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Black widow arrow help

Started by Ronal Ollis, January 28, 2011, 01:06:00 PM

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Ronal Ollis

I just ordered a black widow PCH X.  It has a 28 inch draw length with 57 lbs limbs  and am wanting to get some surewood shafts and don't know what spine I should order.  I am going to be shooting a 160 grain snuffer for turkey this spring.  I have heard that you have to go heavy on the spine for black widows.  Just would like to know what to order because when the widow gets done it will be really close to turkey season and would  like to have my arrows ready to go.  Thanks

Larry Altizer

My widow shoots well with shafts spined 15/20#s heavier than the wieght i shoot.

Lechwe

My findings are similar to Larry.

I tell my friends it's due to the extreme power the Widow has but they don't seem to buy that  :biglaugh:

David McLendon

I'd wait and see what weight the bow comes in at, you could end up from 55#-59# with +/- 2# and that's enough range to make quite a difference in your arrows.
Lefties are the only ones who hold the bow in the right hand.

Bowwild

Remember these bows are cut 3/16" past center. That will impact your tune.

kennyb

Ronald-I would suggest you check out Stu Miller's "Dynamic Spine Chart". If you use this tool it would greatly help you tune and adjust your new bow as needed! I struggled with my new Widow most of the last spring and summer, then asked Stu for some help and had my bow shootin' like a champ the next day after making two changes to my set up! Good Luck!
Kennyb    :archer2:
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Black Widow-PSA III 60"
Tall Tines Recurve 62"
U.S Army Veteran
U.S. Army Military Police K-9 Corps

Bowwild

I concur with Kennyb - I love Stu's calculator!  That's why that 3/16th's is so important1

ishoot4thrills

Also, the 3/16" isn't including the side plate. So, don't enter 3/16" past center into Stu's calc. Enter slightly less than that, depending on the thickness of your strike/side plate. Makes a HUGE difference!

I like to buy arrows slightly on the weak side so I can fix them by building out the side plate to make them act stiffer. But don't go too weak if you're wanting a very high FOC weight.
58" JK Traditions Kanati Longbow
Ten Strand D10 String
Kanati Bow Quiver
35/55 Gold Tip Pink Nugents @ 30"
3 X 5" Feathers
19.9% FOC
49# @ 26.75"
165 FPS @ 10.4 GPP (510 gr. hunting arrow)
171 FPS @ 9.7 GPP (475 gr. 3D arrow)
3 Fingers Under

kennyb

Hey Guys-I could not believe how much that 3/16" mattered on the strike plate! Thanks to Stu, I'm shootin' like a champ now!! Unfortunately deer season is over here im Michigan! aarrgghh!! lol
Kennyb
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Black Widow-PSA III 60"
Tall Tines Recurve 62"
U.S Army Veteran
U.S. Army Military Police K-9 Corps


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