Right now I can't shoot anything, I was in a wreck (hit in rear) in April and it screwed up a disk or something that is causing terible pain in my sciatic nerve they think. I go for something called pain management the 28th of this month. should be OK by spring doctors are telling me. It's a time type thing I guess.

I started investigating building the arrows because I'm basically sitting on my backside and going nuts. I was hoping I would be able to put the set together with the knowledge of other people with the basically the same type setup and do the final tuning when I am able to start shooting.

The arrows I figure will weigh around 240 gr, if I use 150 gr heads and 100 grain brass inserts (like BBD's setup) that brings arrow weight up to 490 grains not counting feathers/nocks witch should definitely put me in the ballpark, I think. If not I can play with the brass weights, brace height, nock position till it is finely tuned witch one has to do anyway.
Actually I was hoping that a finished arrow weight around 400/450 would be sufficient, if not weight can be added according to you guys. for instance "Team BBD", his setup sounds like it is around 500 grains per arrow and he would require more weight than my setup the way I look at it, my arrow is 1.250" shorter but he is shooting a #58 bow.
Straightarrow or anyone, I actually am not familiar with the brass inserts, what weights do they come in where do you get them, are they like the steel inserts, what is the angle size?

Steve, I thought my arrows were Beman the marking on the shafts says Gold Tip Graphite XT 5575, there was no manufacturer name, if they are not Beman what are they?


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