Actually, we still shoot them. Mine is about a one inch overdraw. Mine is a Drop Zone and a lot of people shoot Whisker biscuits. I think they are behind the shelf. Before carbon, you had to shorten an arrow to make it stiff if you wanted to shoot a light arrow like a 2312 or 2213, etc. at enough poundage to shoot in the high 60's or better. I shot anywhere from 75 to 80 lbs with 2312's and 2215's. They were 26 to 26 1/2 inch arrows. I hunted with the 2215's and they weighed 450 grains. The 2312's with carbon inserts were just over 400 grains. When carbon arrows came along, I could shoot a 28 inch arrow tht weighed far less and was plenty stiff without the overdraw. I loved them during their time. They had a bad rap as far as being difficult to shoot, but I never saw it. I shot them WELL, and I'm no pro.
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Since a lot of rests have a 1 inch overdraw like Tuthdoc said, it is real easy to set up bows and cut arrows to proper length,( to my liking anyway).
Assuming that the draw-length on the bow is set according to AMO specs, the arrow will be 1 3/4 shorter than the draw- length on the bow which puts the end of the arrow at the pivot point of the grip and gives you a 1 inch overhang.
27 inch draw= 25 1/4 arrow
28 " " = 26 1/4 arrow
29 " " = 27 1/4 arrow
28.5 " " = 26 3/4 arrow
On Mathews bows, the draw-length is USUALLY 1/2 inch long, so the arrow on a 28 inch Mathews bow would have to be 26 3/4 inches to give you a 1 inch overhang when using a rest that has a 1 inch overdraw.
This formula is generally pretty darn accurate if D.L. is set right.Comment
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