Somebody please school me on arrow selection. I shot a '93 Matthews 3D Vapor until last Summer when I bought a used Drenalin. With the old bow I continued to shoot aluminum because I had stacks of arrows in the closet and they hit where I aim. I started shooting carbon with the Drenalin and I'm trying to figure out why I should consider spending $130+ for a dozen shafts when I can spend $55 for a dozen Cabela's Stalker Extremes. What's the difference and how would it translate at 30 yards in McCulloch County?
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My opinoin ( worth what you pay for it ) is : Unless you are a very good shot and shoot at longer ranges, the cheaper arrows will do. That said, I use Easton Axis because I can afford them and I think they are really good arrows. -
What spine would you reccomend for 30" draw and 70# pull? Im shooting 400 now and I get arrows sticking in all different directions on the target.Comment
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I beleive the difference is in tolerance and optimal GPI. The tolerance being around how straight they are from shaft to shaft. I've also noticed that some of the inexpensive carbon shafts have weights that lie inbetween the super-light-super-fast that speed junkies want and the heavy-is-better that trad and hunting minded folks want.
I personally have changed my attitude about arrows recently after picking up trad. Before, I just took what ever was middle line arrows (like Beaman ICS Hunters) in the spine I needed and left it at that.
Now, I look at cost, GPI, spine, and material. I am not sure I will care too much about tolerance unless it is really bad.Comment
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Lower priced arrows are usually .006 on straightness tolerances and the others more expensive will be .003 or .001. As long as the spine is right, hou should be good to go.
Smithwr, if your arrows are 28 or 29" in length, the 400 spine will be weak. You are going to need somewhere between 300 and 350 spine depending on your arrow length.Comment
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What tip weight are you shooting? 100grn you may get away with 340 but with 125grn you'll probably be around a 300 spine. On my old compound set up my hunting arrows were 29" carbon to carbon 100grn tip 340 spine with a 29" draw @70lb to give you an idea. Heavier tip weight will make the arrow spine weaker.Originally posted by Smithwr View PostComment
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30/70 you'd be better off with .300's more than likely.Originally posted by Smithwr View PostComment
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Thanks for the help so far. Let's stick to my original question please. I guess what I want to know is what real difference would I see/feel by going to more expensive shafts?Comment
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Real difference at <= 30 yards is probably not much. you might notice a tad tighter groups if you are a very consistent shooter. the further you get out in distance the more pronounced the difference is going to be. biggest deal is as mentioned - make sure you have proper length/spine dialed in. beyond that, make sure your bow is tuned well.Comment
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You're way under spined amigo. You need to be shooting 300'sOriginally posted by Smithwr View PostComment
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Tune your bow with the arrows and within 30 yards you will not see a difference. The only thing I can think of that will be a difference is arrow durability. Personally I wouldn't shoot less than a .003 tolerance arrow. I shot a .006 once and it was terrible for me and I could see a difference.Comment
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You will not see a difference in feel or accuracy. You may find that the durability goes down hill on shots that don't go into a foam or bag target. I switched 5 years ago to the $59/dozen carbon arrows from Bass Pro and I saw zero decline in accuracy. The difference I noticed is that they were easier to damage.Originally posted by TexasRed View PostComment
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If you want some quality carbon arrows at a great price - you can't beat Deer Crossing Archery. If you want to spend a little more, I like the Black Eagle arrows. They have all weight carbon shafts and every arrow comes in either .001, .003, or .006 straightness.
Good luck
MitchComment
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Thanks guys. This is helpful.Comment
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