Bill, how'd the paper tuning go, & what spine did ya come up with for that sweet lil longbow? (BTW, I think I'm fast re-becoming a longbow guy too. This Dakota shoots SWEET!!)

Vic,

The paper tuning went great. The results from the paper tuning bore out what shooting in the backyard told me. The bow prefers 57-58# spine over the lighter spines.

Actually, the 58# resulted in a perfect hole with no tear. The 57# had a very slight, <1/8" tear up and to the left. The others had a bit more tear up and to the left. The worst case was 1/2". I recall going with my setup and arrow spine with paper tuning results of 1/2" high and to the left or a bit more!

I'm going to see if RRA can make me a set of 58-59# spine aRRAs. I think they would be right on.

I did notice the 23/64 aRRA punches a big hole! Of course, most of the other folks that shoot in the Archery Shop shoot Gold Tip or Beman carbon arrows. Their holes do look a good bit smaller. I figure with the sharp to the point broadhead it will be pushing in front of it, it won't matter!

Bill