Arrow Problems

[DanielB89]

I believe i made a boo boo.  I have 2 different bows one is about #54, the other is about #64.  I thought i could kill two birds with one stone and purchase some 5575's use 6 for my 54(with heavier insert), and use 6 for my 64 with a lighter insert.  I am afraid that the 6 for my #64 will be too light of a spine.  I already have them cut to pretty much as low as i can cut it(i may have another inch i could cut off, but that would be cutting it very close!)  the tear while paper tuning is about 5 inches with nock to the left.  Is there any hope, or do i need to try to trade them for some 7595's?

[Shawn Leonard]

You need to tell us your draw length and the arrow length. The 55/75s(.400 spine) they should easily shoot out of your set-up, I know a lot of folks who are shooting high performance longbows and recurves with riser cut a bit past center and they are shooting in that weight range 60-65#s. Arrows are from 29-30.5"s bop and they are shooting heads that range from 225 up to 275 grains depending on the exact set-up. I am shooting .500s spine shafts out of my 54# high performance recurve drawing 28"s and a 29" shaft with 190 grains up front for perfect flight. Shawn

[DanielB89]

Originally posted by Shawn Leonard:
You need to tell us your draw length and the arrow length. The 55/75s(.400 spine) they should easily shoot out of your set-up, I know a lot of folks who are shooting high performance longbows and recurves with riser cut a bit past center and they are shooting in that weight range 60-65#s. Arrows are from 29-30.5"s bop and they are shooting heads that range from 225 up to 275 grains depending on the exact set-up. I am shooting .500s spine shafts out of my 54# high performance recurve drawing 28"s and a 29" shaft with 190 grains up front for perfect flight. Shawn

I am shooting a #64 Hoyt Dorado I draw to 29" and the arrow is 30.5.  I sure hope you can help me make this set up work!  

Daniel

[DanielB89]

I am shooting Ted Nugent 5575 Blemish zebra striped arrows.

[Possum Head]

Looks like you could go with a 100 gr. insert with 150 gr. heads this should put you in the ballpark of 9 gpp. and at your arrow length shouldn't be too weak. Shawn will perhaps help you as I have found him to offer sound advice on spine.

[DanielB89]

Possum, when I paper tune it with a standard insert as well as a 125 grain tip, it comes up petty weak with the bare shaft paper tune.

May I ask who Shawn is?

Thank you for your reply, feel free to help anyway you can!

Daniel

[CoilSpring]

Shawn is Shawn Leonard, who asked you about your draw- and arrow lengths.

He has shot so many combinations of bow/arrows that he gets REAL close to estimating your combo/spine/point wt., if you have decent form/release.  He's helped me out a couple times.  He'll chime back in later or you can PM him.

[DanielB89]

Coilspring,
i replied on my phone and i just realized that "shawn" was who replied first. lol.  

thanks for you reply, i will be PMing him.  

daniel

[tecum-tha]

Adjust the freaking strike plate until it fits on the 64# bow....
Heavier inserts are not needed if you fill your shafts with braided polyester rope.....

[DanielB89]

ok, so i did what shawn told me(get the tip to about 225 grains)  I did this and the arrows are coming up even more weak.  

Any more suggestions?

[DanielB89]

ttt

[DanielB89]

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(hopefully these work.  i haven't uploaded many pics before)

The first pic(yellow target) was shot at 18 yards.
The second(black target) was shot at 12 yards.