mainehunt

I have been shooting my carbon arrows with Judo points for quite awhile now. Having a blast kicking an old basketball around and smacking it with the Judo point. Good fun and great practice for judging distance.

Yesterday my arrow went through the b-ball as usual at 30 yards and skipped off the ground and landed about 20 yards further. I examined the arrow and found a small chip in the shaft. So I flexed the arrow like your supposed to and it snapped right in half. What a wake-up call.

Glad I didn't try shooting it.

pdq 5oh

If it doesn't break, listen to it as you flex it. Some times you can hear the carbon splintering internally. Throw that one away, too.

adams

I'm glad you found out the easy way. That sure would have been a shocked if the arrow let go on release.

mainehunt

oh yeah, that would have been a shocker alright!

Man....all I ever think of when I find a damaged arrow is the picture of that guys hand with carbon through his hand..........[:@]

zak123

I don't even bother flexing my arrows if they have a chip in it. I just throw them in the trash. That chip is a weak spot waiting to snap.

thenuge15

I emailed carbon express one time because I had a tiny little chip in my carbon. The said they don't even recommend shooting scratched arrows because of the internal damage you may not see.