Tuning question for Recurve

[Engine Co. 29]

Almost everyone I know, starts out by shooting over-spined arrows. Depending on how much to center-shot your shelf is cut, I would start with a full length 500 spine shaft, with 125 grain points. Like was said before, if your tips are built up, a fast-flight, or dyna-flight string, will also give you much better performance. Your draw length will also have an influence on your flight.

[Loreva13]

I don't know where you are at, but the best piece of advice I can give you is to find an experienced trad guy in your area to help you through all this. It will greatly lessen the learning and frustration curve!

Bisch

This is very sound advice. If possible get with some experienced guys to help you out. In addition, I have found traditional shooters to be more willing to help and more down to earth.

All the advice thus far is on point!

Good luck!!!

[PineyWoodsBow]

Bow isnt in the video so dont know if this helps but this is the setup

https://vimeo.com/120715951

[Limbwalker]

Pineywoods, ease on out to Columbus (about 2 hrs. from Conroe) and see me sometime. I'll get you going.

[boomer453]

pick up byron fergusons video on arrow tuning, it does a great job of walking you through the process.

[Limbwalker]

pick up byron fergusons video on arrow tuning, it does a great job of walking you through the process.

Agreed. I love all the stuff he puts out. I refer shooters to his book "become the arrow" often, and his tuning is very good too. It's gotta be for him to make those shots!

[Tracker0721]

I use 5575s cut to 28.5" with 175grn tips to get perfect bareshaft flight out of my 55lb recurve.so keeping yours 2" longer with a similar weight would be good for yours. You gotta link up with an experienced shooter though to get an idea of what your doing when it comes to tuning. It could be a slight error in your release, the arrow, your anchor, so many things. And everyone's assessment is for a right hand shooter. Just in case your one of those backwards lefties

[LeanMachine]

Just get some GT 3555s and be done with it. You can make the wrong arrow work or you can start with the correct one.

[stickbow]

too stiff initial rec good you will need 240 or more up front. you can use gold tip weight adapters brass inserts or steel broadhead inserts all found 3 rivers and they can likely assist with customer service. you are way over spined for that set up everything else will straighten out when you start getting enough point weight and foc

[ballgame]

My setup. 50lbs at 27 inches.
My arrows. Easton Axis Traditional, 400 spine cut to 29.5 inches, 75gr insert and 175gr field points.

[BowBuddy]

Just get some GT 3555s and be done with it. You can make the wrong arrow work or you can start with the correct one.

yep agree with this high FOC will work but you wont have fun at 3d shoots

[PineyWoodsBow]

Just get some GT 3555s and be done with it. You can make the wrong arrow work or you can start with the correct one.

This is what Im going to do. Thankyou everyone for the input

[PineyWoodsBow]

Well Im even more confused now! Went to the bow shop this afternoon and they put it on the scale. I am drawing at 29" which at that draw is pulling 58lbs. So im not under but over 50! 400 shouldnt be too stiff at that weight should it? After putting it on the scale they wouldnt even sell me the 500 spined arrows. I tried heavier weights and it finally straightened out at 200 grain tips. I also increased my brace height by 1/4 inch, so they are flying good now, I guess I just dont understand the theory behind it though...

[PineyWoodsBow]

Agreed. I love all the stuff he puts out. I refer shooters to his book "become the arrow" often, and his tuning is very good too. It's gotta be for him to make those shots!

Thankyou for the offer, maybe I will plan a scouting trip up at Sommerville and we can meet up sometime.

[Limbwalker]

Thankyou for the offer, maybe I will plan a scouting trip up at Sommerville and we can meet up sometime.