I tried some 60 to 65 shafts from my other longbow to no avail. Also a 55 to 60 lb arrow from the footed shaft guy. (A really nice arrow!!)
One thing I might have done wrong in buliding these arrows is dip the fletch ends 5" of the shafts in pretty heavy laquer, Rustoleum. The rest of the shaft is bare. They are really beautiful, with crests and all, but I think maybe this added some grain weight to the ass end. Usually I never bothered to make my arrows all fancy and just finished my shafts with boiled linseed, since I stump shoot a lot.
The bighorn recurves are probably centershot, but this bow is not. It's a totally traditional longbow, straight handle. So I'm starting to think maybe I should scrape the paint off the shafts and re-fletch, and if that doesn't work try dropping down 5 lbs in spine because of "archers' parallax" ..this bow, not being centershot, needs a little looser spined arrow to flex around that riser. I did try 140 gr. and that didn't work.
I would like to try straight shafts first before going all out for the tapered.
I have a feeling the tapered would help a lot...
Sometimes it used to take me forever to find the right config. When this tendon thing finally heals I have to ease into it. I'm not into being frustrated, I'm just hoping somehow in my old age and with my broken wing I can magically find the perfect arrow now . Pipe dream.
I am drawing 55 at 29.5 I allow about 3/4 inch for broadheads. Like a lot of guys, I also suffered from "frozen shoulder" from too much draw weight
for years. I think it's cool that a lot of guys are dropping their weights and
just working on getting a bit closer.
Mostly just wondering if there are any other shooters out there with this same bow. Chances are we'll be in the same relative draw wieght too.
Thanks