4 Tips for Choosing Arrows

Choosing the right arrow can be a daunting task. There are many things to consider like the spine, weight, and length of your arrow. With this post, I will list some tips on how to choose the perfect arrows for your setup.

Tip One: Measuring Your Arrow length

First, we need to figure out the length of your new arrow. An archery pro shops would take a measurement arrow and have you pull back your bow with a safty release. he or she would then take the measurement that is a 1inch away from the riser (for safety purposes).

You can also do this a home with a non-cut arrow and a silver Sharpie. Go ahead and pull back your bow with the non-cut arrow loaded. MAKE SURE NOT TO RELEASE! Then have a friend mark 1 inch past your riser. Let down, then measure the distance from the end of the nock to your marking. This will be the length you need to cut your arrows

Tip 2: Your Draw Weight

Over all this is an easy step. If you don't remember your draw weight that's okay! To figure out the draw weight, I recommend using a bow scale.There are other ways to figure out your draw weight but it risks messing up your current setup. You can find YouTube videos about this. I personally do not recommend this method.

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Tip 3:Choosing Your Arrows

There are many different arrow types. What you want to consider is your budget. Low-quality arrows are at a lower price but, you risk straightness, consistency in the spine and, accuracy. These are great for a beginner who is learning!

Mid-quality arrows are somewhere in the middle. They are at a lower cost, straighter, and have a more consistent spine. This makes the arrows more accurate then the lower-quality options. I do recommend considering this quality of arrow, especially if you are a hunter or a 3D shooter.

High Quailty arrows are the most accurate and the most expensive. They are as close to perfect that we can currently get. They have around .003 stragtness making them the most accurate choice. These are usally for compittion shooters both 3D and target.

list of my favorite arrow brands:

Carbon Express,

Black Eagle

Gold Tip

Easton

Tip 4: Calculating Arrow Spine

The spine is the measure of the arrow stiff ness. When the arrow is shot it curves through the air instead of remaining straight. The back end of the arrow tends to travel faster than the front of the arrow. It is very dangerous to have a spine too weak for a bow's poundage. In extreme cases, The arrow could explode while leaving the bow.

Spine rating measures the arrow's stiffness. The spine having a high number means that the spine is weaker. A weak spine couldn' handle a heavy draw weights. If the spine has a lower number; then the spine will be stronger. A smaller number means it can handle a higher poundage. To calculate this we refer to charts that are specific to the sometimes to the brand and somtimes arrow type.

Heres an example, imagine you are a hunter and you want to get Easton FMJs. You have a 60 pound bow and, you need your arrows cut at 27 inchs. You would then find the chart online for your arrows. Here is the chart for the Easton FMJs.

If you were planning, to stay at 60 pounds, I would choose the 57-61 poundage range. If you were planning to go up in weight I would choose the 62-66 range. For this example let's say you are staying in the 57-61 pound range.

Let's say you want to stay in the 57-61 poundage range for now. Now go to the 27 inch column on the 57-61 row. You can see that the spine you need is 400 or 390

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