Hello to all, this is my first post so please bear with me if the questions are somewhat redundant.I am shooting a 70's era Grayling Kodiak Magnum, 50# and 25"draw.Also shoot a Bear Mantana longbow at 50#, same draw length.For arrows Iam using GT Traditional 3355 at 26" with 125gr. field points.Total weight of arrow and point is 382gr.Fletching is 5" R/W feathers. Paper tuning is showing that my shaft is to stiff and arrows yaw right and left in flight.My question is should i try to get these arrows in tune or am I better served trying a different combination.Any help would be appreciated
Start experimenting with heavier point weights.
You didn't say what your brace height was, I would start by adjusting there first.
BearBones,
Are your Bows rated @ 50# and you have a 25" draw?
If that's the case, you are way overspined. Might want to try a GT 1535 & bareshaft to tune.
Thanks for the input guys, do you think alum. arrows are a better choice or are correctly spined carbons just as good.
If your bow is 50# @ 28" and you are drawing 25" then you are shooting apprx 41#. I have a K-Mag that is drawing apprx 41# at my draw of 27" and I'm using 1916 alum cut to 28" with 150gr points. They seem to shoot very well out of my bow. John
Thanks John, I think that is the direction I'm going in
A GT 3555 cut to 26 inches is waaaaayyyy too stiff for your setup. I would try the GT 1535 (.600) spine and leave it full length to start with and start your bareshaft tuning process.
At your draw length you are only getting around 41# of draw. I would recommend either a 500 spine carbon with heavy point weight or a 1916 Legacy series alluminum shaft with about 150 grain points.