Washington Hunter

So, being as I've totally redone my set-up this year I'm going to shoot GoldTips. I had very good luck with them in the past and figured I would give them a try out of my lighter set-up.

When I shot them previously I was never paid much attention to detail - never weighed my finished arrows.

Before fletching I weighed each shaft and was suprised to find that they were off by as much as 3 grains from one another. I understand that by spending a little more money and going with the Pro's would have been a better bet, but has anyone shooting GoldTips ever noticed this much of a variance between their shafts?

Am I splitting hairs by being as picky as I am? I suppose I was spoiled with my FMJs, they were never off by more than a grain from one another and that was usually caused by too much glue when I fletched and weighed the finished arrow.

Should I scrap the XTs and go with the Pro's? I originally wanted to shoot Maximas, but we didn't have any 250's in stock and didn't want to wait. I went to Cabelas to try ACC's, but apparently our store is no longer stocking them...

What to do...?

buckeye

They will be fine... But seriously next time go with the pro series... You get what you pay for.

OKbowhunter20

I shoot Expedition Hunters. While I have never weighed the bafe shafts, my finished arrows can vary up to 3 grains. That's the most I have seen in mine.

MN/Kyle

If football is a game of inches, then bowhunting is a game of fractions of an inch. - Author Unknown

Hoyt_Viper

Im shooting the XT 5575's so far, and thinking of going to the pro's. Its a tough decison because I love the accuracy of the XT's and they have given me no reason to change...other than some telling me to go to the 300 or 400 shafts.

I have a gut feeling Im just going to tip myXT 5575's and see how they fly during this season, and have a half dozen pro's to swap to.

Matt/TN

I had some XT's last year before I went to PRO's. They varied 9 GRAINS, that was just the shafts. Go with the Pro's. The Maximas are a great arrow.

Howler

If they fly true and you're not a long range shooter, than you'll never see enough difference in impact point to make a noticable difference. BUT if you're going to eb trying to hit a 10 ring at 50 yards 9 out of 10 times, spend more money!

GMMAT

A fellow HNI'er sent me 6 GT Pro 22's a while back. He told me one had a different insert on it. The odd one weighed 2 grains more than the others. The 5 weighed EXACTLY the same thing.

I'd buy the pros.

BGfisher

Do you realize just how miniscule 3 grains is? Assume you are shooting 60 yards. An arrow 3 grains heavier than another might hit 1" lower at that distance. Are you capable of shooting accurately enough to be able to tell the difference?

Sure, you wish the tolerance was better, but it's not. You've already spent the money for them. Tune your bow to shoot them and have fun. Worry more about the straightness of each shaft. Roll them on a table or something and check the runout. Often if they are crooked it's near the ends.

Take a .003 shaft such as the XT, cut about 1 1/2" from the nock end, the rest from the point end, and you end up with a shaft about as straight as one of the "Pros". Those 3 grains you're worrying about are never going to make a difference unless you're an Olympic shooter popping of 90 meter shots.

Arthur P

Agree. 3 grains isn't anything to worry about. Actually, what stuns me is they are even that close. Not that long ago, several years anyway, seemed like 10-15 grains difference was about average.