Yes, I trawled the first 3 pages on this board and saw no mention of what I'm about to ask.
I'm hoping to score some 2nd hand A/C/E's by the weekend. They are 28 3/4" 470 spine with 100 gr points. I'm going to re-sock/re-fletch them to my usual colour scheme with 1.5" Bohning Shield X-Vanes & replace the G-nocks with pins....
1) How do you decide what distance to use between the nock-end & the start of the vane?
- is it purely down to personal preference or is there a 'magic formula'? Or at least a recommended min/max?
A 470 spine is perhaps just a wee bit stiff for right now, but it's indoor season (X-Busters & 36# limbs) so by the spring I'll have my 44# limbs screwed up to (close to) max if not actually using 46# or 48# so I'm guessing I'll be roughly a hair under 50# OTF by then which should be close to OK. But in case I do some 'iceman' outdoor shoots over the winter....
2) What point-weight would 'soften' the spine closer to 520? Is 120 gr enough? That seems to be the max in Easton points but I have seen 150 (& heavier!) on the 'bay, they're 4.2 mm is that compatible? (Even the Easton website doesn't give the diameter)
Well what did you expect from me, easy questions?
I'm hoping to score some 2nd hand A/C/E's by the weekend. They are 28 3/4" 470 spine with 100 gr points. I'm going to re-sock/re-fletch them to my usual colour scheme with 1.5" Bohning Shield X-Vanes & replace the G-nocks with pins....
1) How do you decide what distance to use between the nock-end & the start of the vane?
- is it purely down to personal preference or is there a 'magic formula'? Or at least a recommended min/max?
A 470 spine is perhaps just a wee bit stiff for right now, but it's indoor season (X-Busters & 36# limbs) so by the spring I'll have my 44# limbs screwed up to (close to) max if not actually using 46# or 48# so I'm guessing I'll be roughly a hair under 50# OTF by then which should be close to OK. But in case I do some 'iceman' outdoor shoots over the winter....
2) What point-weight would 'soften' the spine closer to 520? Is 120 gr enough? That seems to be the max in Easton points but I have seen 150 (& heavier!) on the 'bay, they're 4.2 mm is that compatible? (Even the Easton website doesn't give the diameter)
Well what did you expect from me, easy questions?