1.) ARCHERXP - 01/12/2014

Shooting my 2007 Commander at 60#/29" DL.

I want to shoot as heavy as an arrow as possible…thinking Gold Tip Pro's in Camo, uncut 7595/300s…I think that's around 32" of arrow.

Question is, how much weight should I put in front and back to get the proper spine and FOC?

2.) Firemanj - 01/12/2014

Why are you wanting to shoot that arrow? I know it's a heavier arrow but there are heavy arrows available in your spine as well

3.) ARCHERXP - 01/12/2014

I've just developed a preference for really heavy arrows. Gold Tip in particular because of this thing that somebody showed me about putting in a bushing in the back so you can't really robin hood it. Are there arrows out there (not aluminum) that could get me near 700 grains?

I just noticed you're in South Carolina. Which part? I grew up in Dalzell and went to school in Charleston at the The Citadel.

4.) Triton Rich - 01/13/2014

[B]You could use those arrows full length (32") with a 125gr head and standard insert with pin nocks and bushings. Total weight around 530gn, spine would be near perfect, foc at 12% which is good, velocity around 230 fps which is a little pedestrian but not too bad. You could add some insert weights up to perhaps 50gns additional, this would increase the weight to 580 and put your foc at 14% and have your spine be acceptable but leaning towards weak a bit. In my opinion, 700gn is unrealistic unless you are after a bison or something. That would also have your speed at 180something which is getting pretty slow. I would stick with the 530gn option which is plenty for anything on this continent.[/B]

5.) ARCHERXP - 01/13/2014

Thanks for the info :hb:

6.) bluecat - 01/13/2014

You can also add weight tubes to your arrows that would increase overall weight without affecting the spine of your arrow or overly weighting the front or back. I'm not sure shooting a full length arrow is the answer though. Now your messing with arrow flight to increase weight.

If you want to see what I'm talking about without buying the weight tubes just yet, just cut some paracord to the length of your arrow and drop it in. Your arrow is now officially heavy but you haven't affected the FOC too much.

7.) Triton Rich - 01/13/2014

[B] You could always get some 200 spine shafts with some custom cast iron inserts! :-) [/B]

8.) ARCHERXP - 01/13/2014

hahaha :tu:

9.) Firemanj - 01/17/2014

Sorry Archer been busy. I live in the upstate(greenville). I prenobbed at the Citadel but got a golf scholarship to another school so went there instead. My dad is a Citadel Alumni(Oscar company). If I could do it over I would've given up my other scholarship offers to go there because I probably would've actually finished plus I got burned out on golf while I was playing in college. Hind sight is 20/20 though.

10.) ARCHERXP - 01/18/2014

I stuck with around 450 gns lol

but i do appreciate everybody's help :-)

11.) ARCHERXP - 01/18/2014

OSCAR CO? Me too! '05 though

that's pretty cool. Learn something new about y'all.

I'm also a firefighter, on the volunteer side. Haven't been able to pull myself away from the AF. I was close this past year.

12.) Firemanj - 01/18/2014

That's cool. Yeah my dad was class of 1969. Not sure if you've heard the story but dads roommate was the one that shot the billiard ball out of the cannon into the side of the ROTC building out there! Dad got in trouble by the boo a few times while he was there too. I've been a full time firefighter going on 12years at this department and was volunteering before I got on here but recently quit volunteering to have a little more free time( too many irons in the fire)

13.) Triton Rich - 01/18/2014

[QUOTE=ARCHERXP;14896]I stuck with around 450 gns lol

but i do appreciate everybody's help :-)[/QUOTE]

[B]I like that decision a lot! I didn't want to criticize, but I thought you were going too heavy. In my little opinion, 400 is the ideal weight. Little lighter for better speed, little heavier for better penetration (or bigger animals than deer). [/B]

14.) ARCHERXP - 01/18/2014

[QUOTE=Triton Rich;14903][B]I like that decision a lot! I didn't want to criticize, but I thought you were going too heavy. In my little opinion, 400 is the ideal weight. Little lighter for better speed, little heavier for better penetration (or bigger animals than deer). [/B][/QUOTE]

Yeah. When I got here to WY, I thought I wouldn't see a shot past 30 because of how windy it is out here. I didn't realize that the winds aren't the same during archery season for pronghorn and elk.

15.) ARCHERXP - 01/18/2014

[QUOTE=Firemanj;14898]That's cool. Yeah my dad was class of 1969. Not sure if you've heard the story but dads roommate was the one that shot the billiard ball out of the cannon into the side of the ROTC building out there! Dad got in trouble by the boo a few times while he was there too. I've been a full time firefighter going on 12years at this department and was volunteering before I got on here but recently quit volunteering to have a little more free time( [B][U][I]too many irons in the fire[/I][/U][/B])[/QUOTE]

hehe nice.

so far they haven't picked me up at the volunteer station here. i have all my certifications. dunno if maybe they're full up on members. i'll let you know the next time i'm in SC.