help choosing arrows and tuning

[NV_STICKBOW]

#5262

I am fairly new to trditional archery and bowhunting, so naturally I have some questions. Right now I shoot a 58″ 55# takedown recurve. My draw weight is 50lbs with a 27″ draw length. I’m a little concerned about my shaft and tip setup. I’m getting sparratic arrow flight and my fletchings are getting chewed up off of my bear hair rest. My arrows are GoldTip 3555 carbons cut at 28″ with 100gr points. My only guess is I should be going heavier somewhere? Also, I’m not real sure where to properly place my nock or how far my string should be from the front of bow. I know these are all rookie questions and have probably been answered before, but I am new to the site and would surely appreciate your help on this journey. Thanks in advance. I love this sport!

[NV_STICKBOW]

#38919

Sorry, I probably should have asked this one on The TrailHead forum.

[purehunter]

#39053

NV-
I shoot almost the same set up but I shoot CX 250. I would recommend getting a point test kit from 3rivers. Someone with more experience than me will likely add more to your question. But my belief is that you will likely have to add alot more weight up front than you would think.

Purehunter

[Patrick]

#39066

Greetings.
What Purehunter said. Get yourself some field tips, all the way to 300/315 grains. As purehunter suggested, I’d bet you’ll be using much heavier tips than you expected, and it’ll be to your advantage for many reasons.

[Fletcher]

#39084

I agree with the other guys that it sounds like your arrows are stiff, but check the brace height first. You didn’t mention what brand or model, but something around 8 inches will get you in the ballpark. If it is lower than that, it could be the cause of your feather wear. If the brace is OK, then it is probably the stiff spine. You can go to a less stiff shaft or a heavier point. I recommend trying the heavy point first as it is a cheap way to verify a too stiff spine.

[Fletcher]

#39088

NV, measure the brace height from the string to the deepest part of the grip. For starters, locate your nocking point so your arrow nock is about 1/4 to 3/8″ above level.

[NV_STICKBOW]

#39096

Thank you guys so much for the advice. I’ll start with the heavier points and check to see where my nock and brace height are. I’ll keep you updated on my results.

[NV_STICKBOW]

#41740

Pretty good news…
I went to the local archery shop today to pick the owner’s brain with the questions I had here and what a delight he was!
He deals and tunes a sort’s of bows, but he shoots traditional so his insight was great. I was able to keep my 3555’s at the length I had, so it was on to the fine tuning. I shot a couple times with bare shafts and the nock set as I had it. The arrow was hitting the target with the knock end at almost a 45 degree angle. First he determined that my bow was really not designed to be shot off the shelf as the riser is more contoured on the shelf rather than a straight angle 90 degree cut. We took the bear hair off and put on a classy looking rest where the old spring rest was that origanally came on it. We put on a 145gr. tip vs. the 100’s I had and it helped a lot. Then he raised my nock to an appropriate level and showed me how to set the brace height. It’s at 7.5. After that the arrows were flying true and straight into the target. The owner was so gracious and willing to teach me how to do these things on my own. I bought like a starter jig from him and now look forward to fletching and on to more practice. Thank you guys for getting me to the right direction with your suggestions.

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