What arrow spine do you use?

[LineCutter]

It looks like the Easton tables may have more variation than makes life easy. Hence a poll.

Can you let us know the spine/point mixture that you are shooting (satisfactorily tuned) relative to the current Easton chart recommendations?

[Big Boy Blue]

Easton tables recomend an ACE 670 spine for me but I was advised to go with 620 spine which shoot very nicely and tune without any problems.

[Jerry Tee]

I shoot what the chart suggests but what actual poundage the bow ends up at can vary. Being a compound shooter I am not tied to one poundage .As long as it ends up under sixty pounds I am ok. I shoot off fingers that's why I voted in this pole.

[kato]

I think the charts get a bum rap...our releases are so individual and variable that it is bound to affect arrow velocity... and I believe it is these variations which lead to different people having to spine up or down from the charts

I suspect[but don't know] that compound shooters using release mechanisms have fewer problems when they just follow the recommendations.

[flamingbladerider]

Very difficult one to answer, because unless we try spines above and below the recommended, we dont know if one groups better than the other. Cost is the issue, so most make do with the recommended.

[radsbow]

Originally Posted by kato

I think the charts get a bum rap...our releases are so individual and variable that it is bound to affect arrow velocity... and I believe it is these variations which lead to different people having to spine up or down from the charts

I'll definately go with the above statement.

Eastons chart suggests 550 X10's, but I was not convinced, so I used TAP program and that suggested 500's would be a better option, but only ever so slightly weak! The 500's are actually ever so slightly stiff, BUT it actually depends on how sweet my loose is or not as to whether they are bang on or not!!

I can get Triple 500's to tune the exact same as X10's (depending on my loose)

I'm holding 46# using 28" arrows (nock to shaft end).

[wingate_52]

I bought my arrows a little longer than I needed, and a spine stiffer. I intended to use them with future limbs. These were purchased after about 8 weeks of shooting. The arrows are fine today with my setup. I used the Easton charts.

[Jenny]

My arrows are exactly what the charts recommend, but they are too stiff So I'm going to have to buy some new ones in the near future.

Someone, very kindly, lent me some of their arrows to try out and they are perfect for my set-up. Just got to make a trip down to KG now...

[Andyakashrek]

Exactly as stated in the chart. 2012 X7s. However I shoot #36 and 28" arrow and according to Easton that puts me at T5. 2012s are also recommended for T4 therefore 2012 X7s are recomended for #30 to #40 recurves shooting a 28" arrow. I had to increase my poundage slightly to get them to tune so they must be very stiff at #30.

[napolienne]

I'm shooting stiffer arrows than what the charts (and quicks) recommend. The Easton tables are, in my experience, rubbish. What isn't rubbish is their spine/weight comparison chart. I'd recommend to anyone buying carbons to use this. Basically you experiment (with club arrows if neccessary) until you find your perfect ali arrow. The carbon you buy will need to have the same deflection, so it reacts the same to your loose. So find your perfect ali on the chart, draw a horizontal line to the left. The carbon nearest that line should be perfect for you.

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