Just curious what weights you guys are shooting and with this I mean the ratio in grains/arrow and poundage of your bow in pounds (Grains Per Pounds).
I'll start: I am around 9.5 GGP
SINCE SO MANY ARE ANSWERING, I MADE A POLL FOR THIS QUESTION TOO! THANKS!
http://tradgang.com/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic&f=1&t=088382
My go to bow, my 50* Zona T/D Recurve with my GT Trad Hunter 35/55's @ 445gr. I get 8.9GPP.
My Hoyt Dorado w/ 50* lims is the same but when I use the 40* limbs on it with my GT Entrada 600's 332gr. "indoor & field" I get 8.3GPP
My Sky with the 55* limbs I don't have arrows yet for it but I'm going to shoot for around 9.5+GPP when I set em up
54#@29,CE Heritage, 100 gr.insert,125 bh=550 gr.10gr/gpp.
I shoot mostly 57# bows with a 540-550 grain arrow so right around 9.5 GPP.
Easton Trad Only 500 series carbon shafts - 100 grain brass inserts - 100-125 grain points, 485-500 grain arrows = 9.7-10 gpp for me with my 50# bows.
right now they are something like 9.6-9.8gpp
Black Widow MAX 53lbs at 28". Try to set up for 9.5 to 10 gr.
Rick
I am very suprised to see that American traditional bowhunters are shooting that low weights! I thought you guys were at least around the 12.....
59@27 w/660gr = 11.18gpp
63@27 w/700gr = 11.11gpp
On my Harrelson longbow its 12.5gpp Kohannah Kurve its 11.5gpp :archer:
widow psaIII recurve 60@28 xx75 2216 @ 9.7gpp
widow PLV longbow 60@28 xx75 2020 @ 9.8 gpp
found that gpp range to work best for me on a huntin arrow, after alot of years messin with it...would bump it up for elk to about 650 gr or about 11gpp if I ever get to go back
Ok, 11.5 gpp is the heighest bidder......
54 @ 29 inch longbow: Shooting 300 3Rivers trads with a 100 gr insert and 250 grains out front. 705 gr total arrow weight...13gr/inch therabouts.
With my 75lb Caribow longbow I'm shooting arrows that are not quite 700 grains. Precisely calculated, it comes out to 9.20 gpp.
They fly great but I have been thinking of cutting my 31 1/2" arrow slightly and going to a heavier broadhead to increase that to 10 gpp to improve the f.o.c.
10.4 gpp average.
Shooting a 515 grain CE arrow out of my new Lost Creek. That puts me at 10.7 gpp. Chrono'd at 182 fps. Really wallops the target!
Oh,
I should have made a poll of this one!!!
Dutch, ya should have... ;)
I get my arrows to where they tune just right & then look at the weight, I tend not to worry about it till my arras get below the 8.0GPP if I'm using it just for target but no less than 8.5GPP for any of my hunting arras.
I'm shooting 630 gr. arrows from a 40# recurve. 15.75 gpp.
I am shooting a 680 grain arrow from a 60# longbow. 11.33 gpp
Gil
10.31 gpp.
I'm shooting 650 griains +/- out of my Blacktail (60# @ 27) at about 63# with my 28" draw.
-Mack
10.9 gpp.
Both of my longbows are around 60# at my draw. Shooting a 580g arrow.
14.2 for hunting.......12.2 for 3-D and target!
71@31
850-950 gr. arrow w/570-650 up front
11.9-13.4 gr./lb.
For 3D, whitetail, hog and elk
Daala- 55+lb pull- 10+ gpi (goldtip 55/75 with 100 gr brass and a Wensel woodsman BH) arrow weight is 550 grn +
My longbow is 68#@28 inches and I pull it to about 29.5" and I shoot arrows about 575 gr.
50lb with a 535g arrow at the moment,but I also have some 610g arrows that I also use.
Both are based on shafts that are 10gpi but I know know what the gpp is.
51@28 R/D longbow = 11 GGP 58@28 longbow = 10 1/2 GGP
:cool:
65lbs @ 28 1/2" -- 750gr Arrow
73lbs @ 28 1/2" -- 920gr Arrow
lots of FOC :archer:
I obviously need to get my arrow weight up.
57# 520gr = 9.1
57# 460gr = 8.0
55lb. @28 inch Acs Cx. I draw to 30 so about 60lbs. My arrows weigh 700 grains. So 11.67gpp. Gary
At the moment I'm using this setup due to my tendonitis..
35@28 - 405gn POC = 12,67 GPP
My setup for when I'm healed up will be:
47@27 - 520gn GoldTip = 11 GPP
545-50gr for my 61-62# bows puts be just under 9.
Just look at my signature below.
64#@31"
700 grain gt7595 or ad Hammerhead
around 11gpp
740 gr arrow from Both my Widows= 12.1 - 12.7 GPP
I have a anoth Widow coming that one will be 65#. + or - 2 lbs. So that should end up 11.3 GPP or so.
55#@28" 640gr Douglas Fir arrows
446 gr. arrow at my 47# draw shoots awesome! 9.5 gpp
Here are the specs on my go-to outfit: my 46# Kanati. It shoots through everything I hunt. The arrow is a Beman ICS Bowhunter 500 with a Zwickey Delta up front.
