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Main Boards => Trad History/Collecting => Topic started by: NW Jamie on June 27, 2009, 11:19:00 AM

Title: Arrow weight and older bows?
Post by: NW Jamie on June 27, 2009, 11:19:00 AM

Does shooting a somewhat lightweight arrow, say 425g out of 55# draw hurt a older bow? Do you need to be at or more than 10g per #? As always your advise in appreciated, thanks.

Title: Re: Arrow weight and older bows?
Post by: reddogge on June 27, 2009, 11:58:00 AM

You are not even at 8 gr per # so I don't think I'd do it.  The 10 gr per # figure gives you the right combination of speed and stability for older bows so I try to follow the tried and true with the old stuff.

Title: Re: Arrow weight and older bows?
Post by: Bjorn on June 28, 2009, 02:22:00 PM

Nobody knows that answer for sure.......personally I like 11-12 gpp out of any bow; 8 probably would not hurt the bow-new or old.