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02-05-2006 | 07:53 PM

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Len in Maryland

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From: Baltimore Maryland USA

RE: Arrow Questions

There are three parts to setting up an archery 'system'. I refer to it as the "Tuning Trilogy" and it is a subject that I have taught repeatedly at the ATA Show Seminars.

"Tuning Trilogy" = Tune the bow, tune the arrow, tune the archer.

Any one of these three that is neglected can, and often will, ruin the 'system'. In the case of the arrow, the straightness is the most important, the spine is second and the weight/inch//FOC is third.

I recently had a long discussion with a spine tester manufacturer about the spine verse straightness issue. At first, because of his involvement with spine testers, he was firmabout spine being the most important.

When I expressedone concern about crooked arrows causing arrows on thelight side of the spine to buckle, he understood and agreed with me. Keep in mind that if I didn't think spine was also important, I wouldn't have invested a lot of money in my spinetester. Consistent weight is a concern moreso in long-range shooting, but not as much in average hunting distances of 20-30 yards. The same can be said of FOC. For Western style hunting, where longerdistance shots come into play, weight and FOCneed much more attention; but, straightness and spine still hold the major roles.

Then you get into the subject of how heavy an arrow to use. That's a whole subject in and of itself.

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