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Help with Spine

Messages posted to thread:
Bowhunter 16-Jul-18
Andy Man 16-Jul-18
Pdiddly 16-Jul-18
Kent Alan 16-Jul-18
Pdiddly 16-Jul-18
Sharky 16-Jul-18
Dkincaid 16-Jul-18
fdp 16-Jul-18
2 bears 16-Jul-18
From: Bowhunter
Date: 16-Jul-18




I have shot 65lbs Bear Takedown for years. With that, I have used Gold Tip 55/75 and they flew great. I've had to lower my weight to 55lbs and they don't seem to fly as well (Fishtailing). Do I need to go to 35/55 or is there someone I can do to use the 55/75 that I have? I pull 30 inches and they are cut to that length. I use three fingers, one above and two below with a 145 grain (Bear)head. Shoot Left Handed.

From: Andy Man
Date: 16-Jul-18




35/55 GT

or 2016 or 2018 aluminums

From: Pdiddly
Date: 16-Jul-18




Don't shoot carbon.

If your draw is 55# at a 30" draw then 2018 or 2115's might work.

More likely your bow will like 2117's cut to 31".

From: Kent Alan
Date: 16-Jul-18




55#@30"? 35/55 may be ok but with a 145 grain head?...Agree with Andy Man in 2018s may be good; 2213s could work well. God and Christ Bless

From: Pdiddly
Date: 16-Jul-18




Sorry...meant to state I don't shoot carbon, just aluminium.

From: Sharky
Date: 16-Jul-18




IF you really want to keep those arrows GT makes 100gr brass inserts which should soften up that spine for you however you will really be increasing your FOC.

From: Dkincaid
Date: 16-Jul-18




Assuming there is an actual 10 pound difference in your weight now then you would need at least a 150grain probably 200 additional point weight to make those carbons work.

From: fdp
Date: 16-Jul-18




Fishtailing isn't in and of itself a spine issue, although it is a tuning issue.

To answer the question of whether you can or cannot use them, you are going to have to tune the bow and arrow together.

Pull all the material off the sight window. Add a piece of tape as Bob Burton would instruct, and then shoo them at a vertical line. Do they hit the line, or do they hit right or left of the line? That will be your answer. If you are left handed, and the arrows impact left, then they are weak, If they impact right, they are stiff.

Weak is easy, you just add material to the sight window, until they shoot straight. Stiff not so much. You will have to add weight to bring them in line.

You can do that in a number of ways, none of which are currently "trendy". All you need to do if you don't have an assortment of field points, is to start wrapping tape around the shaft just behind the field point. When the arrows come in line, remove the tape and the field point, and weight them. That's the weigh that you need to be shooting.

From: 2 bears
Date: 16-Jul-18




2 choices heavier point or lighter spine shafts>>>----> Ken





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