gold tip hunters?

[oldgun]

Have just picked up some gold tip hunters 5575 carbon arrows. shooting out of my 52# recuvre with 100 gr. 2 blade would you add some weight to the broadheads? and how much? Living here they were all that I could buy. I'm just concerned about a clean kill. Not a problem hitting the spot that I aim for just wondering if this setup will do the job? I could go back to the alum. arrows but was trying to pick up some speed. I've got these blades very sharp and they fly true. Here's hopeing for my first whitetail this fall.

[voodoofire1]

UMmm...... How do they fly now?... and how much do they weigh?, I just built a 3pc. hybid that's pretty quick, 53@28 and I'm shooting 30" GT 55-75 traditionals (at 28") with the aluminum insert and 145gr. up front....I believe they weigh 488gr. and they fly perfect. you should have no trouble with that setup...... IF... they fly good, and you do your part, but with the caliber of deer around your parts, and especialy if your after a bruiser, I'll bet a little more weight wouldn't hurt.

[BT]

The stated weight on shafts (by and large) is put there for compound value scale.
Add 5# to your stick bow eight to determine the right shaft.

In your case, you end up with 57# which falls right in the spine range for that arrow

You have a big margin for head weight with that shaft, so you could go way up in head weight or stay right where you are.
I would start at 125 minimum but thats me.
The 100 will (I would imagine) work fine on a 29" shaft

[maricar]

Gold Tip Arrows are the leaders and originators of graphite arrow technology. Gold Tip Arrows have sizes of arrows that will meet the your needs, rather your a beginning shooter shooting the Lightning or Falcon arrows.

[smj]

I shoot 5575 shaft out of my 50 pound longbow - with 145 grain tips on them. The added weight, or mass, on the shaft is a good thing for a hunting shaft. As pointed out above, the arrow needs to fly right for you! You can try starting with 125 grain, but certainly give the 145 grain tips a try if the arrow flight seems a bit stiff with the 125 tips. You can also try a small change in the brace height as part of the tune, and the pad on the arrow rest, above the shelf. They can both contribute to unstable flight. An arrow that is more stiff can gain a lot by having a clean "center shot" off the bow. Lowering the brace allows a bit more energy on the arrow - although I wouldn't go so low that it starts to beat up your wrist! (stay within the spec of your bow!) Last, of course, also try moving the nock point up and down your string bit each way.

I like Gold tip shafts, and have shot the hunter shafts a lot and have few complaints with them.

[tomwisconsin]

I shoot a recurve with 43# draw wt. Here is my set up.

GT expeditions hunters 3555
Spine 0.500
Straightness 0.600 +/-
30” cut to cut
30.75 inches BOP
7.4 gpi
222 grains
9 gr nock
6.9 gr fletching
100 gr brass inserts
125 gr steel adaptor
175 gr Abowyer Brown Bear single bevel
brass washer 5 gr
Balance pt 24.75 “
FOC 30.48%
645-650 gr total wt

[SPIKER]

Hey Tom, welcome to the forum.