g'day all

i have just bought a longbow from the states just waiting for it turn up now the bows specs are 55#@26" my draw is 26" it is not cut to centre no shelf you shoot off your hand what spine arrow would i use keeping in mind i wish to use 28" arrows with 125 to 150 gr b/h im asking cause i really do not know where to start

cheers mick

60-65# woods. Make 'em yourself. Addicting. BTW, you can cut an arrow rest if you want.

50/55 should work good too. They would give you a little less spine so it can paradox around the riser better.

With no shelf, the correct spine will be pretty close to the draw weight, or a little less.  I agree with Butch.  50-55 should work fine.  At least, that's the place to start.  Good luck.

Test kit, test kit, test kit. Unless you like buying/making arrows, then you could just guess a few times until you get it right!

Test kit would be great with spines from 50 to 60.

Self bows tend to have a mind of their own when it comes to spine, esp without a shelf.  With the 150 gr points, 50-55 should be a good starting point, altho I would leave them long to start and shorten them until you get perfect flight.  If you get a test kit, I would start at 40 lb.

thanks for the input guys

cheers mick