arrow help

[KAJ]

i have 12 x7's alluminium/carbon and i have been beginning to wonder if my arrows are too light. My club has alot of wind so when everyone shoots they go off a little off centre while i nearly miss the target.

I don't want to get new arrows just yet but want to increase the weight of my arrows. Any ideas?

[wiggles]

Recurve or compound, poundage, draw length, arrow size, point weight, arrow weight? Things you need to tell.

[Jay.G]

need more details.

[Progen]

Do you almost miss the target ALL the time or only once in a while? Could also be due to tuning problems which show up in greater extent at longer distances.

[KAJ]

my bow poundage is 30 pounds, arrow size is 16-14s i dont know how heavy the point is....its a recurve. draw length is something like 27" i think lol....my sight was bent before but i fixed that now so yeah but it is just the fact of my arrows will be blown more to the left or right (depends on wind direction) more than other archers arrows.

[Progen]

I don't think it's the arrows being too light that's the problem although it is in a way. It's your poundage. With low poundages, the arrow speed will be relatively slow plus your trajectory will need to be quite high too. That'd subject your arrows to quite a bit of drifting. I'd suggest you worry about arrow weight when you've upgraded your poundage BUT don't be in a hurry to go up in weight if you've only just started not too long ago.

ps.

You need to do a little homework on archery, KAJ. Those figures you've given are very confusing. You mentioned 12 X7 aluminium / carbons. X7s are Eastons aluminiums, no carbon outside or inside. Pure aluminium. 7178-T9 aerospace alloy, according to Easton.

As for your arrow length, are you sure it's 16 or 14? And what kind of unit of measurement did you use? You did say your drawlength's around 27 inches so how can you shoot a 16 inch arrow? We're not talking about crossbow bolts here, are we? And even they come in 20 inch lengths. :lol:

It'd do you lots of good to know your equipment well, especially if you're planning to upgrade to higher end stuff in future. Not every proshop fella can be trusted. Some can't be bothered and some will misquote so it's best you know your stuff.

[KAJ]

k thnx a heaps. i will look into it in detail.

[StevenB]

why don't you ask for help at your club?

[frommy]

And also use the English language.

http://www.archery-forum.com/viewtopic.php?t=94541

And also enjoy this place as well.

:angel: