I will finally be ordering a Bodnik Slick Stick over the weekend and thought I may as well sort some arrow specifications out in preparation. I'd appreciate a sanity check and help for choosing shaft spine please.
In case you are not familiar with the model, the Slick Stick is a one-piece bamboo limbed 58" reflex-deflex, shoot off-the shelf bow. It will be 30lbs at 28". Recommended brace height 7.25"
My target recurve draw length is 28.5". As I will be trying a new anchor point for this trad bow, I would guess that the DL would change to about 29.5"
I plan to buy German Spruce 5/16 shafts and use them uncut at 32". No idea what grain points yet!
I mailed Bodnik with this query a few days ago but no reply yet; last time I queried them about something else they were really quick to reply but I guess they're snowed under at the moment. I went on to have a look at the Longbow Shop spine table and thought I was getting there until I noticed their chart referred to DL not arrow length and no reference to weight on the fingers..... so i do feel as if I'm guessing not making an educated choice...
Their table suggests, that for a 30-35lb bow in the American Flatbow/Fieldbow/Recurve group (all one category?!) with a draw of 29" -> 40/45lbs spine and 30" -> 45/50lb spine. Does this sound about right? If so I guess i would go for the higher rating?
I was further bemused by another shop web site saying take 5 to 10 lbs off the weight of the bow (unless they meant + instead of - lol).
I don't know what to believe - so all help appreciated!
Thanks
In case you are not familiar with the model, the Slick Stick is a one-piece bamboo limbed 58" reflex-deflex, shoot off-the shelf bow. It will be 30lbs at 28". Recommended brace height 7.25"
My target recurve draw length is 28.5". As I will be trying a new anchor point for this trad bow, I would guess that the DL would change to about 29.5"
I plan to buy German Spruce 5/16 shafts and use them uncut at 32". No idea what grain points yet!
I mailed Bodnik with this query a few days ago but no reply yet; last time I queried them about something else they were really quick to reply but I guess they're snowed under at the moment. I went on to have a look at the Longbow Shop spine table and thought I was getting there until I noticed their chart referred to DL not arrow length and no reference to weight on the fingers..... so i do feel as if I'm guessing not making an educated choice...
Their table suggests, that for a 30-35lb bow in the American Flatbow/Fieldbow/Recurve group (all one category?!) with a draw of 29" -> 40/45lbs spine and 30" -> 45/50lb spine. Does this sound about right? If so I guess i would go for the higher rating?
I was further bemused by another shop web site saying take 5 to 10 lbs off the weight of the bow (unless they meant + instead of - lol).
I don't know what to believe - so all help appreciated!
Thanks