Another arrow question

[bowmaster12]

I know I will just have to try it and see but discussions are a good way to pass the time. Out of my new 46# bow 500 spine carbons with 100 grain insert and 200 grain tip flys as great as i can get it with my form.  I would like to shoot wood.  I have some 60-65# wood arrows already laying around do you guys think that with a 200 grain woody weight and a 125 grain head these arrows might stand a chance of flying well?

[Kelly]

One way to find out is shoot one but I'm thinking not. With just a 190 grain field point they should work well. But try one and let us know.

[Orion]

Agree with Kelly. And the wood arrow won't be a whole lot lighter than your carbon arrow because the wood shaft weighs more than the carbon shaft. 

[Wudstix]

All my experience has been with 60-70# bows, so take it for that.  My experience is with 28" arrows and 200-250 grains up front, 15-20# of spine above bow weight works pretty good.  I'm thinking that with your set-up and 325 grains 65# spine would be the lowest I'd go.

[Baylee]

Your chasing your tail trying to get a wood arrow to fly like a carbon or vice versa. If you like the way the carbon shoots, shoot carbon.Wood aluminum and carbon do not flex equally or recover from paradox the same.  A well made wood arrow is just as accurate as any carbon ever made. You can get higher FOC in a wood arrow but not nearly as much as a carbon. There's no way around the weight issue. A high FOC wood arrow will be heavy period. The good news is it's not needed. 

[bowmaster12]

It sounds like i will be able tobuse the wood arrows i already have, with less added point weight than I thought. It all comes down to trying and thats the fun part.  A test pack of woody weights is a whole lot cheaper than a test kit of wood arrows then buying another dozen of arrows.   Looks like I get to start of the new year with a new experiment.

[durp]

Don't know what your DL is but if you can use 29 in shafts I'll send you some of my broken 60/65 shurwoods...I shoot 30 inch shafts so they be ures if u can use em