Optimal Arrow Length Measurement

Choosing the right arrow length is important for every bow hunter, and it’s one of the most common questions we get from our customers.

In this video, we’ll show you step by step how to find that perfect length, including how to account for the Impact Collar so your setup is safe and accurate. By the end, you’ll know exactly what length to order for your arrows to maximize performance and consistency in the field.

Optimal arrow length is an important consideration for every bow hunter. We receive a lot of customer questions about what arrow length they should be using in their setup.

A shorter arrow will provide hunters with several advantages, including less drag, less wind drift, as well as stiffening up the arrow. As a result, we recommend shooting as close to the minimum arrow length as you can.

The way to figure out your minimum arrow length is to draw your bow back, and have another person mark the arrow right in front of the rest with a sharpie. After you've marked your arrow, you're going to want to measure from the back of your arrow to that mark.

If you're ordering arrows off our website, we use the carbon to carbon length, so you're not going to want to include the nock in your measurement.

Next, you're going to want to add the Impact Collar length for the collar you're going to use, plus about a 1/4 inch to be safe. If you're using our 25 grain steel Impact Collar, that is one inch long. If you're using our 10 grain titanium Impact Collar, that collar is 0.7 inches long.

As an example, if the measurement from the back of your arrow (excluding nock) to the mark on your arrow is 28 inches, and you're going to use the 25 grain collar, you'd add one inch to get to 29, plus a 1/4 inch of safety to get to 29.25 as your minim arrow length. This ensures when at full draw, your Impact Collar doesn't pull up onto your rest. That will provide you with your minimum arrow length, plus a little extra to make sure even at full draw, pulling hard into the cams, you're not going to pull the collar up onto your rest.

That is how to determine your minimum arrow length, which is the length we'd recommend you use for your arrows.