alright so I'm new to bow hunting and have just purchased my first bow. I'm having trouble trying to understand the arrow aspect of the sport though. what size do I get them trimmed too and also what grain arrow do i get? I have a 26 inch draw and am pulling about 60#'s right now if that affects any of this. Thanks in advance for any help y'all provide.
arrow manufactures make a chart you pick the poundage you are shooting and the lenght of you arrow along with what type of cam you are shooting soft medium hard it will show you a spine chart, spine is how much and arrow flexes, then you can pick from that spine group if you want a heavy arrow like 10.9 gpi or a lighter arrow 7.8 or in between base on how many pounds you are shooting, If you are shooting a 70 bow you would like to come up with an arrow over 350 gr. witch is 5 grain per pound
your final arrow weight has to be greater than 5 grains per inch. thats including your point, insert, nock and fletching not just your arrow shaft. With 60# and 26" you will be looking at a 500 or 400 spine for beman arrows but with a short draw I would suggest going with a 9.0 + grain per inch arrow to get into the 400+ gr finished weight. I may be wrong on these I would encourage you to do some googling before buying my recommendations
Depends on your rest to. With 26 inch draw you should be ok with a 27 inch arrow. Want about an inch past the rest at full draw. A little less is fine. Also the assumption is you are shooting a 100 grain head? Like recommended above take a look at the spine charts on the arrow manufacturer you want to buy. If it lines up close to one or the other I usually go with the stiffer spine. From the charts like MnMoose said you will be either a 500 or 400 spine. 500 is sometimes listed as 3555 and 400 as 5575 on arrows. Since you are shooting a 60# bow the weight of the arrow needs to be at least 300 grains or more. Carbon express has a good form here: http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=3&ved=0CCwQFjAC&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.carbonexpressarrows.com%2Fsites%2Fdefault%2Ffiles%2FCX_HuntingArrow_ShaftGuide.pdf&ei=BLytVND8OdDfggT1jIKYBQ&usg=AFQjCNHo7H1nKuDWg3vBGxvyCmBMGPiMEA&sig2=g8xsjj3RG3NnKaEGioGq7A&bvm=bv.83134100,d.eXY This would help you choose what you need by filling out the form. Its pretty straight forward. For example you will probably shot a 250 in the Carbon Express Maxima Reds. They are 8.11 grains per inch. So 27 x 8.11 = 218.97 grains for just the arrow if it is cut at 27 inch long. Then you add the tip say 100 grains = 318.97 grains. Already over the 300 grain minimum. Then you have the bulldog collar, vanes and nock which pushes you well above minimum. if you need further help PM me with what arrow you are looking at and your budget and I'll make a few recommendations. Good luck.
thank y'all so much for your help! i was considering a bloodsport arrow but honestly haven't done enough research on them to know which is best! I'm not going to get a chance to get back out and hunt before the season is over here so I'm planning on just target practice till next season.plus i would hate to get out and just wound a deer and have him running around with an arrow in the shoulder. do y'all recommend to practice with the same arrows i plan on hunting with or just get the cheapest arrows till i begin actually hunting.
My thoughts are yes... definitely practice with your hunting setup. There's no sense if practicing with the setup that you won't even be using come hunting season. Archery is very pinpoint accurate changing arrows before hunting season could cause accuracy problems.
Im shooting a Diamond Core @ 65lbs. 26.5 in. draw length and my arrows cut at 25.5 inches,with a NAP ArmorRest. At first I tried 500 and 400 spine arrows and I could not get the grouping I was looking for. I bought some DCA Eco Hunters which are a 340 spine and BAM....I can stack the arrows on top of each other out to 40 yards. In my opinion these spine charts are just a starting point, ultimatly to find the correct spine for YOUR bow you need to shoot some different ones and see what shoots best for you. Dont hesitate to go stiffer, but absolutly dont go weaker.
