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I bought a Browning Wasp 50# 56" AMO a couple years ago and never even strung it up. I've been looking at it more and more and decided to string it up and take it out back. I dont know anything about recurves so forgive my ignorance.

I used my Carbon arrows with plastic veins. My arrows all grouped up and to the right and had erratic flight. Does anyone shoot plastic veins or is feathers a requirement for recurves?

My bow doesnt really have an arrow rest but just a ledge the arrow slides on.

Thanks for any help.
 
vanes may not be as big of an issue as your arrows being too stiff. what's the spine of your arrows you are using?
 
Your bow is probably 50#s at a 28" draw. What is your actual draw length on a recurve? It is probably different than on a compound.

Eddie is right about the arrow spine being very important.

Feathers "generally" work better when shooting off the shelf. I have used vanes successfully when shooting off an elevated rest.
 
Take a look over on tradgang.com, you'll find mountains if info ther.

I've always been one to use feathers over vanes, even when I shoot my compound (dont hate me guys), just a me thang I guess.
 
FOX FIRE said:
Take a look over on tradgang.com, you'll find mountains if info ther.

I've always been one to use feathers over vanes, even when I shoot my compound (dont hate me guys), just a me thang I guess.
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I shot feathers out of my compound too.
 
Quick question about spine weight. I shoot a 55# at 27" recurve. I've had the best consistency with Beman ICS 400 shafts, although even after as long as I have been shooting (about 4 years now), I still don't have the consistency I would like to have.

Yes, I shoot off the shelf, and yes, I replace the plastic vanes that come on the shafts with feathers.

Now that I'm down to my last three Bemans, I'm looking to buy some more arrows. Looking around at all the various spine measurements, it seems every brand has a different way of measuring their shafts. I'm wondering if there is a standard measurement that I should be looking for? If so, what is it?

Thanks,
Johnny
 
Johnny, that is a hard question for me to answer. I've notice what you said and have found that even with (supposely) the same spine between 2 different brands, actual weight of the shafts are different. I noticed with my 52#@28, I can get good flight out of GT5575 black shafts and out of the wolverine 5060(walmart) black shaft. both group with themselves 4-6" apart and both weigh different. but they are suppose to be the same spine.

maybe a little more research on the manufacturer's website for their spine chart and compare with other maker's may help match them up.

have you tried a 500 beman or easton shaft?
 
Eddie,

The only size I can find Bemans in is 350 and 400. The only Easton arrows I've shot were aluminums, which I hated with a passion compared to the trajectory and penetration I get with carbon.

Perhaps I'm looking in the wrong places?

And my confusion about spine weights is that one brand will have a 2000, 3000, 4000 series set of shafts, another brand will have a 300, 350, 400 series, etc....what the hell does it all mean??? lol

Again, I'm not frustrated at all with the performance that I've been able to achieve. With my Bemans, I have hit the bail 1 out of 4 shots...AT 67 YARDS.

Those are what old Roy out at OHLBC will call a "novelty shot," (there is no way I would take a shot that far at a live animal), but get me in under 30 yards and I can get five arrows in a pie pan, under 20 yards and I'm making 2" groups all day long.

Like I said, problem I'm having is consistency. Maybe I just shouldn't be so hard on myself on those "off" days when I'm making careless mistakes...

Johnny
 
lower the number, stiffer the spine is the way I look at it. shorter the shaft, stiffer the spine. it's one of those ' make an educated guess of which one to try then experiment' deals. when I find which shaft I want, I buy several for back ups.

if you are shooting that good, dont be hard on yourself. if you are having a bad day, STOP SHOOTING. you will give yourself bad habits.
 
You need to be shooting feathers "off the shelf". The feathers collapse as they leave the bow it will greatly improve their flight and help you to shoot better.
 

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