I shoot 50# bows these days, but found a couple hundred shafts spined 70-75# in my shop. Someone suggested woody weights. I tried them and got improved flight, but am still nock left. Would the arrows seem slightly more flexible if I oriented the nock so the flat part of the grain, rather than the edge grain, contacts the inside of the sight window? Just curious. I really hate to sell the shafts only to buy more in a lighter spine...and I don't shoot the 60# bows as well as the 50's. Your thoughts?

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When I did shoot wood this was how I was taught and told it was the only way unless you wanted to take the chance of an arrow breaking and going through your hand.

If you want to weaken your spine try heavier points.

All I shoot is wood,and good shafts it doesn't matter to me as long as the nock is positioned so the cock feather is in.Take the woody weights off and get a little heavier head and try the nail trick to add front weight.

Turning the rift in will only get you an additional 2-3# or so, not enough to make a difference.  A little bit of full length sanding will take the spine down as well and yield a slightly smaller diameter shaft, the center of which will then sit closer to the bow, which has the effect of increasing the spine needed. You won't need to take off very much, and It's not difficult to do this by hand.

As stated above, going from edge to flat on the rift is only going to change spine a couple pounds if at all and it may be to a higher spine.  A long taper to 5/16 plus some additional sanding in the center of the shaft will pull the spine down.  You may also find someone willing to trade you some shafts.  

If you are right handed,and getting nock left,the shafts are weak and you need stiffer,not more flexible.

I suggest you trade the shafts with somebody.  If the ones you found are 23/64, they are getting hard to find.

QuoteOriginally posted by LostNation_Larry:
I suggest you trade the shafts with somebody.  If the ones you found are 23/64, they are getting hard to find.

Good suggestion!      Posted a WTT thread down in Arrows and Arrow Components for 4 dozen of them. They're 11/32. Thanks.

Andy