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Post by parson on Jul 22, 2016 9:30:46 GMT -5
I haven't bow hunted much for several years after have a torn rotator cuff, but I hope to do more this year. Anyway, I have always used aluminum arrows, but I had some rewards points from Dick's, so I picked up some carbon arrows, and I really like them. Don't know that they shoot any better but they do seem to be faster. Getting pretty consistent on the target, maybe I can stick a big'un this year!!  |
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Post by Woody Williams on Jul 22, 2016 9:42:05 GMT -5
I went to carbon arrows about 10 years ago and never looked back.
Enjoy and post a picture of "big 'un"...
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Post by Deleted on Jul 22, 2016 9:43:11 GMT -5
I changed four years ago when I purchased a new bow. Good luck on a big'un.
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Post by dbd870 on Jul 22, 2016 11:36:29 GMT -5
I find aluminum to be more forgiving with traditional gear; be judicious when cutting carbons if you are shooting them. Compounds, not such a big deal.
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Post by trapperdave on Jul 25, 2016 23:32:27 GMT -5
I've found just the opposite. Done right and left long carbons are very forgiving, never bent, and last years with trad gear. The secret is NOT going by the rating on the shafts. Those are for compound bows force curves. Trad bows in the 50# area need carbons of 500 deflection...I.e. 35-55. Trad bows in the forties wgt class take 15-35 carbons
Most trad shooters shoot grossly over spined arrows and erroneously fault the shafts for poor flight
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Post by dbd870 on Jul 26, 2016 6:40:06 GMT -5
Quite true on them being stiff. I've found even using the charts for recurves with carbons you end up overspined. I have a 45 & a 46 lb bow and draw 28". Even 500's require a fair amount of weight up front for me and like you said - don't cut them. You are perhaps the only person I've read on a site that finds aluminum harder to tune. I finally did get a good set up with (500) Beman Centershots and a 200gr points.
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