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    • dlbarr
        February 16, 2016 at 2:51 am
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        #2613

        My 11 yr old daughter has a 18″ draw length and a 25-30 lb recurve. Do I presume correctly that a 5/16″ shaft in 30-35 spine weight to be correct for her & her bow?

      • Stephen Graf
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          February 16, 2016 at 11:13 am
          Post count: 2429
          #15141

          That’s a big range of draw force on that bow. Not that it matters much. If she is pulling 30 pounds, then yea, sounds like you have it about right.

          If she is pulling a lot less than 30 pounds, then you might consider just getting the kids arrows from 3Rivers. They run pretty cheap and work pretty well. At least till you find out if archery is gonna stick.

          If the bow is truly pulling 30 pounds at 18 inches, that means it’s pulling at least 50 pounds at 28 inches. Might be a bit much bow for an eleven year old.

        • David Coulter
          Member
            February 16, 2016 at 2:12 pm
            Post count: 2293
            #16549

            Those kids arrows from 3Rivers are great. They are very long, too, so if you break one, there’s room to put on a new point. Also, I got Warrior Carbon Shafts and made arrows for my wife’s Bodnink Little Stick, which I think is 25 or 30# and they work really well.

            Have fun, dwc

          • Ptaylor
            Member
              February 16, 2016 at 5:38 pm
              Post count: 579
              #18097

              If you’re shooting aluminums go for 1716s if you’re shooting wood I don’t know.

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