Light Arrow Vs. Heavy? Where Do They Impact?
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- Опубліковано 13 бер 2024
- The debate will always rage on, but light vs. heavy arrow is more than just about down range efficacy. You need to be comfortable with your arrow’s trajectory and have confidence in your sight picture. I walk through my setup on my Javaman Elkheart longbow and discuss why my arrow is so dang heavy!
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I have it the same way. With the heavy arrow you get the sightpicture you like at 10 - 15 yards, where 95% of the hunting shots is.
I’ve got 600 spine 50 grain inserts and 200 grain point and a lumnok and my arrows are 480 grains out of my 40 pound bow I’m pulling 39 at 27.5 as my draw length
One thing you better consider is that it's not just about what you like. Shot what works for you to a degree but, going to light is the same as dry firing your bow and if you don't think it matters well, just keep doing it 😂 and see how well it works out for you.
So many things you say just don't make sense. "I don't like aiming at dead space." Well, as a hunter, different distances away from your target will entail you to make those kinds of adjustments. Simple physics. There is a specific distance that a particular arrow will hit dead center, at a consistent aiming technic but as a hunter you can't rely on that for obvious reasons. Carrying several different weight arrows for different distances is not practical. And what does "dead space" even mean? Also, if a longer arrow is what it takes to hit the target with all your specs in mind why not? Using a lighter the arrow, relative to the draw poundage, you risk consistently seemingly to dry fire as well. This will destroy your bow as I'm sure you're aware. I think your struggling with how to "properly" set up your bow as a hunter. It seems your calculations and assumptions are for target shooting not hunting.
One reason you shoot so high with the light arrows is because you seem to shoot your bow more or less vertical. And that puts you eye higher up on the string. If you shoot with a fairly heavy cant to your bow, you will probably end up with your eye lower down on the arrow and you will shoot lower. That's the way I do it, mostly, but I prefer a heavy arrow, also. My first bowkill last year was at about 8 yards with a 41# Bear Takedown, and 687 gr arrows. I killed my second one at about the same range with my 45# Black Widow and the same 687 grain arrows. The thing I like about heavy arrows is the penetration. There's nothing like good shot placement, but things happen, and my second deer got hit in the shoulder, heavy bone, and I still got the deer. I doubt a light arrow would have done as well.
If you foot the 600 spine arrow with 1.5-2" of aluminum it should shoot just about like a 500 spine. Then you should be able to run a 150-200 grain point to get you where you want to be weight wise.
Good video. For me what is happening is your point on with the 400ish arrow would basically be farther back, maybe 20+25 yards. What you ended up doing for you was adding weight up front to bring your point on at 15 yards. Perfect for whitetail hunting. Good luck and have fun!
That lighter arrow would be more or less spot on shooting split finger. The only reason its hitting high is its lighter and has a flatter trajectory than your heavy setup shooting 3 under. I always use my bows weight @28 (my draw weight at my draw) to setup my arrows and its never failed to work. If Im shooting my 50# I make my arrow 500 grains +/- 10gr. Same with my 43#, will be approx 430gr and so the rest of my 60 plus bows. A longer arrow is better for stabilizing flight as well and I will only cut my shafts if my tuning bareshaft requires it to fly correctly. It works to stay within the parameters of 10gpi.
Good video man. It’s amazing how much arrow weight can decrease the gaps. I have a 10” gap at that distance with my Mushin and that’s with 33.25” 482 grain arrows. But I have a pretty low anchor which makes a big difference too.
I like 10 grains per pound. So a 43 lbs would be a 430 arrow. my 45 lb bows shoot right through whitetail, works for me. I'm 29 inch draw or a tad more. My arrow length run 31 , 32 tuned
That’s what’s great about traditional archery,for what’s works for you!👍🏹🎯
I know u say you hate long arrows, but, a long arrow will help recover quicker after a bad release or something else. The long arrow tends to be a lever, the longer it is to the feathers, the more torque it has to correct it. I shoot a 45# longbow (reflex deflex) 31" arrow with 100 grain brass and 125 broadhead with a total weight of 525'ish.
I shoot diff spines weights depending..small game wing hunting..or big game deer elk.... turk hunting starts April 13th here so I'll be going light weight for yardage..great vid..thanks
Excellent video
Good video Emrah, I definitely would rather have a 600ish grain arrow over 400 any day for my style of hunting as well. Have you tried any other shafts with a lighter gpi in 500 spine to get a 550-570 grain arrow? I’ve been shooting the Easton 6.5 bowhunter shafts recently and at a 500 spine they are 7.3gpi which is putting my arrow set up at roughly 565 grains overall. It seems to be a perfect weight for me with my bows that are similar in specs to what you are shooting.
Have u tried a fixed crawl/string walking?
I been practicing at 40 yard I literally had ppl tell me that it’s impossible for a self bow to hit that far lol 😂 I use 30 inches 500 to 700 grain wood shaft arrows hand made I find 500 to be a Good range for my bow it’s 61 inches and hits accurate up to 50 yards
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you never mentioned spine weight. .