Up North Journal - Arrow Tuning, Western Hunting Workshop
Mike and Dan talk with Chris Schnur of Beyond The Ears about arrow tuning and custom tuned arrows.
- Mike had Chris set up a new dozen for his new PSE Shootdown
- Forgiveness in an arrow
- Arrow stiffness affects
- Front weight and how it affects the arrow
- Speed vs Kinetic Energy
- The bow vs the arrow, which part should you put the most thought into?
- Putting more thought process into the arrow choice
- Aluminum shafts Easton Gamegetter XX75
- Carbon shafts
- Stainless steel cores
- Parallel shafts
- Tapered shafts
- What is spine?
- How an arrow is manufactured affects spine deviance
- How broadhead air foil affects fletchings
- Trend now is going back to\xa03 or 4 inch vanes
- Blazer vanes developed for whisker biscuits
- Helical vs offset vanes
- Arrow components are often overlooked
- New technology
- Grouping 20 yards in a 8 inch pie plate
- Why custom vs boxed arrows
- Crossbow bolts
Western Hunting Clinics
- How they got started at the shop
- What type of gear are they offering
- Workshops that teach them the gear they should consider
- Helps to prepare them for the extreme conditions they will endure
- Western hunts vs Mid-west hunts
- The elk\xa0calling academy
Mike drew a Michigan Elk Tag!
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