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Need suggestions for light target arrows

Started by mangonboat, June 26, 2015, 10:23:00 AM

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mangonboat

My 19 year old daughter wants to start shooting with me , target, maybe some stumping. So I'm scanning the usual places for a used lightweight bow but I don't have any decent quality light target arrows. I remember the women in my archery club back in the 70's shot aluminum shafts that looked like knitting needles and #2 and 3 MicroFlite fiberglass shafts ,both with tiny conical target tips, maybe 60gr. Any suggestions..I'm looking at bows in the range of 25-30 @24.5".
mangonboat

I've adopted too many bows that needed a good home.

shreffler

I just bought some GT Trad 600 blem's from Big Jim that work great for quick, lightweight 3D arrows. $52/dozen, not too shabby price wise either.
"If you're not bowhunting, your spirit is on standby." - Uncle Ted

Fletcher

Easton Jazz aluminum shafts in 1616 should work pretty good.
Good judgement comes from experience.  Experience comes from bad judgement.

"The next best thing to playing and winning is playing and losing."

"An archer doesn't have to be a bowhunter, but a bowhunter should be an archer."

Bladepeek

Easton Jazz Superlight 1214s fit your description.

I made up some arrows for my granddaughter's little MadDog bow. Her bow is rated at 22# @ 24", so to make sure some adult doesn't over-draw the bow, I cut the arrows to 24". If I anchor with the heel of my hand on the point of my chin, I can shoot groups as tight at 7 yards as I can from my big bows.

With 3 2" feathers and the 60 or so grain points that came with them, these things are surprisingly fast. She is probably only drawing about 16 - 18 #, but loves shooting it and both bow and arrows will grow with her for a couple more years.
60" Bear Super K LH 40#@28
69" Matt Meacham LH 42@28
66" Swift Wing LH 35@28
54" Java Man Elk Heart LH 43@28
62"/58" RER LXR LH 44/40@28

mangonboat

Thanks! Easton Jazz looks like exactly what I'm looking for. In the past she has been quickly discouraged by too-heavy, too long arrows arcing toward the target and sometimes bouncing off while my arrows zipped and popped when they hit the bale.
mangonboat

I've adopted too many bows that needed a good home.

old_goat2

Get ahold of rmsgear.com, they carry some really light carbons just like your looking for! They are kind of like the aluminums but made of carbon, work very well for what you want
David Achatz
CPO USN Ret.
Various bows, but if you see me shooting, it's probably a Toelke in my hand!

M60gunner

I shoot with a lady that has the same requirements. She is using 700 spine carbons from her 25# ILF bow.

randy grider

gold tip 15/35's. cheap, and indestructible out of a light bow.
its me, against me.
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BigJim

Cx 800s will be her best option. Light, strong, and reasonable.
Bigjim
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IndaTimber

If you are looking at carbon, give the Easton Apollo's a look. Spines up to 1200. My son is shooting 900's with 70gr up front, out of a 21# maddog pup longbow and they shoot great.

Stump73

BigJim Thunderchild 54" 52# @ 28"
BigJim Thunderchild 56" 42# @ 28"

nineworlds9

Gold Tip Ultralight Entradas are good for your purpose.
52" Texas Recurve
58" Two Tracks Ogemaw
60" Toelke Chinook
62" Tall Tines Stickflinger
64" Big Jim Mountain Monarch
64" Poison Dart LB
66" Wes Wallace Royal
            
Horse Creek TAC, GA
TBOF

mangonboat

Got 6 Easton Jazz 1516 with 3" fletching , cut to 26" with 60 gr, target nibs. I ended up finding a 1968 Kodiak Hunter, 35# in fantastic condition. When my daughter tried her first shot and hit just high of the center ring, with that  little arrow zipping along, she had the biggest grin!
mangonboat

I've adopted too many bows that needed a good home.


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