How to choose the BEST ARROW for Recurve, Longbow, or Selfbow

One of the most common questions I get is How to choose the best arrow for my recurve, longbow, or selfbow. Selecting the right arrow is important because a mismatched traditional bow and arrow will not perform well, shooting with erratic, fishtailing arrow flight.

One of the most important factors in picking the best arrow for your bow is arrow spine, or how stiff the arrow is. This will influence the flex of the arrow around the bow's riser. This is known as archers paradox.

In this video Clay Hayes demonstrates how arrow spine influences arrow flight when shot from a recurve bow. The weaker spined arrows will fly nock left. As we move up in spine the flight begins to correct itself. As we move to the higher spine range, we begin to get a nock right arrow flight.

The key to using an arrow test kit is to choose the arrow that flies best then make adjustments in tip weight to end up with a perfectly tuned arrow.

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