Hi There.
I have been shooting 11/32 wooden arrows 55-60 lbs out of my Covert Hunter, (43lbs@29) for about 2 years now, they shoot very well (roughly 177fps) and want to move to carbons or aluminum arrows.
I call my aiming style unconscious gapping, by that I mean I do not consciously use or see the point of the arrow.
What I want to achieve is for the carbon arrows to have the same speed as the wooden arrows so I can continue shooting the way I currently do
The woodies weigh around 522gn.
The carbons I initially used were 28" GT Traditional 300 spine 8.6 GPI, these were lighter and faster than the woods, (196 fps), so I thought I'd need to achieve the same mass as the wooden arrows to get the same cast
I went up to 400 spines 9.3 GPI, with 100gn inserts and 145 point weight, The total arrow weight is now 530gn. I have ordered some 125gn to bring the total weight down close to 510
The new carbons were tested at up to 20 yards and I was relatively happy with the results.
If I shoot the carbons and woodies during the same session the carbons would hit what I was aiming at and the woodies would group 10 o'clock from what I'm aiming at.
This puzzled me as I've shot the woods for many years and have not changed the bow set up for the carbons, could it be caused by the different picture my brain is having to deal with?
Can anyone tell me if what I'm trying to do is possible and what could be the reason for the 10 o'clock grouping for the woods?
I'd really appreciate any help or comments
I have been shooting 11/32 wooden arrows 55-60 lbs out of my Covert Hunter, (43lbs@29) for about 2 years now, they shoot very well (roughly 177fps) and want to move to carbons or aluminum arrows.
I call my aiming style unconscious gapping, by that I mean I do not consciously use or see the point of the arrow.
What I want to achieve is for the carbon arrows to have the same speed as the wooden arrows so I can continue shooting the way I currently do
The woodies weigh around 522gn.
The carbons I initially used were 28" GT Traditional 300 spine 8.6 GPI, these were lighter and faster than the woods, (196 fps), so I thought I'd need to achieve the same mass as the wooden arrows to get the same cast
I went up to 400 spines 9.3 GPI, with 100gn inserts and 145 point weight, The total arrow weight is now 530gn. I have ordered some 125gn to bring the total weight down close to 510
The new carbons were tested at up to 20 yards and I was relatively happy with the results.
If I shoot the carbons and woodies during the same session the carbons would hit what I was aiming at and the woodies would group 10 o'clock from what I'm aiming at.
This puzzled me as I've shot the woods for many years and have not changed the bow set up for the carbons, could it be caused by the different picture my brain is having to deal with?
Can anyone tell me if what I'm trying to do is possible and what could be the reason for the 10 o'clock grouping for the woods?
I'd really appreciate any help or comments