Have you guys using weed eater string had problems making all your arrows fly the same. I had a couple test arrows flying perfectly with 200 grain tip and factory insert. So I bought the 100 grain insert and switched to a 100 grain tip. I have not had much time to mess with them but I fletched 2 up and one is hitting dead on and the other is shooting 3 inch to the right. I know I will just have to put some work into this to figure it out just wondered if any body else has experienced this. When I did it the first time it worked pretty easy for those 2.
Using weed eater string for what? :confused:
Sorry. Using weed eater string to weight the arrow to the weight I want. With weed eater string you can put more weight forward also if you need to weaken an arrow. I don't shoot a lot of poundagae and want any penetration advantage I can get.
QuoteOriginally posted by ishoot4thrills:
Using weed eater string for what? :confused:
Duh!?!? Weed eating! :knothead:
I never had any issues when I used it...did at least 3 dozen shafts till I switched to aquarium tubing.
My every day AD Trads weigh 580, but when I want a heavier shaft, the aquarium tubbing makes em right at 680.
Pipe cleaners, the long ones from craft stores, work well too and they don't rattle.
I use 3/16 poly rope, it fits nice and snug and is about 2.5 gpi.
I have used weedeater string,and 3/16 poly rope. I liked the rope the best, silent and after one shot its weight forward.
Tried weed-eater line also......arrows like to rattle. Then, if you do any stumpin' or missing very often, it only takes a couple hard hits to knock the nock out of the shaft and then they become so loose that even glue won't hold them for long.......in my experience
Ben
They will turn into a miniature "Can 'O Worms" if your shooting into a 3-d target. Atleast mine did.
Been using it here with no issues...
David
I was using Wally World Carbon Express 45-60's that I re fletched. They shot great out of a 49 lb R/D long bow into a bag target. When I shot them into 3-D targets though, the nocks blew off and about six inches of string would pop out the end. I had 4 or 6 strands packed tightly inside, they did not rattle or make any noise. Bill
Weed eater line can rattle.....but aquarium tubing doesn't if you cut it a half inch longer once jammed inside....and the insert will scrunch it so it wont rattle.
When you add weight to the shaft in this manner, like aquarium tubing, how does it affect the spine of the arrow?
I would like to hear thoughts on that to JGoemaat. I have not messed with it much but I think it seems to weaken the arrow spine a little, wich makes now sense to me at all. I can see it if you use it weight forward with weedeater string but if they are all full length and equal I just don't know. I have heard people say it does not effect spine. I never miss so I don't worry about the stuff popping out he,he,he. I am really thinking about the aquarium tubing for the above reasons.
I used poly rope and weedeater string together. Poly kept out the rattle, string kept the rope from bunching, and i think the rope took some of the shock out of the arrow so the string didn't pop out.
I agree,how does stuffing arrows with anything affect spine?I've been wanting to give all that a try.Terry's aquarium tubing sounds like the way to go.
Be careful with the rope. I have used it in the past and will no longer do so. Over time the rope will end up condensing on the tip end of the shaft. I don't know what the added pressure will do to carbon shaft. I know it will change FOC over time though. Getting the rope out of the shaft is also difficult.
FWIW, I just buy the weight tube for around a $1 a piece. They will well outlast the shaft, so you will not need to buy many.
I`ve used the weed eater line as well. I wrapped the front end with a wrap of duct tape and but a small piece about every 6 inches.It stopped the rattle and even added more weight. The last carbons I used I put an 8" piece of the aquarium tubing in the front glued in.I`m playing with some gold tips now with 100 grain brass adapters and about a 4" piece of aluminum shaft for footing and added weight.
I found that the nocks would come loose from the impact at the target. The heavy weed wacker line would knock the nocks off and be lying on the ground. I use the brass inserts now and heavier tips for more extreme FOC.