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Post by majyang on Jul 3, 2013 22:37:58 GMT -5
recently got "advised" my arrows were too ridged for my draw #. I've since thought about it and thought about it, and while i agree there's merit to matching flex with poundage, I still don't understand what the big deal is. Clarification, it's not my arrows but my kids. Her draw is about 35 pounds but she shoots the same arrows i do, my draw is 64#. She's pretty good/consistant up to 40 yds so my thoughts are who cares if she's using some percisely weighted goldtips or a straight shaved tree branch (like the native americans used). So my question i guess is, is it really that big a deal? We're not trying to do robin hood shots, just wanting to put deers down.
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Post by dbd870 on Jul 4, 2013 6:16:13 GMT -5
As long as she is accurate and they fly well then no problem
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Post by Russ Koon on Jul 4, 2013 9:59:33 GMT -5
Most of the "must spine match" advice dates back to the days before full centershot bows and release aids. Then, it DID make a lot of difference, and clean flight was much harder to achieve with arrows that were not reasonably well matched to the draw weight.
Not so much now. Underspined arrows are still not a good idea, as they are usually extremely sensitive to any form flaws and may even be dangerous to shoot.
Overspined (too stiff) arrows can almost always be brought to yield very clean flight. The adjustment necessary may be outside the normal setting range, and may sometimes result in some initial variation from the perfecr flight path that shows when paper tuning them,but the actual difference in downrange performance is minimal.
I've always been a fan of stiffer arrows than are recommended by the charts. I find them to be more consistent, and they are normally stiffer because they're stronger and heavier, and that makes them more durable and lets them utilize slightly more of the bow's energy.
As dbd870 said, as long as she's accurate with them and they fly well, no need to worry about it.
Archery has been around for a long time, and some of the established "rules" and procedures that you see are based on old practices and equipment that has changed in the last few decades. Check out the IN hunter ed test for examples. Questions on "fistmele", position of the "cock feather", etc. More appropriate to a course in archery history than anything pertaining to shooting and hunting with equipment used by the majority of current archers.
Possibly also influencing the advice to exactly spine match arrows with today's bows is the fact that the shop would rather sell you a dozen more closely matched arrows 8^)
When she's shooting for first place at the local 3D shoots, you might want to consider arrows more closely matched to her draw weight to minimize drop in her trajectory, but until then, you're good to go.
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Post by Woody Williams on Jul 4, 2013 10:33:18 GMT -5
Good advice from both responders....
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Post by Genesis 27:3 on Jul 5, 2013 15:41:46 GMT -5
Couldn't come up with any better suggestions/arguments then that so enough said
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Post by trapperdave on Jul 8, 2013 16:49:07 GMT -5
its huge deal when shooting trad bows and or fingers. With a center shot bow n release archers paradox is greatly reduced. Its still best to get proper spined arrows though for maximum penetration, consistency and accuracy
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