Bad news at the pro shop

I went in to get my new arrows today and found out the owners wife has cancer. Horrible news as I have known them both a while.

So I get my arrows home which by the way are a new spine for this bow and he cut them an 1" long. What should I do? I am a 28" DL and my previous arrows were 27.5". Should I just go ahead and start using 28.5"? Or should I take them back? They are the ST Axis 400

 

Grant, have you tried shooting them yet? I remember you mentioning you wanted a heavier arrow which means you probably moved up your tip weight. If you did not move up your broadhead weight, then I bet that one inch length difference would actually be ok with your old broadheads.

If they don't shoot well, take them back and have them take the 5 minutes to cut the arrows.

 

I stiffened my spine as well as upped the tip weight to 125. These new arrows are 425 grains on the dot. My old ones were 380ish. I think I am going to shoot these ones and see what they do. How far can a arrow shaft extend past the front of the riser and still be accurate?

 

Grant, I shoot a recurve and my arrows hang over about 3 inches past. It doesn't matter how far they hang over as long as the arrow is accurate. You only upped your tip weight by 25 grains so I just bet that 1 inch extra along with the stiffer spine will equal out to be about what you want in terms of being accurate.

 

Grant,
Longer arrows, in my experience, tend to stabilize a bit better This is part of the reason a crossbow at 50yds will have a hard time being as accurate as a GOOD archer using a compound bow. Remember, back before over-draws and drop-away rest, and mechanical BH's guys kept their arrows a little longer to keep them from cutting their fingers. I actually shoot arrows 1/2" longer than my DL and don't have any issues....

 

That sounds like good news to me. Thanks Doug and Brett

Another question is my FOC is 12.5 % I read a few articles on FOC and it seems like im in the right ballpark.... What do you guys think?

 

I have a 26" draw and shoot arrows cut to 29".

 

Have you ever shot a Crossbow with High FOC bolts?

Dan

 

Im confused how can you have a 27.5 inch arrow with a 28 inch draw?

 

I shoot a 28" draw and my arrows are 27"

You simply cut them with clearance in front of your arrow rest, not sticking out in front of the bow. You need to use some caution in doing so but it's really no big deal.

Dan