Wood arrow spine question

[bsoper]

I think I know what the answer will be, but I want to ask anyway.

My recurve is 50#, and I have 60-65 spined arrows cut to 30" with 125g tips. These arrows were shooting nicely with this bow.

If I get a bow that is 40-45#, do you think these arrows will still work, or will I need lighter arrows?

I ask because I want to know if I should sell the arrows with the bow, or keep them to use still.

I think the answer will be, you will just have to wait and shoot them to see, but anyway...Thanks for the help.

[smilinicon]

You just never know with wood shafts, but I would say they will be too stiff. It depends on how much the new bow is center-cut.

[Don Stokes]

I would think you are underspined for a 50# recurve with arrows that length. Did you shoot them with broadheads? The arrows may well work with the lighter bow if it's also a recurve, especially if it has a skinny low-stretch string, and you can always add point weight to compensate if needed.

My 40# Archery Traditions Patriot TD recurve shoots 60-65# shafts cut to 28 1/2" just fine, with 160 g. broadheads.

[lpcjon2]

keep them, you can add more head weight to compensate or build the side plate in or out on the new bow.

[bsoper]

I have only shot field points on them. The new bow will probably be a white wolf custom longbow, which are cut past center. I was thinking if I put a heavier tip on them, I should be fine, since I will want the heavier overall weight for deer this fall.

[BRITTMAN]

If you go with a 45 lb bow im betting they will be fine at that length . If not all you have to do is go up a little on point weight which would be alot less than buying new arrows .

[Bjorn]

I think Don Stokes is right on the money.

[McDave]

Sometimes I've sent along a few arrows that I thought worked particularly well with a bow I've sold, but who knows if they'll work that well for the next guy?  Arrows are a very personal thing.  If they don't work well with your new bow, they'll probably work fine for some other bow you'll get on down the line, or some friend's bow.

[Herder]

Here is a spine-calculator for wooden arrows
(for carbon arrows too)


http://www.bogenblog.de/index.php?/pages/spine-rechner.html

[Bowmania]

I think the odds are that the arrows would work better for your new bow, than thinking that they'd work for the guy that buys you current bow.

Bowmania