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Arrow Weight Preference
Posted on 7/13/14 at 3:18 pm
Posted on 7/13/14 at 3:18 pm
Do you prefer a light arrow or a heavier arrow?
What is you total arrow weight?
A lighter arrow is nice because of the speed but the heavier one has the advantage of more knockdown power.
The arrows I have now are 300gn and am using a 100gn BH. Thinking of going heavier.
I am guessing that your arrow length is directly correlated to draw length. What length arrow would you use for a 29 1/2" DL?
What is you total arrow weight?
A lighter arrow is nice because of the speed but the heavier one has the advantage of more knockdown power.
The arrows I have now are 300gn and am using a 100gn BH. Thinking of going heavier.
I am guessing that your arrow length is directly correlated to draw length. What length arrow would you use for a 29 1/2" DL?
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Posted on 7/13/14 at 3:22 pm to eyepooted
I look at the side of the box and find what size is for 72# at 27" of draw
Length is about a half inch longer that the front of my rest
Length is about a half inch longer that the front of my rest
This post was edited on 7/13/14 at 3:23 pm
Posted on 7/13/14 at 3:25 pm to eyepooted
My draw length is 29" set at 70lb, I shoot gold dot 400gr arrows with 100gr mech broadheads. Ive killed everything I've hit so for with no wounded deer that I couldnt track longer than 50 yds. I would not up the weight unless I went higher on my poundage. Dont change it if it isnt broke. Works for me, to each their own tho
Posted on 7/13/14 at 4:41 pm to eyepooted
Knockdown in an arrow is really a fallacy. Penetration and cutting surface are what kills. If your arrows/broadheads are going all the way through they have done all they can do. Speed gets you flat trajectory. Weight gets penetration(not knockdown). So as I see it, a happy medium of speed/weight and a SHARP quality head with a lots of cutting surface fills the bill.
Posted on 7/13/14 at 4:46 pm to DocHolliday1964
I always choose a heavier arrow over a light arrow. A lighter arrow will be a faster arrow, but that makes little to no difference. A heavier arrow carries more kinetic energy and has more penetration on the game animal.
Posted on 7/13/14 at 4:48 pm to TheBowhunter
A lighter arrow is also less forgiving. Lighter arrows are more easily affected than a heavier arrow if your arrow happens to barely knick a limb or something.
I don't recommend hitting any limbs at all, though haha.
I don't recommend hitting any limbs at all, though haha.
Posted on 7/13/14 at 4:52 pm to eyepooted
I think you should try 600.
Posted on 7/13/14 at 5:15 pm to eyepooted
My setup is around 480gr. Along with better penetration, a heavier arrow absorbs more energy/vibration from your bow reducing noise at the shot.
Posted on 7/13/14 at 5:32 pm to DocHolliday1964
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So as I see it, a happy medium of speed/weight and a SHARP quality head with a lots of cutting surface fills the bill.
That's a pretty good explanation. I don't have a ton of experience bow hunting, thus the reference to knockdown power.
Posted on 7/13/14 at 5:40 pm to eyepooted
With modern arrow technology and modern compound bow technology, even if you choose a heavier arrow vs. a lighter arrow, your heavier arrow will not be "slower." You might loose a couple of FPS compared to a lighter arrow, but what you gain in penetration is WAY more important than speed. The speed difference between arrows is almost negligible. The penetration is not.
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