Selecting a bow?

[Dpowers311]

#5587

I am going to be getting a new bow. In my search for a new bow I have went to shoots and shot many different bows some longbows some recurves some one piece some 3 piece.

I currently shot a 50@28 3 piece recurve. The bows I have been trying have been 48-51@28. I have used the same arrows for all test shots.

The question I have is some bows group my 6 arrows good, some scatter arrows all around the target. This does not mean when they scatter there still grouped high, low, left or right. They are all of the above. Why is this? If it was only one of the above I could under stand it was me, the arrow stiffness or bow tuning (I want to think it is this).

Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks
Dave

[Ripforce]

#43097

It is probably the bows, I have 2 Bama longbows, my Hunter is 50@28 and my Royal is the same but they do NOT shoot like arrows the same! because of the extra limb laminations on my Royal it likes a heavier stiffer arrow, but the same arrow does not fly as well in my Hunter! I am shooting CX heritage 150s to 30 1/4 with 145pts they fly real nice out of my Royal longbow, I have even tried heavier woods and Cx 350s with real heavy points and the Royal handles them fine! My Hunter although it is 50@28 likes a lighter arrow like a GT Trad 3555! It seems that all bows are a little differant and you might have to try differant combinations to get the right arrow flight!

[LimbLover]

#43114

I echo what Ripforce said.

What arrows are you shooting? If you are perfectly tuned to a particular bow, switching to another will throw you off.

There are factors at play such as how much the bows are cut to center, arrow material, etc. Go up or down in point weight and give it a try.

[Dpowers311]

#43128

The arrows are not tuned to each bow. The bows I mentioned that I have shot were at several different shoots like Cloverdale, Kentucky Klassic and a few others. They are all new bows that the different bowyers brought.

Dave

[LimbLover]

#43161

Unless they are the same style of bow with a lot of similarities, you are going to have discrepancies in flight. Not to mention – if the grips were at ALL different – they would have been foreign to you which will cause you to make several minor adjustments to your shooting. Maybe without even realizing it.

Thickness in handle and locater depth are huge. Again…how the shelf is cut are equally huge. Some risers place the arrow really close to your knuckle. Some have a higher shelves. Some are crowned, some are not crowned as much, etc.

[Dpowers311]

#43358

So then are you just testing the feel of the bow,the grip and how smooth the draw is when you are test shooting a bows and not so much the arrow flight or grouping.

Dave

[Fletcher]

#44896

If the arrows don’t match the bow, you are pretty much just shooting for feel. There are many variables that determine what spine a bow will shoot best. Usually, the bowyer will have arrows for the bow you are trying out. He wants it to shoot well for you.

When it comes to shooting well, the arrow is much more important than the bow.

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