Tuning arrows for a long bow. A process that worked for me.

[twisted hickory]

I just finished tuning a set of this falls huNting/practice arrows. I always wondered how bare shafting would work. Here is what I did.
1. Get finish on arrows as well as points full length. 32 in.
2. Shot them. The first round they were really weak at 20 yards. They shot 2 foot to the right ( I am right handed).
3. I took points off and cut .25 inches off them till they were near where I was aiming at 20 yards.
4. Backed out to 25 then 30 yards. Had to cut another 3/8 inch off them.
After all this the arrows hit where aiming at 30 yards if my release is good.
Tomorrow I will begin fletching them. Btw, one of the arrows had to be cut 1/2 shorter than the rest cause I hit wood and busted off tip .it shoots a bit stiff. Surprising how half inch makes it shoot stiff.
Hope someone else can use this to get clean arrow flight. Now I just gotta get within 20 yards of a deer
Greg
Greg

[JW_Halverson]

Yup, that's bareshaft tuning alrightey! 

[Fred Arnold]

I agree.Now just add another 25gr to the tip of that short one too and you're set to go.

[JW_Halverson]

Good point, Fred (pun intended).  A little extra weight in the tip will bring that one back into the fold with the rest of the set.  No sense having an odd arrow in the quiver. 

[twisted hickory]

I got a 145 which will go on the stiff arra.
I have never bare shaft tuned w a long bow before. Surprising how well they fly without feathers to 25 yards. Good release is important.

[JW_Halverson]

Theoretically an arrow that is long enough and with enough of a forward-of-center balance point would not need fletching.  However, it may inconvenient carrying 7 ft long arrows.