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11-01-2004 | 08:40 PM

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Len in Maryland

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RE: Can an arrow have too stiff a spine?

What it really amounts to is that the better the nock travel, the better the bow tuning, and the better the archer, the broader capability of spine selection.

One of my novice technicians was working on a bow tune the other day and told me that he couldn't get a particular spine to work. He told me that it was too weak a spine because of the tear he was getting. I asked him how he knew that and he quoted the Easton Tuning Guide. I proceeded to show him a few tricks and the arrow tuned perfectly. I told him that the ETG was a good reference, but that it was ONLY a reference. I showed him how other considerations have to be addressed to properly tune a bow.

A lot of good information has been given; but, as usual, the variances far outweigh what can be explained on this or any other forum. To answer the question of this thread - yes, an arrow can have too stiff a spine.

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