Lilhunter - Doesn't it matter the arrow length ? Mine are cut to 29 1/4" - and they fly like darts bare shaft from a 52# Adcock longbow, tonkin cane limbs. Don't seem possible, but its working very well for me ...

those spines are at 28"es. -5 for every inch over 28 (think its the same for alum) and +5 for inch under 28".


Cant help ya there Stealthy. Just figured I would throw in some tech data, just an FYI. If it works it works, dont change it!!!

Dang Stealthycat, a 52# longbow capable of shooting an arrow with a 79# spine. That's something. I thought Black Widow had the copywrites to shooting real heavy arrow spines.<img src=icon_smile_wink.gif border=0 align=middle> How do your broadheads fly?

My 54# Crusader shoots a 29&quot; 2016 which is 55-60# and I use Dyna97 string. I bare shafted them and they flew ok. They were a bit stiff, but after fletching and attaching broadheads to the 2016s, they fly perfectly.

I have found Kelly's chart to work consistently well for the recurves I have used it on. Only a few sizes are listed on it, so spine ratings he has help because you can find sizes simalar that would work. I am going to try some 2115's, as opposed to 2018's and see how they do.

Wahya - I know, don't make sense to me either, thats why I was thinking maybe the way I hold my bow or release ?? Snuffers don't shoot that well, but 2 blade Phantoms do and this afternoon I am going to throw on my new 2 blade Magnus heads and shoot some. Will let you know how they work ....

dont forget string type and arra weight! Plus is that cut to center or not?

My bow is not centershot, but not far off either. I shot the 125 Magnus - NICE heads. They sharpen quite easily too. They fly true as field points ...

Edited by - stealthycat on 01/11/2002 07:38:36

That's all any of us can ask from our weapon, that it's accurate with hunting ammo for us.

Hobbes, If your not confused by now you never will be! Actually what your seeing here is just what somebody else has already mentioned and that is the charts are just a good place to start. The arrow sizes you mentioned seem too stiff for your weight of bow but if you have them then try them.

As an arrow gets stiffer the archers paradox mentioned lessens. This means that for a right handed shooter the arrow bends around the bow less and when it straightens out it stays further right because it straightens quicker. A softer arrow bends around the bow, flexes right and then left again bringing it back to the line of sight (hopefully) If it's too soft the flex back to the left goes too far causing the softer arrow to hit left.

Now with all of this wonderful knowledge the only thing that matters is how your arrow flies from your bow with you shooting it and with a broadhead on it. I've been hammered on this site before for saying this but &quot;I&quot; still bare shaft tune all of my bows with my hunting heads on. this is done from 10 feet into a neutral backstop first to see where the nock is and once I'm hitting straight I back up to 5 then 10 and finally 20 yds. If your arrow flies with a broadhead bare shafted I guarantee all other points will fly great.

longbowman - No kidding ? I had been told NOT to do that - what happens with a badly spined arrow tipped with a broadhead bare shaft shot ??