RE: Bare shaft testing and spine?
I've really never been much of a believer in paper testing for recurves, certainly not for longbows. When I bareshaft tune, I simply pay attention to how straight the shaft flies and sticks into the target. Straight flight is generally no problem to get out to 30 yards with the right spine. When my bare shafts hit right in the group with my fletched shafts, I'm in business.