new to trad, quick question.

[kanmatt]

Hey everyone.  First off, glad to be a new trad shooter.  I have absolutely fallen in love with shooting my new bow, and have sold all my compound equipment to make the full transition.  I was fortunate enough to have a friend, and fellow forum member, sell me a Dale Dye bow (thanks Tony).  The bow is 62" 59# at 30, and I draw to 30.

I stuck with shooting carbons and ordered in some Beman MFX 340 spine.  I ordered them cut, but they came uncut.  So because of that I figured I may as well tune them in by cutting them down as I went, bare shafting them.  Much to my surprise they bare shafted perfectly with a 200 grain point at full length.  With a 250 grain tip they show weak.  My question is this...am I losing anything by keeping the arrows longer than they need to be?  Will I benefit from cutting them down and maybe going to a 250 grain tip?  Or should I obey the "if it ain't broke don't fix it".

[E. Texas HillBilly]

I shoot full length arrows as well. They work for me. In some cases I think it is preference, some people like short arrows, some long. You can can usually tune one to fit your preference by adding or subtracting weight with heads or adapters, etc. I like full length and heavy heads with weight tubes in them. I like'em heavy. Thats just my preference and my opinion.
                                  -Hillbilly

[WildmanSC]

The Dale Dye bows are sweet shooting bows and they like heavy arrows.  So, I would cut them a 1/4" at a time until they fly well for you with the 250 gr points.  Then I'd think about getting some weight tubes to get as heavy an arrow as you can, within reason.

Bill

[wtpops]

If you are tuned well you won't lose any thing with full lenght shafts.

If they are shooting good you are good to go. Start fling arrows and have fun

[kanmatt]

Thanks for the quick replies guys.  I'm sure my curiosity will get the best of me and I'll end up cutting a couple of them down just to see.  That's half the fun anyway!

[bretto]

Welcome Matt, Where You from?

[Whip]

Wow, a Dale Dye bow for your fist trad bow?  That's starting out on the right foot!  :cool:  

Welcome to the Gang!!  

[kanmatt]

I live just south of Wichita.  

And yep I was real fortunate to have the opportunity to get this bow.  Especially since my buddy and I have the same draw lengths, he had it custom made, and we are real similar in build.  It was great because he had four bows he was selling and let me shoot them to find the best fit for me.

[blueline]

Great to have ya here Matt. Welcome to the Gang

Blueline

[Traditional-Archer]

Welcome to the Gang Matt,

[Guss]

Matt, you were very fortunate to fall into a Dale Dye!! It took me a couple years, and a bunch of bows to find my Dye. For me, the best recurve out there!!!
                      Jr.

[Mo. Huntin]

At 59# I'd day you should be able to kill any thing within reason.  Even those monster kansas bucks.  You sound like you will do very well in this life style.  good luck

[Wannabe1]

Can't help much with the arrow question but, congrats on your bow and the move to the tools of yesteryear!    Welcome to the gang and absorb the mass amounts of knowledge here.