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Old 03-19-2004 | 08:24 AM
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Arthur P
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Default RE: Let's discuss.....

...you seem to be making a case for using the stiffest shaft you can find that suits your weight requirement.
Yup! I reckon I am. [8D] At least, with a release-shot compound. With the huge range of adjustments a compound has, and the straight forward mechanical release, you can tune it to shoot a slightly stiff arrow.

With a recurve or longbow, the bow pretty much dictates what arrow stiffness it wants to shoot for you. Go too light in spine and accuracy sucks. Go too stiff though, and you also get horrible accuracy. Finding the right arrow for a stickbow is 90% of the tuning chore and the charts are very little help.

Same applies to a fingers-shot compound, though not nearly to the same level as stickbows. Even a recurve setup with a berger button and flipper rest gives some adjustability and leeway in spine selection.
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