Changing bow shelf??

[Abel]

#3168

Bow: 55lbs @ 28″, recurve, center shelf

Currently shooting:

Tapered 70-75 Cedar shafts

30.25″

225 tuffhead

Don’t know total grns

FOC=20.7%

Straight Cedar 75-80 spine

29.5″

430grns

300gr tuffhead

730grs overall

FOC= 22%

All arrows fletched with 5 1/5″ shields

I’m going to Tapered ASH shafts, and in an effort to try and up my FOC this is what i have in mind…

300grn broadheads on a softer shaft and building the shelf out as needed to help with the softness of the shaft. Also cutting the fletchings down in length. Could I drop to a lighter spine than 65, say 60-65’s and still be alright?

[Stephen Graf]

#17361

Man that’s going to be a heavy arrow Whew! I doubt you’ll gain any FOC as the ash is so much heavier than the cedar.

If it was me, I’d put those 300’s on your 80 spine cedar arrows and see what you get.

I don’t think you can build a shelf out enough to drop your spine down to 60-65, but who knows.

There’s only one way to find out… Have fun!

[Abel]

#17377

Ya, that’s one thing I’m a little afraif of, but I’d like to get somethign I trust more that Cedar, although the couple I’ve broken were glancing shots off rocks with blunt tips. I’m looking at some of the stuff on Forresters page as well.

Pretty sure I’ll be loosing FOC big time and just getting massive gains in bone busting mass.

[Vintage Archer]

#17568

Abel wrote: Ya, that’s one thing I’m a little afraif of, but I’d like to get somethign I trust more that Cedar, although the couple I’ve broken were glancing shots off rocks with blunt tips. I’m looking at some of the stuff on Forresters page as well.

Pretty sure I’ll be loosing FOC big time and just getting massive gains in bone busting mass.

JOHN There are many things we do to finesse our arrows but none supersede total arrow weight beyond 650 grain.

( minimum bone breaching threshold for arrow weight) . If you have to decide between weight and FOC go with the weight.

FOC in the 20 % range is excellent with a wood arrow.

Good luck finding a light mass weight / stiff wood arrow.:D

Shooting 300 grains up front and a wood arrow in the 700 grain area is a nice arrow.

FOC does nothing for bone breaching but is effective in soft tissue A heavy wood arrow will zip through soft tissue and have bone breaching potential.:D

[stalkin4elk]

#22038

I personally hate building out the shelf because it “feels like” you lose the ability to hold the arrow when drawing. I always end up changing to the proper shaft and go back to the full shelf. May not be what you want to hear but it may save some frustration long term.

Best of luck.

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