Been shooting going on 49 years. Started, of course, with wood, then wood and aluminum, then fiberglass, and then strictly aluminum for the last 35-38 years.
Never was a carbon fan, but since the quality of carbon arrows has definately improved, I am seriously considering trying carbon, mainly due to the broad range of spine vs. draw weight that carbon appears to afford. A plus!
I have 5 recurves that I shoot, ranging from draw weights(actual by draw length scaled) of 48#, 50#, 52#, 53# and 55#.
My prefered arrow setup is 31.5" length, 5" Helical feathers, and 125grn broadheads.
Presently I am looking at the Gold Tip "Traditional" 5575. With any necessary tweaking to decrease or increase spine, it appears that the 5575 will cover the range of draw-weights.
What sayeth you?
Also; anyone familiar with the quality and peformance of the named shafts?
You probably have some crossover between 3555 and 5575. For my preferred arrow length of 29", I would be using the 3555's on all but the 55#, and I could get away with 3555's on the 55# if I wanted a light arrow.
For your preferred arrow length of 31.5", the 5575's will work further down into your lighter weight bows, but they still might be too stiff for your 48 and 50# bows.
The best way to tell would be to get tuning shafts in 3555 and 5575, and see how they fly. You can get tuning shafts at a very reasonable price from Black Widow and perhaps other places. They come with an assortment of internal weights, nock and point adapters, etc.
I got started on Gold Tips some years ago, and they have always worked fine for me. Other folks say other brands of carbon arrows work better, but I've never felt the need to change.
Windwalker,
My bow collection is almost identical to yours. I shoot a 29inch arrow all goldtip 55/75's with mostly 250 grain tips. The nice thing about goldtips is they are either broken or you shoot them ( you gotta work pretty hard to break one) I have found that the heavier tip weight helps dampen up the arrow faster. If you need more weight get a box of brass machine screws in 10/32 thread and screw them into the backs of the inserts for more weight. I put all my inserts in with hot glue and dip them in cold water. If you need to remove them put a point in a set of vicegrips and heat the threads and screw it into the insert wait a bit and pull it out. I have found that the goldtip hunter shafts ( black) are a tad bit softer in spine and lighter in overall weight then the trad. shafts. Good Luck
I also would go with 3555. That is also what i am using at this time.
for that length, id go 45-60's to cover em all with diff point wgts.
I had good luck with the lighter weight range of your bows with Goldtip 5575 with 100 grain inserts and 125 grain tips at 30.5". That being said I prefer the Hammerhead Tradlites from Arrow Dynamics. I seem to get better arrow flight with a wider range of tip weight. They seem a bit tougher also. Both great shafts. Good luck.
Take a look at the Arrow Dynamic arrows. Nothing wrong with GT's, but the AD's are one of the most for giving arrows. They can be shot from a wide range of bow wts. The Trad lites can easily be shot from 45-60lbs with no problem.
Can't add anything but will say that I use 8/32" thread bolts not 10/32" just didn't want you to go out and buy the wrong bolts for adding weight.