Just finished tuning up some arrows and just was curious. How much arrow do you have going past your riser at full draw? (Minus broadhead and insert)
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My drawlength is 28", and I cut my arrows to 29". However, if my draw length were 27", I still might cut them to 29", in order not to stiffen the spine. I like having all my arrows the same length.
RD808 what is your draw length? if it were me I leave about and inch and a half past riser and that is 28 1/2'' I have a draw length of 27'' @ #45 I hope this helps ya
My draw length is 26". Shooting at about 51-52# Just tuned up some 400 spine and they came out to 29" shooting 50gr aluminum insert with a 200gr head. Shoots great. The reason why I went with 400 is I had some 500s and the arrow was a little to close to my finger when I shot. I'm happy woth the weight and how it tuned just not stoked on the length and look of the arrow past the riser hahahahaha :shaka:
ok well I guess you will just have to look the other way when shooting them LOL!!!! good luck with the arrows Bro
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I draw 26", my arrows are cut to 30".
I shoot woods and with field points, no wood showing past the shelf. With broadheads, I add just over an inch.
I draw 26 and my arrows vary from 28 1/2-inches for some Axis Trads, 28-inches for some old Predator II's, to 29-inches for some real old red anodized aluminums. Not the short 26 1/2 to 27-inch target arrows I shot in the distant past. Don't mind the arrows sticking way out beyond my risers of all my bows since I shoot short 3-D type distances nowdays, or less than 40yd most days. Seems like the arrows stick out so far I can hang my laundry from them, but they shoot good.
I let tuning determine final arrow length. Currently, that is about 2" for me.
Bisch
4" currently
About 7 1/2". I aim off the tip of my arrow and find that I get a very good tune with a 34" arrow and very small crawl---giving me a 15 yard point on. I even cobbled up some carbons with a 8 inch section of aluminum to extend their length---they performed so well for 3d and stumping that I now have them set up for hunting. I expected them to be on the fragile side, but so far they have held up well to stumps and one efferant shot with the broadhead through the barn siding.
I agree with most that I let final tune determine arrow length, but I also want at least an inch from the riser to broadhead for finger clearance. If I cannot get the one inch clearance with a certain shaft then I would go to a different shaft. Extra out front isn't a problem.
Just depends on what you like. I personally would rather choose the point weight and let the bow tell me how long to leave the shaft. But if you have an arrow length preference you could play around with the point weight until it shoots good.
On my currant hunting rig the arrow sticks out about 2 inches past the shelf.
I used to like very little hanging over,but found arrows could be hard to tune. I leave them full length now,and try to tune to that length.
What Bisch said about tuning determining length. I draw 28.5" with good back tension, tuning brought my arrows to 29.5", plus whatever the insert and point add.
I draw 25" and cut my arrows at29". I shoot wood arrows.
I don't like a lot of arrow out front, but I don't like to feel like the point (broadhead, mainly) is right against my bow hand fingers. My draw is right at 28" or a shade over, so I don't have any arrow less than 29-1/2" and most are 30". If I can't tune an arrow to that range, I will change spine and point weight, and start over.
With wood and aluminum there are enough spines to get an arrow about an inch past the shelf.But with carbons there are not that many different spine choices.When I tune my carbons length is not a concern,I leave the at the length they tune at.
I have a point weight range I want to use so I tune my arrow length with it. Currently I'm at 1.5" with my recurve.
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Thanks guys!
Some if you added a little extra and that's great, all I wanted to know was the length of arrow past your riser.
As most of you stated I also have a desired point weight and will tune and let the bow decide the arrow length. I just thought my arrows was a tad long but after reading some responses I guess it's pretty normal? Hahahah anyways i guess the mainthing is the arrow flies true....and it does!
Thanks for the reply guys really appreciate it
Perhaps the next time we here from you it will be to tell us how much of that arrow hung out of the back side of a deer![emoji16]
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Well lucky for me, I live in Hawaii and I get to hunt quite a bit.....I've arrowed quite a few animals over the years....only a few deer....axis deer. Tons of pigs, goats and mouflon sheep though 😉
RD808, how are the allergies? I hear the Hawaii is pretty much devoid of airborne allergens. My son was stationed in Hawaii while he was in the Navy. I hear that the Big Island was a paradise for hunting. The native population however had to be considered .
You sure sound like it's awesome place!
Sorry for the hijack. Yeah ,longer carbons should fly straighter.
Quote from: starshooter on October 09, 2018, 10:03:04 AM
RD808, how are the allergies? I hear the Hawaii is pretty much devoid of airborne allergens. My son was stationed in Hawaii while he was in the Navy. I hear that the Big Island was a paradise for hunting. The native population however had to be considered .
You sure sound like it's awesome place!
Sorry for the hijack. Yeah ,longer carbons should fly straighter.
Well the allergies are the same as the upper 48. It might be worse as we don't have any harsh winters to stop all the pollen and what not.
It was a paradise that's for sure, we lost some good hunting areas and we got tons of poachers but every once in a while I seem to get lucky and squeeze one out! :shaka:
I like 1" to the BOP to allow a gloved finger without danger of bumping the broadhead. But no more than that.
You would want a 1" past. But honestly arrow length should be determined by how you arrows tune to your bow. In traditional we tune the arrow to the bow. Some ilf systems today you can get some tune from the bow. But a wood no ilf bow you tune the arrow to the bow and that spine and length usually is determined by how it flies. But minim I would go 1" past at the least if you was able to. Some like long because they shoot 3 under or string walk and use the point of the arrow to aim or set a gap.
I draw 28 1/2" and cut my arrows for 30 1/2" nock to bop. That gives me plenty of broadhead-to-finger clearance for my Hill-style bows and worked out to be a good tune length for me, too.
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Full length carbons I draw about 27". Arrow flight is what I'm looking for and I don't gap shoot so find it is of no concern.
Personal preference, but I cant stand a bunch of arrow shaft hanging out in front of my shelf/rest at full draw. I draw 27" and my arrows are 27.3/4" long at the back of the point/broadhead. I shoot aluminum XX75 shafts.
I let the tuning process tell me how long the arrows will be, and I hope for longer than shorter.
I draw just shy of 28" and my usual setup is with 32" arrows. Small gaps make for easier shooting for me.
But for my selfbows with woodies, I have them at 28" to the back of the point. When I feel the back of the point hit my index finger, I'm clear to let the string go.
I picked up a short 50" recurve last spring. Unfortunately, the 32" shafts, when put in my bow quiver, hang further down than the limb, negating a lot of the benefit of the small recurve for shooting while seated on the ground. So I picked up some older 29" shafts I had lying around and they fly great. Gaps went from about 8" at 20 yards to about 20". But with some practice, I'm making the adjustment.
Dunno? a bit? I start full length and keep trimming til they tune out whatever that maybe? My draw is 27.5" think my arrows right now are finishing out at somewhere around 29".
J
A vast array of preferences.....
My draw length is 26". I want my arrows 27-28". I'll modify point weight to obtain tune.
Draw length 27", arrows 28-29" BOP.
Wood shafts for me; I like to keep the length and point weight (FOC) pretty consistent... I'll go up or down a spine range to stay there.
I shoot a 30.5 draw and a 32" shaft.