I am expecting to receive a Chek-Mate Falcon Deluxe in a couple of months and am considering carbon arrows. It is 55#'s @ 28". I draw 28. My question is this.

I am interested in the Black Hawk Vapor Carbonwood 4000 Arrows. I anticipate it being 29.5"'s long and fletched with 5 inch helical feathers. I know carbons tend to be on the light side and would like to counter this by going to a heavier broadhead. I am considering the Simmons Landsharks in a 160 grain head. I calculated a finished arrow weight at 465-475 grains. What kind of arrow flight might expect to get....will this arrow setup work? I am coming to you guys because I value your experience. Any opinions would be greatly appreciatd.

Thanks guys !!

Jesse

I'm not familiar with carbon arrow spines, and I have heard good and bad about how the Simmons heads fly. I can say this though--if the arrow spine is matched properly to your bow, it should work just fine. There are other heavy broadheads thay may work if the Simmons head doesn't. It may take some fine tuning on your part, and the arrow that works on paper may not be the same arrow that works in "real life", but with some tinkering you will get it right.

Chad

Long Bows Rule!

Spine charts and arm-chair quarterbacking should get you in the ballpark. In the end though, no two finger shooters are exactly alike, especially when holding the full draw weight.

Individual release will have as much effect on bow tuning as anything else. Take two guys with the exact same draw length. To shoot the exact same bow they'dd often need completely different arrows.

In the ende there's only one way to know for sure. Start off with "something", and go from there. Some times you get lucky and hit it dead on with the first try. Often though, it's a matter of trial and error.

If memory serves, the Vapor 4000's spine the same as the Beman 340's, which I was shooting out of a Chek-Mate HunterII pulling 65# @ 32" with 125 grain heads. They also fly well out of my 57# @ 32" Palmer (which is a little scarey). You might find they are a little stiff for you, in which case you can get the adjustable inserts and the PDP weights to bump up the tip weight (Kustom King now sells them).

Buy a half dozen at first. That way if they aren;t right, you're only out half as much.

JRW

Edited by - jrw on 01/15/2003 22:43:12