gettin started
05-12-2008, 05:57 PM
#1
Fork Horn
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gettin started
i just started shootin traditional in the back yard for a couple weeks here with my dads 42# Ben Pearson fiberglass recurve. i shoot off the shelf and only have 2 aluminum arrows with feathers- all others have viens. and i was wondering... should i buy some carbons or stick withaluminums ?
05-13-2008, 04:59 AM
#4
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Spring Grove, Pa. USA
Posts: 2,120
RE: gettin started
I mostly shoot carbons--other times aluminums.Being that you're just getting started,I think alum's would be a little easier to tune toyour bow than carbons.I don't know what your draw length is but a 1716 or 1816 would work well if you draw 27"-28"
05-13-2008, 07:40 AM
#6
Dominant Buck
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: land of the Lilliputians, In the state of insanity
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RE: gettin started
Which ever you like. Ill agree with the notion that aluminum will be easier to tune. You can cut aluminum shafts easily with out a high speed, abrasive saw and you can simply pull theinserts out with a little heat. I shoot carbon with my trad bows, just because they are more durable. No other reason. I shot wood and aluminum for years. But one thing, the vanes have got to go. Feathers are much more forgiving when shooting off a shelf.