FOC ARROW length 30
shaft+feathers+nock wt 245
separate insert weight? 30
adapter weight? 100
point weight 135
total arrow weight 510
balance length 22.38
FOC % 24.60
draw wt 46
arrow wt 510
GPP 11.09
30coupe,
Looks like a great setup ya got there.
My specs are in my signature below:
10.7-11.9 out of 60lb bow for most part.
52# recurve 575gr = 11.06
54# longbow 575gr = 10.6
Trad Only 400's w/ standard insert, 100gr BH adapter and 160gr heads
10.6 GPP. 2018's cut to 29 in., 20 gr. insert, 170 gr. tip. ~52/53# Savannah at my draw.
52# Silvertip Axis nano 533 grains= 10.25 gpi
57# Silvertip Axis nano 513 grains= 9 gpi
#45 @ 30" with a full length 35/55 and a 250 head for 545 grains. 12.1 gpp
670 gr for my 60# Cari bow Peregrine: 11.15 gpp.
I switched (over kill) from 840 gr (13.1 gpp) to 720 gr for my 64# Fedora Xtreme: 11.25 GPP.
54#28" 620gr
69#@28" 780gr and (890gr water buffalo arrows)
QuoteOriginally posted by Richie Nell:
30coupe,
Looks like a great setup ya got there.
The only downside to this setup is the arrows go through so quickly I'm sometimes not sure if it was a hit until I go look at the bloody arrow! That Kanati puts a lot of zip on a pretty heavy arrow.
Zipper SXT 51@28", Beman Classic 400's with 100gr brass inserts,150gr. broadheads.
Total arrow weight 570gr.= 11.2gpp
Bill
I did a little experimentation this afternoon with my 42# Blacktail recurve. I lowered the brace by 1/8" to 7 1/2" from 7 5/8". This allowed me to increase my point weight from 155 grains to 185 grains. It also increased my GPP from 11.85 grains per pound to 12.57 grains per pound.
Black Widow PSA Ironwood 55#@28, 2018's 535 grains, shooting about 11 GPP
Im shooting around 11 gr/p
this is with my 50# recurves.
10gpp out of a 50# recurve
I am right at 10 gpp with my setups.
53@27 Hill Bow. 11.5 grains per pound.RC
More tweaking on my part with my 42# bow. Lowered the brace to 7 3/8" which lowered my point weight and changed my GPP.
No less than 10 gpp and as much as 12.25 gpp.
I upped my 5575 points from 145 to 175. See my sig. Still testing.
Gt Expedition Hunters 3555 7.4 gpi 30"
100 gr brass inserts
125 broadhead adapters
200 grizzly bh :archer:
I average 10.5.
excuse my ignorance but what does ggp stand for and how do i figure what mine is?
Grains of arrow weight per pounds of bow weight. Divide your bow's weight at your draw into the weight of the arrow =gpp.
10-12 gpp cedars out of my 52# and 56# ACSs.
Out of curiosity, I weighed a bloody shaft that I shot through a large buck. Only 446 grains and that is with a 160 grain broadhead on it. I wonder now how much lighter it would be if I cleaned it. My new set of cedars are about the same. To be honest, I wish they were heavier than that. It puts me at about 9 gpp.
I average 9.5-10 on my intended missouri game arrows. My elk set-ups are 11-12 gpi. All from 55#ish bows.
QuoteOriginally posted by recurvecody:
excuse my ignorance but what does ggp stand for and how do i figure what mine is?
ggp is a typo and should be gpp what stands for grains per pound.
So suppose you have a 50# bow and you shoot arrows of 500 grains, your gpp would be 500/50=10
aaahhh. now i see said the blind man,thats for explaining it to me.
so i'm shooting a 55# recurve what gpp should i be shooting or is it somthing that is personal prefrence?
Haha,
that's the question! I suppose you have some arrows you are shooting with? Weigh them, diveide the weight trough the lbs of your bow and put your answer in the poll....
i sure will my problem has been out past 20 yards i get irratic arrow flight.i wonder if my gpp if it is off would that cause my problem?
Irratic arrowflight may have many causes. It may be your form, wrong spine, not a straight shaft and so one.
The last thing that can cause it is your gpp. A high gpp (more then 12) results in a slower flight. A low gpp (under the 9) can shorten the lifetime of your bow.
when you say shorten lifetime of your bow,how would that cause it to brake?im not sure i understand that part.i have called easton and they say the arrows are spined right
Cody,
when you have an empty shot (shooting a bow without an arrow) you have a fair chance to break your bow.
From this point of view, it isn't difficult to understand that, when your arrows are very light, you are getting in closer to an empty shot.
Therefore, most bowyer advise to go not lower then 8 gpp. However, 9 tot 10 gpp would be wiser.
You can also try Stu Miller: http://heilakka.com/stumiller/
oh,okay now i understand why that would matter,thank you for explaining that to me. im still very new to traditional archery.
9 gpp with a 45# bow.
go to bow is 53# @28. Shoot axis carbon, 100 grain insert, and 150BH. I've used this bow for everything from elk, deer, antelope, and turkey. Not afraid to tackle moose or bison with it either.