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Arrow selection help

Moved to compound 4 months ago, I'm training 3-5 times per week, 2h+ each and willing to start my first competitions at 50m. I shoot 4 arrows during training and my average score is around 36, usually 10, 9, 9, 8 almost never hit below 8 at 50m on a 80cm target.

I'm currently shooting cheap arrows (like 5 eur each) and need to buy a new set for the competition (need at least 6 identical arrows and have only 5) and is the cheapest piece of my gear.

Some specs:

  • "slow" bow (300fps at 60# 28'')
  • 30'' DL
  • 47# training to move to 50#

From my understanding from the Easton spine chart I should have 550 spine, probably 500 if I move to 50# (currently shooting with 600 with 100 gr points and they flight really well at 47#) but I have no clue regarding arrow diameter, point weight and fletch type.

Also, at my beginner level and the huge price differences, I'm not sure how much is worth spending on arrows, I was thinking between 10 and 15 euro per arrow, does it make sense?

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