[mwestvang]

Henry has outgrown his longbow and his arrows. Now Papa (that's me) and daddy (Jason) are designing a three piece longbow/curve for him to grow with.

BTW he's 4 in a couple of weeks. I think carbon arrows are in the design also.

Any suggestions on carbons for a 4 year old?

Mike

 

[graysquirrel]

Carbon express predator ll on 800 spine

 

[rusty craine]

At the rate I'm going Henry and I will be shooting the same spin arrow soon.

 

[Paul_R]

Beman ICS Hunter Junior Arrows are complete but have plastic vanes.

http://www.lancasterarchery.com/beman-ics-hunter-junior-arrow.html

For raw shafts Beman Flash

http://www.bowhunterssuperstore.com/beman-flash-90013-shafts-nocks-p-1870943.html

 

[mwestvang]

I've been looking at the Beman Flash in 1200. That way we can cut them a bit for him and still have a decent spine deflection.

Mike

 

[Grantmac]

800s will be too stiff. The ICS Junior is believe it or not a 500!
The Flash is pultruded and when they break (not very strong) they turn into long sharp pieces.

The best thing I've found is the Carbon Impact Super Club. They are a real filament wound shaft that comes will components and fletched with vanes. The 5/15 spine is around 1200 I believe and VERY lightweight.

-Grant

 

[Coodster]

Grant, beman juniors are 500 spine? Wow. I thought they was 600 spine?
The warning on them says not to shoot out of bows higher than 40#.
I used to shoot 500 spine with 50-57# bow (not the juniors tho).

Chad

 

[DanaC]

What's his draw length? I'm told that at very short DL's, spine becomes mostly irrelevant (but can't confirm that...)

If true, any old shafts cut down would work.

 

[Grantmac]

Grant, beman juniors are 500 spine? Wow. I thought they was 600 spine?
The warning on them says not to shoot out of bows higher than 40#.
I used to shoot 500 spine with 50-57# bow (not the juniors tho).

Chad

I could have sworn they were just a cut-down bowhunter 500.

The reason they are marked to not shoot out of a bow heavier than 40# is because that allows the arrow manufacturer to not pay the excise tax on hunting equipment. It doesn't have anything to do with safety.

-Grant

 

[Paul_R]

800s will be too stiff. The ICS Junior is believe it or not a 500!
The Flash is pultruded and when they break (not very strong) they turn into long sharp pieces.

The best thing I've found is the Carbon Impact Super Club. They are a real filament wound shaft that comes will components and fletched with vanes. The 5/15 spine is around 1200 I believe and VERY lightweight.

-Grant

That would explain why they shoot so well from my 50# hill bows! :thankyou:

 

[Coodster]

Grant, I honestly don't know, but the tax I would undestand and releasing them of liability also.
They are great full leingth out of my finac'e and sons compound bows at 28/32# 85gr point.

Chad

 

[Matt_Potter]

I have Leo shooting the super club arrows - they work great.

 

[mwestvang]

Matt,

They look like a very good arrow but Henry is only four and occasionally he flight shoots. If you know what I mean. LOL

Need cheap in case he decides to shoot the iron deer or rock.

Mike

 

[Matt_Potter]

Flight shooting is better than squirrel hunting ;-)