About to pull the trigger on a Mathews V3-31. Draw length 28 and will be pulling about 65 lbs. My previous bow was a Triax and I was shooting Easton Hexx 330's cut to 27.25", which put me right around 420 grains. With the new bow, I am wanting to be 550+ grains and 16%+ FOC.
In preparation I built Easton Axis Match Grade 300 spine. Cut them to 26.75", installed Ethic Archery 100 grain half-outs and planned on shooting a 125 grain head. The added length of the insert brought me back to my normal arrow length. When I ran the numbers through Archers Advantage and OT2, it seemed to be a pretty good setup according the their charts. Not AA is showing them to bee too stiff. OT2 is showing to be on the stiff side of optimal. Did I mess up or should I try out the arrows before starting over?
I just got turned on to Ranch Fairy and thinking I may need to go to a 28" to 29" arrow (all measurements given thus far are shafts only). Running the numbers again on AA and OT2 in the Axis 300's at 28" with 225 grains up front would put me at about 560 grains and 17% FOC. Then I started looking at the Hexx's again.
AA and OT2 are all over the place with the spine and not sure if I should go 330's or 260's. I used 275 grains upfront for the Hexx's. The 330's show to be optimal in AA and weak on OT2. The 260's show to be stiff on AA and on the borderline stiff on OT2. Both put me at around 550 grains + and over 20% FOC, which I would like. If I were to go with the Hexx's should I start with the 260's and test them at different weights or stick with Axis in the 300's and test those out first. Personally, I prefer the 6mm shaft over the 5mm but really don't have a reason why.
Pictures attached of the results from both programs and sorry for being so long winded.
In preparation I built Easton Axis Match Grade 300 spine. Cut them to 26.75", installed Ethic Archery 100 grain half-outs and planned on shooting a 125 grain head. The added length of the insert brought me back to my normal arrow length. When I ran the numbers through Archers Advantage and OT2, it seemed to be a pretty good setup according the their charts. Not AA is showing them to bee too stiff. OT2 is showing to be on the stiff side of optimal. Did I mess up or should I try out the arrows before starting over?
I just got turned on to Ranch Fairy and thinking I may need to go to a 28" to 29" arrow (all measurements given thus far are shafts only). Running the numbers again on AA and OT2 in the Axis 300's at 28" with 225 grains up front would put me at about 560 grains and 17% FOC. Then I started looking at the Hexx's again.
AA and OT2 are all over the place with the spine and not sure if I should go 330's or 260's. I used 275 grains upfront for the Hexx's. The 330's show to be optimal in AA and weak on OT2. The 260's show to be stiff on AA and on the borderline stiff on OT2. Both put me at around 550 grains + and over 20% FOC, which I would like. If I were to go with the Hexx's should I start with the 260's and test them at different weights or stick with Axis in the 300's and test those out first. Personally, I prefer the 6mm shaft over the 5mm but really don't have a reason why.
Pictures attached of the results from both programs and sorry for being so long winded.
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