. Seems like the arrows dont fly right at all. Should a guy up the tip weight to like 145 or 175?
For a 5575, you need to be shooting 5-66lb draw from a decent performing recurve.

Your going to have to tune your arrow to your bow. And thats really light too. I like at least 11gr/lb draw.

You change your head or tip to weaken the spine. It all depends on what bow you are using, how crisp your release is, etc.

To put it in perspective, I shoot the same arrow 29" long with 200gr tip out of my 60lb zipper recurve. But I also use the wieght system to add wieght to front and back to get my arrow up to 620gr.

What bow are you shooting
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Old 01-08-2009, 09:50 AM   #3
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You could also replace your inserts with 100gr brass inserts to get your tip weight up.
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Old 01-08-2009, 01:28 PM   #4
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Shooting a Martin Longbow 55# 62''. New to this so the more help i can get the better.
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