I' ve been shooting bow off & on for 30 yrs. After reading these columns I just had to get my old recurve out again. It' s a Damon Howatt 62" 42lb. Hunter model. Haven' t shot it in probably 15 - 20 yrs. Had the local bow shop check it out & make me up some wooden arrows for it. The arrows range from 453 Gr. to over 510 Gr. Though my instincts are still there (sure surprised me), I' m far from being a good shot. Would this variation in weight affect the accuracy of a half decent traditional archer?
John

IMO, only at longer ranges not hunting ranges. I' m not good enough to tell the difference at up to 20 yards. Dick

I don' t see any real difference with arrows up to 100 grains difference with my longbows.

I put them on an ounce scale that goes up to a pound (used for dieting) just to see what range they' re in. I don' t weight everyone and find out exact weights, but I find out where about they are.

Brandan

LD,

I do weigh my arrows but it doesn' t seem to matter much with my recurves.
Big difference in my compounds though because of the adjustable sight settings.


Sag.

You probably wouldn' t notice a differance out to 25yds or so,but any farther you would most likely see some vertical stringing if the weights varied alot.I weigh my shafts and like to get them within 5-10grains of each other but I think for real good accuracy-spine is more important for consistancy.

Absolutely! I weigh the shafts and sand the heavy ones before starting a set of arrows. I then weigh the finished shaft. I want all of mine within 15 gr.
Also within 1/4" length.

Hey John! Can I sand my Gold Tips?[>:] Dick

Yea, I' ve started weighing mine recently. I like to weigh my broadheads too considering I' ve seen those things off as much a 10 grains. I feel when you' re shooting at average hunting distances, 50-75 grains is probably negligible. I like to have all my arrows as close as possible when I bareshaft tune.

Sure do appreciate all your replys. I wanted to weigh a few to get an idea of kinetic energy & I just never expected to see such a variation. Sounds like it' s sure not going to effect my shooting - for right now that old " broad side of a barn" is still pretty safe.
John