going from 100-125 grain bh question

[Nitro1970]

If they shoot good at that length they are, why cut them? Are they so long they are in the way? If they spine right at that length... leave them be. I didn't know there was a hard and fast rule about arrow length.

[casilva43]

You measure your arrows from the valley of the nock to the tip of you your arrow not counting broadhead or field point. That is probably why you have a odd length on your arrow measurement. The length depends on your equipement. New bows with the newer risers can shoot arrows which are a little shorter than the draw length. Lots of folks prefer to have their arrows cut so their is a little extra in front of the shelf. They don't want the broadhead when at full draw to come up on top of the shelf. Older bows with older rest will not allow for an arrow to be cut so short that the head can come up on the riser or there will be a clearance issue.

[apostle1973]

i shot 29inch arrows with 100grain tips and the fly great,even shot uncutarrows with100 grain feild points and they fly the same.so i dont know what the big deal o arrow length is?

[Spoken0313]

If they shoot good at that length they are, why cut them? Are they so long they are in the way? If they spine right at that length... leave them be. I didn't know there was a hard and fast rule about arrow length.

This original question wast about the arrow length


Gone flingin arrows be back when I'm done...

[BRobbins]

I shoot beman ics hunter 400 I was shooting 100 grain and went to 125 grain at 40 yards I dropped less than 2 inches just a slight adjustment on my sight I was fine

same here

[Nitro1970]

This original question wast about the arrow length


Gone flingin arrows be back when I'm done...

Uhh yeah I know. I wasn't the one saying cut them they're to long either.

[Spoken0313]

Uhh yeah I know. I wasn't the one saying cut them they're to long either.

Uhh ok.


Gone flingin arrows be back when I'm done...

[jathomas437]

[QUOTE=casilva43;4264456]You measure your arrows from the valley of the nock to the tip of you your arrow not counting broadhead or field point. That is probably why you have a odd length on your arrow measurement. The length depends on your equipement. New bows with the newer risers can shoot arrows which are a little shorter than the draw length. Lots of folks prefer to have their arrows cut so their is a little extra in front of the shelf. They don't want the broadhead when at full draw to come up on top of the shelf. Older bows with older rest will not allow for an arrow to be cut so short that the head can come up on the riser or there will be a clearance issue.[/QUOTE]

THIS is why newer bows are designed with such large shelfs built into the riser.

A shorter arrow means less weight and more speed and increased spine.

[Dave]

I figured that's what you were talking about. But there are those that like a heavier arrow and I'm not a fan of my broadhead coming inside of my riser when I'm at full draw. 2 inches of shaft will be less than 20g of weight and probably won't be measurable on a chronograph on speed, maybe 2 fps.

[jathomas437]

To each his own I suppose, however I could argue if you want a heavier arrow, there are many GPI options when it comes to arrows. Some very light (as low as ~6 gpi) intended mostly for target/3D shooting which are very fast but low kinetic energy, and some very heavy (up to ~10 gpi) intended for hunting and having greater kinetic energy, yet slower to reach the intended target. Bottom line: it just ain't cool to have too much arrow sticking out in front of your bow. Get the arrow that fits your bow specs for pete's sake!