blmarlin

Hey Fellas,
I recently got a 2008 General and the guy at the pro shop sold me on some Carbon Express Terminator Lite Hunter 6075 arrows. I have a 29-30" draw and have th bow cranked down all the way 70#. The problem I'm having is that when I move out to 30 yds I have to shoot my second pin (1st is set at 20). This doesn't seem right to me. I would think I could use one pin out to thirty on this bad boy. What are your thoughts? Is the arrow too heavy? Maybe something else, or am I just expecting too much from the bow?

NMFowler

You are expecting too much. The General is a great bow, and faster than most of its competitors, but it's not the fastest horse in the barn. I shoot an Allegiance set at 70lbs with a 29.5 draw, Terminator arrows, and I have a thirty yard pin. If you are that concerned with speed, you should have bought the 82nd Airborne. Even then, you would have a thirty yard pin. However, I bet if you compared your pin gap to say a Switchback you would notice a smaller gap between your pins.

Rob/PA Bowyer

No bow is dead on accurate out to 30 yards with a pin set for 20 yards. Even my 82nd right now shooting 330fps has a 20 and 30 yard pin and necessary for pinpoint accuracy!

blmarlin

Thanks fellas! I had a feeling that was the case. I've been hunting with a Hoyt for the past few years and I needed to use a second pin for that distance too. Guess I was basing the 30 yd one pin thing on things I had been told by other hunters. I just never took the time to look into it and assumed my bow just wasn't as good/fast.

But on the other front what do you think about that arrow choice? It weighs 9.8 grains per inch. Should I be shooting something lighter for optimum performance?

MeanV2

Rob, with all the posts I see about one pin to 30yards Ihadbegan to believe that No one else believed that!

I'm withYa Man!!

Dan

101airborne

I shoot the 101 airborne and shoot almost every day, i shoot the same pin @20yds as i do at 30 it simply takes practice your bow is capable in a hunting situation an inch or so is not that important, the i shoot a forty and a fifty

MeanV2

I don't care for hold overI've been that route. That's what I like about my HHA Optimizer Ultra. One pin out to 60 yards and dead on at each and every yard

Dan

Rob/PA Bowyer

For me it is, an inch can make all the difference in the world many times!

NMFowler

9.8 gpi is a good hunting weight. You have enough weight for efficient energy transfer, and it's not so heavy that it's completely robbing you of speed. There is always a compromise between speed and energy; you just have to find your happy medium. If you are looking for a 3D bow, I would go lighter. I use the same set up for 3D as I hunt with. My arrows are right at 10 gpi, with a 460 gr total finished weight. This is typically too heavy for 3D, but I like to shoot what I hunt with so that there are no surprises when it really counts.

steelhead777

i shoot a 9.8gpi st axis obsession also for hunting purpose and i 3d shoot with the same set up as if i was hunting.so if you are going to use the bow for hunting large game stick with the heavier arrow.