VAboy

Need some input. I finally have my Mathews set up. Rival Pro/30" draw @ 70 lbs. with a MZE rest. I have my rest at the full overdraw position. At the pro shop it shot a 27" 410 gr carbon with straight feathers 295 f.p.s. I like the speed but I' m afraid I am going to be spraying ' em everywhere unless I go with a longer arrow. I' ve never shot an overdraw. Should I have a few 27" Gold Tips made up and try it....or just move my rest closer to the riser and shoot a longer arrow? I have been shooting full length Eastons for 17 years. This drop away rest with carbon arrows is a whole new world to me. Tell me what you think.

Matt / PA

VA,
Although your new rest LOOKS LIKE a conventional extreme overdraw, it does not BEHAVE like one........The fact that it is driven away quickly and that the arrow is only in contact with it for a short period of time lends itself MUCH better to shooting shorter arrows than the old Prong Style overdraws of a few years ago where tuning was a pain, and torque is a more serious issue to consistent arrow flight.......
That said, I always set my Zero Effects up to be as close to the riser as I can get it, for a few reasons.
1. I like the stability of a longer arrow, and at 30" neither you or myself NEEDS short arrows to gain speed.
2. I still like a broadhead tipped arrow a little further ahead on the arrow shelf at full draw for piece of mind........
3. The closer it is to the riser, the less chance of hanging it up in brush or limbs when you pull it into your treestand.

I' ve gotten to the point where I don' t install the overdraw shelf at all, or mount a seperate " Hoyt Plate" on all of my bows to get the hook arm as close as I can, and eliminate the extra weight of the overdraw assembly..........you really don' t need it at all.

If it were my bow....... I' d scrap the whole overdraw, re-adjust everything to get it as tight to the riser as I could,moleskin the entire hook and arrow shelf, and find myself some properly spined arrows of that weight in a 28.5-29.5" length(Finding a 29" carbon that finishes out at 410grs should be no problemo).

Matt / PA

VA,
I forgot to mention.....if you go over to this site you can " build" many popular brand names of arrows by plugging in different shafts and components. You' ll find many popular brands there and you' ll be able to see " virtual" finished arrow weights which will help give you an idea of what you might want to buy.

www.bowjackson.com

If you check there and the manufacturers spine charts you should have no trouble getting in the ballpark for a correct arrow selection.

VAboy

Thanks Matt. That is really helpful info. I never thought of doing away with the overdraw shelf altogether, but that is a great idea!
Thanks for the info.
Tim