Specialty Arrows

Steps

Step 1: Measure wingspan. Stretch your arms out to the side WIDE and measure middle finger tip to middle finger tip.

Step 2: Get your draw length. Divide wingspan by 2.5

Step 3: Measure your bow weight

Step 4: Check the Easton Chart below

Addy Example

Step 1: Addy is 62" (I rounded to the closes whole number)

Step 2: 62 / 2.5 = 24.8 (I'll round to 25)

Step 3: I pull 42lbs

Step 4: Check the Easton Chart below

Steps Part II

Step 5: Poundages in red are compound. The far right side is recurve. Read the corret side!! Use the chart like a plot graph to find the box that your poundage and draw length match under. 

Step 6: Check the special notes from easton and double check you are still in the same box. (You may not know the answers to point grain yet).

Addy Example Part II

Step 5: Reading the "Recurve Bow" side I am the 6th row down. Under the 25" column I am 800-700 spine.

Step 6: I am shooting 110 so I need to go up to from 42 to 45lbs. 

BUT My Bamboo wood core Hoyt Velos limbs so now I'll subtract 5, so 45-5 = 40. I'll check the chart and i'm still within 40-43lbs! 

If I based this off of my Carbon foam core Hoyt Axia limbs I would be at 45lbs. I'd need to 720-625 spine. 

Steps Part III

Step 7: Let's look at the OCD arrow options below. At this point ANY of these options will be good for you. .005 is still a REALLY GOOD arrow. Choose based on price and whats in stock. You are welcome to check reviews. 

Addy Example Part III

Step 7: My only option are X-10s because no one in the top rankings shoots anything but. 

Steps Part IV

Step 8: POINTS

More point weight provides: better stability in the wind, will make an arrow stiffer if needed when tuning,  

I recommend less point weight if you are trying to make distance. Heavier weight will pull your arrow down. 

If you are not trying to make distance 100-120 break-off points work best. Then we can tune. 

Recommended points are often located when you scroll down the page under "Customers Also Bought"

Step 9: Nocks

You you group in the yellow and break nocks often purchase pin inserts and pin nocks

I almost always recommend small groove (.088) nock size. This also depends on the number of strands in your string. Most if not all of you should be using small grove. 18 strands or less will be small groove. 

Addy Example Part IV

Step 8: POINTS

Easton sells Steel break-off 120 points. I used those for a long time.

Now I use tungston break-off points from ShoreShot Archery. I buy 120s and cut off a piece to make it 110. 

Step 9: Nocks

You bet I break nocks!! Even at 70m!! I purchase the pins specifically made for X10s. I use Beiter #1 pin nocks. 

Beiter is always best in my bias opinion!!

Addy Example Part V

Step 10: Fletching

I use spin wings 

Range O' Matic Brand in 1 3/4" 

Other Brands: KSL - Nick uses these

Spider Vanes - They have shiny/ metallic ones!!