To calculate your front-of-center balance, please enter your arrow details below. Refer to the chart and descriptions to the right for more information.
Shaft Length: inches
Shaft Weight: grains per inch
Nock Weight: grains
Fletching Weight: grains
Fletching C.O.G. inches
Tip Weight: grains
Front-of-Center
Balance Point:
 
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Use the form at the left to calculate your front-of-center balance. Gold Tip recommends that your balance point be somewhere between 8% and 12% forward of center.
Calculator Values:
Shaft Length:
Measure shaft length only, excluding the nock and tip. For example, if a shaft measures 25 1/2 inches, enter 25.5
Shaft Weight:
Enter the weight of the shaft only in grains per inch.
Click Here for Gold Tip shaft weights.
Nock Weight:
Enter the total weight of the nock system in grains, including any nock adapter, bushing or weight system. Click Here for Gold Tip nock weights.
Fletching Weight:
Enter ther total weight of all vanes or feathers in grains.
Click Here for average weights.
Fletching Center of Gravity:
This measurement is the distance from the end of the shaft to the center of gravity of the vanes or feathers. More Info.
Tip Weight:
Enter the total weight of the tip system including any inserts or weight system. Example if a 100 grain broadhead is used with a 15 grain insert, enter 115. Click Here for Gold Tip insert and tip weights.