Light bow shooters.

What are your arrow set-ups?

I will be acquiring a 56" shrew classic hunter 45@27 and just looking for some input.

My bow is 45# at 30in draw. I shoot full length 3 rivers trad. only 400 spine with 145gr tip.

Toelke Classic Whip  45#@28"  Beaman 500's- 28.5" w/200gr.up front.  Shoot that same arrow off of my Dorado at the same weight specs.

                                  Good Shooting,
                                                 Craig

I shoot 1916 aluminums from 45lb @ 28" recurve, arrows around 29".  150 to 200 grain points, depending on how long I leave them.

Several bows 43-46#'s......2016 125gr up front full length, I draw 29".

I have had good luck with 1916's with 145 gr points.  Also Gold Tip 35/55's cut to 29 1/2", 50 gr brass insert and 175 gr tips.

I've shot full length 35-55 w/175 gr tips

Mine is a Samick Phantom 40# @ 28. I draw 29.5. My arrows are cut off to 30.5. Beaman Centershot. 75 gr brass insert, 165 gr field tips. 500 spine. Just ordered some Gold Tip XT's, 500 spine shafts.

29 1/2" 2014 x7s............

Maddog 60" priarie preadtor longbow

41@28, I draw almost 28.

Easton axis trad 600 spine, 28.75 inches long, 50 grain brass with 100 grain tip.

What about wood shooters?

BigJim 56" thunderchild 53#@28". My draw is 24 7/8" so im pulling around 46lbs.
gt traditional 1535, length is 25 3/4", 50gr brass insert, 250 gr points, white lacquer caps weighs around 14gr.532gr total. 11.6gpp.

My dryad Orion acs rc  58" 51#@28" shoots the same setup except regular insert and 225 gr point

Cedars........50-55 0r 55-60 125 up front, 31" long, I draw 29"

Hoyt Buffalo #45, Easton Axis 500, 30.5", 50 gr. brass insert with 125 gr. field point

I shoot aluminum 2016's at 30 inches with 125gr tips.  At my 29 inch draw, my bow is around 42lbs.

Obviously, 1 inch is not enough for the head to clear the shelf, so my next set will be 31" 2117's with 175gr heads (conveniently close to the weight of a zwickey delta screw-in    ). In my defense, I thought my draw was 28 when I made them.

That setup should keep roughly the same stiffness- my arrow flight is good enough that I've had multiple compliments on it. It should be a better hunting weight in any case.

I like the aluminum's because they're cheap- just because they fly well doesn't mean I don't miss targets    

I do wish they were a bit less noisy, but they seem to hold up well until I shoot things like rocks or blocks of concrete

Gamegetters are the cheapest, but the plastic nock bushings can split on hard impacts (though usually these also bend the arrow, so maybe it's a moot point).

I also have Easton Camo's and they're the same just with aluminum bushings

I sometimes shoot my son's 41@28 Don Dow stick bow; I draw about 29.5 inches. We use carbon express predatorII 20-40's [.623 spine] cut to 30 inches, and can use 150 to 200 grains on the tip and they shoot well.

I shoot 42# - 44# recurves with Goldtip ultralight 600s cut to 29.5" with 125g - 145g.  My draw is 27.75".

A little more information about your draw length and desired point weight would help.  

In the interim I shoot 29" Easton Axis 600's with 220 grains up front drawn 28" from my 44# @ 28" Super Shrew Classic Hunter.  With wood arrows I shoot 29.5" 60-63# spine cedar arrows with 165 grain heads from a 41#@28" Super Shrew Lil Favorite 56" recurve.

A rough rule of thumb for wood arrows from Super Shrew's is to add 15# to bow weight at 28" draw. Add or subtract 5#'s for every inch drawn over or under 28". Add 1# spine for every 5 grains point weight over 125 grains.  Now that's just rough estimate.

Recurve and Hybrid: 45-47# @ 27". 1916 cut 28" BOP. 125gr target points or 145gr broadheads fly perfectly.

R/D Longbows: 42-47# @ 27". 1816 cut 28" BOP. 125gr target points or 135gr broadheads fly perfectly.

I would like to shoot a 1916 or a 15/35.

Just curious if anyone has exact numbers on grains per inch when stuffing arrows with paracord or weed wacker cord.  Id like to make the arrow slightly heavier if I decide to use 15/35's