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Hi guys, I'm new to archery and bowhunting as is my wife. When we got fitted for our bows (both got Bear Cruzer RTH) my draw is 26.5" hers is 27 and we were told we could use the same length arrows cut to her length of 28". We got a couple dozen Easton ST Excel 340's. My question is will the length make a huge difference for me? what are the pro's or cons if any and should I make any changes? btw she is shooting at 30lb draw (raising it to 35 this weekend) and I have mine maxed which should be 70. Thanks in advance for any help

 

I don't believe you should be shooting the same Spined arrow (340). As far as length of the arrow goes, shooting a little longer won't hurt necessarily but it will cause the spine to be weaker. Look up Easton's spine chart and find the appropriate arrow for both of you.

 

And welcome to the addiction.

 

If you are shooting a 100 grain head then the 28" 340 for you is fine. The 340 for your wife is way too stiff. At 30-35 lbs she needs like a 600 spined arrow according to the EASTON shaft selector.

So in this case the arrow selection is ideal of you but bad for her.

 

P.S. You might want to find another bow shop. They should have sold you a half dozen arrows for you and a half dozen arrows for your wife.

 

I plan on going to archery country next time, just got arrows there to start with

 

A good pro shop is a valuable asset especially when just getting started. They can watch your form and critique it for you. Help you advance in your addiction quickly.


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You should be just fine for hunting

 

He will be but his wife may not be. I expect with the poundage she is shooting if she hunts it will be with a fixed head. That much delta in spine can cause a lot of flight issues if the bow is not perfectly tuned.

 

she won't be hunting this year, we are working on getting her draw weight up to atleast 50 before she hunts

 

Archery country in MN? I go to the one in Rogers. Can not say anything about the other stores but if they are in par with Rogers they will treat you right.

 

I intend to hit up the Waite Park location Saturday when I'm up there.

 

I think that was the original one I would think they are pretty good

 

I would upgrade to the Easton axis when you get more arrows. A 340 spine for you is correct. Assuming your wife will eventually be shooting at least 40# draw weight or better (which is the minimum draw weight allowed in many states to hunt big game) a 500 spine will do well and allow for even a little more advancement in pull weight. The Easton axis is a better arrow as far as straitness, and consistency in weight. They will help with your shot grouping size. Good luck to you both and welcome to the addiction. I've been slinging sticks for over 50 years now and still to this day can't wait for hunting season every year. One last tip that will help... when sighting in your bow don't make corrections to the sight after your first 10 shots as arm fatigue will start to create inconsistencies.

 

Thanks we just got her some new Easton’s can’t remember which model but they were 500 and she is almost up to 40lbs for me I was looking at some axis eventually, isn’t there different sizes too like 6mm and 4mm?



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The fmj's (full metal jackets) are the slim ones. They're a carbon core over laid with an aluminum outer skin. They are heavier 10.5 grains per inch I think, which will help quiet your bow. They also have a straitness factor of .001 which is as good as it gets and their weight variable per dozen is a + or -.5. This is also great. Their front of center weight (foc) is great. the thin shaft aids in less wind effect as well as greater penetration. The extra weight helps with kenetic energy when taking longer shots, as well as acting slightly like a string suppressor helping to quiet the shot for a slightly slimmer chance of the game jumping the string.

 

Aces and axis are the same diameter I believe. The biggest and most important differences are in straitness and weight. I like the total weight of my arrows to be as close to 400 grains as possible heavier if I can without going to a 125 grain broad head. Good luck to you both. If I can be of any further assistance let me know

 

I personally shoot Easton Bloodlines. They're heavy and strait.

 

Ok so now that I’m home and could check what arrows we got her, they are Easton carbon bowfire. She hasn’t had a chance to shoot them yet. We also had gotten her some 365 archery hunters that seem ok. How important is it to just stick with 1 type of arrow between practice and hunting


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Archery Country? Are you in Minnesota?