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Originally Posted by cliveanne Although a coach,& a part-time long-bow archer (Very part-time  ) I need some advice on arrow spine to bow-weight, in fact, any advice on the arrow would be welcome.</p>
I shoot 31inch @ #50 from a 78inch Bickerstaff Yew/Hickory with Fastflight string (Made by Pip himself for the bow) can't remember what the spine is though. I have made my own arrows in the past, so there is no problem there exept spine/weight. String making (Endless loop)I can do, I have to, I own 25 trainer bows & to buy*strings*for them, I'll need a full time job to pay for them  The Flemmish I have tried once as an experiment, but it did not work out.Having watched Pip running up a Flemmish string, I gave it another go & it worked out. Trouble is...it was quite some time ago & the memory aint as good as it used to be.I* also need to pass on this advice to other (Wannabe) archers for a course I might be running next year.</p>
Thanks in advance.</p>
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Incomplete Longbow website
Selecting the spine of your arrows
The values of spines are given in pounds for a 26 shaft suitable for a recurve bow. Hilary Greenland recommends that you select arrows which are spined for two thirds or three quarters of the actual draw weight of your bow at your draw length. Quicks have provided a table based on the draw weight of the bow with values for different arrow lengths (nock to pile) from which the following is an extract:
Longbow/arrow length
................. 24" .... 26" .... 28" .... 30" .... 32"
30-38lbs - 20/25 25/30 30/35 35/40 -
38-45lbs - 20/25 25/30 30/35 35/40 40/45
45-53lbs - 25/30 30/35 35/40 40/45 45/50
53-60lbs - 30/35 35/40 40/45 45/50 50/55
60-68lbs - 35/40 40/45 45/50 50/55 55/60
The values of the spines are given in ranges of 5lbs as this is the usual accuracy at which they are sold. So if you were hoping to make a set of a dozen arrows between 34-36lbs, you will need to buy two dozen shafts!