Shaft length, point weight, and spine

[Ray Johnson]

  I just bought a brand new Super Shrew 11 from Kustom King Archery. I have two dozen full length Easton ST Epic .500's that I was shooting out of my 44# BW recurve. With 175gr tips, those arrows flew great from that BW. I was hoping to be able to use those same arrows for my Shrew.  They were weak with 175gr up front. I put 125gr fp on and they flew like darts, just hitting 4" high. The arrows with 175gr tips weight 450gr. I like having my arrows full length because I shoot 3 under and my point on is like 25-30 yards. I can either use the arrows as they are with 125gr tips and they weigh 400gr or I can cut some off the shaft to get the 175's to tune. The bow is 45#@28". I draw 28". I'm leaning towards cutting a little off the shaft because I like hunting with my 175gr Simmons Tiger Sharks. How much would I have to cut do y'all think? Would an inch do it? If I had to cut more than that then I might stick with keeping them long with a lighter point weight. Thoughts?

[katman]

Not sure on how close to center shrew is cut but closer it is the less you will need to cut. My guess is not more than 1/4 - 1/2" for 50gr. That won't effect point on much. Won't know to you try it with one.

[Car54]

I don't have an answer for you, but,  you might have to sacrifice one arrow to find out.  Good luck to ya.

[Ray Johnson]

Thanks, yea, I'll just have to play around with it. I like shooting the full length shafts but an half inch to an inch probably won't matter much.