ccwhitey Posted March 2, 2011 Report Share Posted March 2, 2011 I just traded up in bows and my bow guy, who I really don't trust because he always is trying to get you to buy something, says I need to change arrows. I am now shooting the X-force Vendetta XL 35 in axel to axel with a 29 in draw set at 60 lbs. My old arrows are 340 beman ics hunters with a grain per inch of 9.3. He wants me to switch to 200 radial weaves that have a gpi of 7.5. He says that my old ones are too heavy and stiff a spine when they shot perfectly with my old parker spitfire which shot no where near as fast as this new bow. Should I go with what he says? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leo Posted March 3, 2011 Report Share Posted March 3, 2011 The Vendetta is a higher speed bow no doubt. I shoot the PSE x-weaves in my Bowtech. 30in draw, 27 1/2in arrow, 300 size,125 gr head at 67 1/2lbs. That draw weight is as high as I can go before I have spine issues with the 300s. The actual spine of the PSE 300s is .340. So the 300 PSE are the same spine as the 340 Bemans. The Bemans are heavier though so I would not expect them to act as stiff. There's a decent chance the Beman's will work fine. A serious tuning effort with the Beman's will reveal if they are in fact too stiff. If they act a little too stiff put the next size up head on them and see. Try before you buy is always a good idea with archery equipment Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisSeb53 Posted March 3, 2011 Report Share Posted March 3, 2011 you might be able to get away with keeping your arrows and shooting a lighter head Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbHunterNY Posted March 3, 2011 Report Share Posted March 3, 2011 Don't consider myself a guru at all, but here's what I think... If you're just hunting with them, a heavier arrow is really better; more penetration. The setup you're shooting now according to the beman shaft selector should be using a .400 spine, ideally. However, it doesn't say what point weight that's with, so I assume the most common 100gr head applies. If you have your poundage turned up to at least 62 lbs or changed from a 100gr head to a 125gr head, you'd be perfect. That said they're going to work fine. I know a lot of target guys that are shooting a much heavier spined arrow with poundage equal or less than what you've got. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccwhitey Posted March 3, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 3, 2011 Thanks for the imput Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcot2773 Posted March 3, 2011 Report Share Posted March 3, 2011 I was shooting a Browning Illusion set at 62lbs and with the radial weave 200's the bow tuned to the spine being too weak. Just my results on a bow that is slower than your vendetta. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Kid Posted March 4, 2011 Report Share Posted March 4, 2011 a heavier arrow will give you more penatration i dont think it would make that big of difference Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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