grain per pound
 

is 6 grains per pound ok for hunting or do i need to have 6.5?

RE: grain per pound
 

Each bow has it's own "sweet spot" but I've found that to GENERALLY be around 5.8 gpp......Now, having said that, I'm shooting nearly 7 gpp at 286 fps......

If you don't have the opportunity to try out lots of different weight arrows, you have an obstacle to overcome. Because if you're like me, you don't want to buy 5 half dozen arrows to see what works best..... So, decide what your goals are....light/fast or heavy/slow and go from there. Let the spine of the arrow be the determining factor.

RE: grain per pound
 

so then 6gpp would be ok, i would rather have a in the middle arrow, cause to light with my DW might not give the enuf KE and to much i will be shooting logs:D, i found the arrows i like, but a few guys said they were over spined, but isnt that ok, just as long as they are under spined?

RE: grain per pound
 

Well, a little overspined is ok...but too much isn't good either.

RE: grain per pound
 

well my new bow is going to be 50-55 pounds, and my DL is 24-25 inches long, i am not sure which one i am comfy with yet, cause i havnt shot in a while and probaly grew. the arrows are spined 500 and i am shooting 125 grain muzzy's.

RE: grain per pound
 

You'll be fine.

RE: grain per pound
 

alright thanks, that is what i wanted to hear,

RE: grain per pound
 

I agree! Get'em on the money. Lots of things go into making a great hunting arrow, don't overlook the proper FOC for broadheads either.

Dan

RE: grain per pound
 

how do you figure the FOC out and how much do you want?

RE: grain per pound
 

FOC is the percentage of the arrow length in front of center that the arrow actually balances. For broadheads I prefer 12% to 15%. Even higher FOC seems to have some advantages.

Dan

RE: grain per pound
 

how do you figure the FOC out?

RE: grain per pound
 

You can find online calculators to tell you (gold tip has one on their website).

I prefer to find it myself. Measure your arrow from the tip of the field point to the back of the nock (some people disagree on where to measure to and from, but this is how I choose to do it). This is your total arrow length. Divide that by 2. That is the distance to the midpoint of your arrow.

Then, balance your arrow. Measure from the tip of the field point to the balance point you found. Take that measurement and subtract it from your arrow midpoint.

Take your final value, and divide it by your total arrow length, then multiply it by 100. This is your real life FOC.

Total arrow length = X
Total arrow length/2 = Y
Midpoint - distance from tip of nock to balance point = Z

your equation would be:

[ (Y - Z) / X ] x 100 = FOC %


Hope this helps.

RE: grain per pound
 

yeah it does thanks.