Hi everyone.
I've been having this problem for a few months now, but haven't been shooting all that much in that time, so haven't been able to spend enough time trying to resolve it.
(If that makes sense).
I shoot recurve, and had been slowly improving, with handicap dropping below 40, mid - high 30s being shot in practice shoots (just to demonstrate I'm not a total beginner).
I had been having a very occasional problem with arrows catching the arrow rest and stripping or damaging a fletching. This happened maybe once every 3 or 4 dozen arrows.
After a bit of a break and not shooting much, this began to happen more often. Probably I lost some strength and technique and some mismatch in the arrows was now becoming more evident I thought.
Anyway, I have spent time trying to tune out the clearance problems - decrease poundage (limbs are at lowest setting now), decrease brace height. Nothing has really worked.
Below is a photo of the effects of a few months of shooting like this. Note the marks on the arrow rest and even the clicker. Even now it doesn't occur every arrow, but maybe 1 in 3, so there is probably some technical flaw involved, although I don't think the arrow tuning should be so borderline that half my arrows hit the riser!
The thing that's stopped me from just going out and buying arrows that suit, is that I thought I had erred on the side of too stiff when I bought these, but surely if they're catching the rest, they're too whippy.
Anyway, here are the measurements:
Arrow length = 31.5".
Bow = 38/39#.
Spine = 500 (ACC 3-28).
This should put the required arrows in the T8/T9 range, but I was told that cheaper limbs like mine aren't so efficient, so go a spine point down, so they fall in the T7/T8 category. Actually the 500s are in both of these categories.
So, my plan is to get a few arrows made up exactly the same as these, but in 440 spine (3-39).
Before anyone says, I only have 1/2" overhang past the arrow rest, so can't really stiffen these by cutting them.
So, unless I have made terrible errors with my calculations, does buying arrows a spine point up seem reasonable?
I've been having this problem for a few months now, but haven't been shooting all that much in that time, so haven't been able to spend enough time trying to resolve it.
(If that makes sense).
I shoot recurve, and had been slowly improving, with handicap dropping below 40, mid - high 30s being shot in practice shoots (just to demonstrate I'm not a total beginner).
I had been having a very occasional problem with arrows catching the arrow rest and stripping or damaging a fletching. This happened maybe once every 3 or 4 dozen arrows.
After a bit of a break and not shooting much, this began to happen more often. Probably I lost some strength and technique and some mismatch in the arrows was now becoming more evident I thought.
Anyway, I have spent time trying to tune out the clearance problems - decrease poundage (limbs are at lowest setting now), decrease brace height. Nothing has really worked.
Below is a photo of the effects of a few months of shooting like this. Note the marks on the arrow rest and even the clicker. Even now it doesn't occur every arrow, but maybe 1 in 3, so there is probably some technical flaw involved, although I don't think the arrow tuning should be so borderline that half my arrows hit the riser!
The thing that's stopped me from just going out and buying arrows that suit, is that I thought I had erred on the side of too stiff when I bought these, but surely if they're catching the rest, they're too whippy.
Anyway, here are the measurements:
Arrow length = 31.5".
Bow = 38/39#.
Spine = 500 (ACC 3-28).
This should put the required arrows in the T8/T9 range, but I was told that cheaper limbs like mine aren't so efficient, so go a spine point down, so they fall in the T7/T8 category. Actually the 500s are in both of these categories.
So, my plan is to get a few arrows made up exactly the same as these, but in 440 spine (3-39).
Before anyone says, I only have 1/2" overhang past the arrow rest, so can't really stiffen these by cutting them.
So, unless I have made terrible errors with my calculations, does buying arrows a spine point up seem reasonable?