Overrated or Underrated? Heavy Arrows

So, what is taken into account a heavy arrow? Personally, I think about an arrow setup as “heavy” when it crosses 500 grains of complete arrow weight with a excessive Ahead of Heart proportion (F.O.C.). Whole arrow weight is the measurement from tip to tail of the projectile and the parts concerned. 

This consists of the broadhead, insert, carbon to carbon grains per inch (GPI), and the nock. Most whitetail looking arrow setups common 400-450 grains and with the raging comeback of heavy weight arrows, it isn’t unusual to seek out hunters constructing 500, 600, and even heavier weight arrows for large sport animals. 

In 2020, I discovered myself experimenting with a 545 grain arrow. In 2023 I selected a 603 grain arrow to take to the sector within the fall. In the present day, I’ve settled in between with a complete arrow weight of 573 grains, a candy spot for my private setup and elegance of shut encounter whitetail bow hunts.

For some bowhunters, the heavy weight arrow might sound like a brand new motion, however for others, it is a debate that has been fueled by bowhunters for many years. Imagine it or not, years in the past, heavy arrows have been as soon as frequent in quivers throughout the nation. 

Because of the lack of know-how and superior, light-weight supplies, corresponding to carbon fiber, hunters usually discovered themselves afield with a quiver stuffed with arrows just like the Aluminum Easton XX75 Gamegetter. A legendary arrow that has arguably taken extra wild sport than every other arrow made. It might safely be thought of the Mike Tyson of heavy hitting aluminum arrows. 

These aluminum projectiles sported a hefty GPI that ranged from 10.6 in a 500 backbone arrow as much as 13.3 GPI in a 300 backbone. Subsequently, complete arrow weight was inherently excessive whether or not you deliberate it to be or not. 

When gentle weight carbon fiber arrows hit the market, the archery trade swung like a pendulum, shortly swinging the development  from heavy hitting, sluggish and regular setups to gentle weight, flat taking pictures, overdraw, pace setups. Humorous sufficient, many years later, we discover ourselves swaying again in the direction of a heavy arrow development.