So I won some Black Eagle Carnivores on FB from the Born2Hunt fellas (Thanks again!) Here is my question... They are a 300 spine, according to their site the 300's would be a bit stiff for my set up. The chart shows the 300's starting at 70lb and 30" I shoot 70lb and 28"... Is this enough difference to worry about????? If I employed the heavier outserts as oppossed to the inserts would the increased FOC change the spine enough???? They are also a bit lighter GPI wise than the Eastons I have been shooting.. 8.5 GPI vs 9.5 Thoughts please... I wanna try these out just unsure how I should set them up
Cut them to your normal length and put a 125 grain broadhead on them. If that goes, well, and you don't mind extra weight, try adding weights to the insert.
What bow are you shooting? I ran the numbers in OT2, and you would be dead on with a 125gr head (+/- a few grains for your insert/nock/fletching choices). However, it does vary depending on cam style a bit. Adding extra weight would certainly help you with FOC and bringing the spine inline if you're on the stiffer side. The numbers I ran were for a 1 cam extra hard which is what many Binaries come up as the default in OT2. The medium and soft cams are going to yield a more stiff result.
Matt I am shooting a Drenaline... Part of my desire to increase the FOC also comes from the Black Eagle being a lighter arrow than my Eastons. I felt that the Eastons with a 100gr BH were really right where I needed to be weight wise overall. BTW I do cut my arrows a bit longer than my DL. So part of my concern is losing penetration with the lighter arrow??? Should I worry?
