9gpp. if you like a flat arrow, 11gpp. if you like a quiet bow, 14gpp.if you like a dog.

Below is what I shoot.

Blacktail TD Recurve: 66", 42# @ 30". BS: 14StrDyna97. BrcHt: 7 1/4". NP: 5/8". Arrow: 32", 2212. PW: 185 Grains. AW: 528 Grains. GPP: (12.57). FOC: 17.3%


Blacktail TD Recurve: 66", 42# @ 30". BS: 14StrDyna97. BrcHt: 7 1/4". NP: 5/8". Arrow: 32", 2213. PW: 160 Grains. AW: 535 Grains. GPP: (12.73). FOC: 14.9%


Blacktail TD Recurve: 66", 42# @ 30". BS: 14StrDyna97. BrcHt: 7 1/4". NP: 5/8". Arrow: 32", 2215. PW: 205 Grains. AW: 610 Grains. GPP: (14.52). FOC: 16.7%


Blacktail TD Recurve: 66", 37# @ 30". BS: 13StrDyna97. BrcHt: 7 5/8". NP: 5/8". Arrow: 32", 2212. PW: 180 Grains. AW: 523 Grains. GPP: (14.13). FOC: 17.0%


Blacktail TD Recurve: 66", 37# @ 30". BS: 13StrDyna97. BrcHt: 7 5/8". NP: 5/8". Arrow: 32", 2213. PW: 190 Grains. AW: 565 Grains. GPP: (15.27). FOC: 16.8%

Night Wing Your cheating with that long draw length!!!

I like to shoot 500 gr arrows, that works out to 9.5grs a lb. But, I'd still shoot that weight with a lighter bow.

560gr arrow with 59# on my fingers.
That 9,5gpp arrow is heavy enough to make some 3D targets shaking a bit.
Its fun to me.

QuoteOriginally posted by RLA:
Night Wing Your cheating with that long draw length!!!

I've got long orangutan arms built on a 5' 9" frame.     :D    My long draw length really helps since I shoot low poundage bows.    

I use and have good luck at 7.5 - 9 gpp on any game in the Northwest (CA, OR, ID)

400 to 500 is wat id use

I shoot 500 at 45# and 50#, but placement is what counts.

Since nobody has said it, just be sure that whatever you are shooting during your practice sessions keep it the same weight but with broadheads when you hunt.

more than its weight I think that's its mass organisation wich will count the more...try to find a good arrow around 10gpp with a good 19% EFOC and you will have something good...note that the dynamic efficiency ot the bows is very often at its best around 12gpp what could be the best compromise if you get a 165-175fps trajectory...at this speed your arrow trajectory will be easy to control and will give you a flat enough trajectory for shooting as far as 20 meters...just my opinion.

The best deer hunter I ever knew shot a recurve pulling 42# with arrows weighing in the mid-400s. He had no problem shooting through midwestern whitetails year after year.