How long should my arrows be for a 30 inch draw?

The Easton spine chart recommends a spine of 250 for a 30-inch arrow shot from a bow set at 70 pounds. Cut that arrow length down to 28 inches, and the spine chart recommends a 340 spine.

How long should my arrow be for a 28 inch draw?

around 27 inches
The standard way to measure arrow length is from the back of the point to the throat of the nock. Your draw length and arrow spine will influence your arrow length. If you’re a 28-inch draw length and want an arrow that ends at the front of the riser, your arrow length would be around 27 inches.

Should my arrow length be the same as my draw length?

Your arrow length should be longer than your draw length to allow the arrow to clear the bow or arrow rest and more importantly not to come off your rest if you over draw slightly as this could be dangerous.

How long should my arrows be for a 27 inch draw?

The arrow must be 29″ in length and supported by two points, which are 28″ apart.

What happens if arrows are too long?

For just being too long, nothing wrong happens. If, however, by being too long, the arrow’s dynamic spine is too low, then the arrows will not be accurate as they will tend to “fishtail” in flight. They will also tend to fly to the right (for a right handed archer).

How do you measure arrow draw length?

Draw Length is the distance from the nock point to the throat of the grip plus 1 3/4″. Typically, this length will also be about the same length of arrow needed by the compound archer. To measure your draw length, stand with your back to a wall stretching your arms out against the wall.

What size arrows do I need?

When selecting the correct arrow length it is recommended you have an arrow at least one (1) inch longer than your draw length. The reason for this is that as the point is always in front of the bow, you don’t want it to get caught up on the shelf or inadvertently draw a sharp broadhead onto your hand.

What weight arrows should I shoot?

If you want to target practice, you want the arrow to weigh in total (shaft, vanes, insert, nock and field point combined) around 5 to 6 grain per pound of draw weight. So if your bow has 60 lbs. of draw, you want to use arrows that weigh in total between 300 and 360 grain.

Is my draw length too long?

The bow arm should move toward the target when the shot is fired. If the bow arm drops or swings to the side, the draw length is probably too long. … No room is left for the bow arm to go forward, so it drops or swings to the side. There are other indicators that the draw length could be too long.

What is the average draw length on a bow?

But it’s not a nonissue. If you have an average draw length of 27 to 29 inches, any modern compound bow matched with a good arrow and set to 60 pounds will work just fine on whitetails, mule deer, pronghorns, and the like with whatever broadhead style you prefer, so long as your shot placement is good.

How tall should your bow be?

The overall height of the recurve bow (in inches) should be roughly your draw length plus 40in. Standard setups usually range from 66in-72in, although there is more variety for youth archers.

How does draw length affect arrow speed?

The longer your draw length, the longer your bow’s powerstroke will be – and the faster your bow will shoot. As a general rule, 1″ of draw length is worth about 10 fps of arrow velocity.

Does a shorter draw length affect arrow speed?

On the draw-length side, the data shows that higher performance bows (faster) have a slightly larger increase/decrease in arrow speed per inch of draw length than the slower bows. The faster models ranged from 9.8-11.7 fps per inch of draw length, while the two other bows ranged from 7.9-8.9 fps per inch.

What’s it called when the bow string hits your arm?

Is 70 lb draw too much?

Some shooters are capable of shooting 70, 80 or 90lbs, but most adult males shoot between 60 and 70lbs. Today’s bows are extremely efficient and 40lb compound bows are more than capable of harvesting many big game animals. For whitetail deer hunting anything above 40 lbs is fine.

How fast does a 60 lb bow shoot?

So assuming we have a bow rated 320 FPS IBO speed, an if you have a 60 lbs. version of the bow set to 28″ draw length, with some accessories on the string, a 425 grain arrow would deliver approximately 59 ft-lbs of kinetic energy at point-blank range.

How fast should my arrow fly?

The faster an arrow travels, the flatter the flight trajectory and less deviation from wind. Recurve bow arrows can travel up to 225 feet per second (fps) or 150mph while compound bow arrows can travel up to 300fps (200mph). Longbow arrows travel slower due to the weight of the arrows.

How do I know my draw weight?

The steps of measuring the draw weight on a bow:
  1. Ready your equipment: the bow and a draw weight scale.
  2. Attach the draw weight scale to the bowstring, near the nock.
  3. Raise the bow and pull it back to full draw, keeping good form.
  4. Read the measurement on the draw weight scale.

What should my draw weight be?

Build, Bodyweight and Suggested Bow Draw Weights
Type of Person/Build Weight (lbs) Compound Suggested Draw Weight (lbs)
Average Woman 130-160 30-40
Large/Strong Woman 160+ 45-55
Small/Slight Man or Older Boy 120-150 45-55
Average Man 150-180 55-65

How far will a 50 lb bow shoot?

How Far Can a Bow Shoot? | Ranges by Draw Weight (With Chart)
Bow Type Draw Weight Effective Range
40 lbs 50 – 60 yards
Crossbow 80 lbs 30 – 40 yards
150 lbs 40 – 50 yards
200 lbs 50 – 60 yards
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What is a good draw weight for beginners?

Draw weight
Archer Archer’s Weight Compound Suggested Draw Weight
Small child 31-45 kg (70-100 lbs) 15-25 lbs
Large child 45-59 kg (100-130 lbs) 25-35 lbs
Small woman 45-59 kg (100-130 lbs) 25-35 lbs
Average woman 59-73 kg (130-160 lbs) 30-40 lbs