RANT: Sometime' s Ya Just Gotta Vent
09-30-2003, 11:07 AM
#21
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Claremore, OK. USA
Posts: 340
RE: RANT: Sometime' s Ya Just Gotta Vent
JeffB,
I feel your frustration.....I' ve recently experienced them myself. I finally broke down and bought a 1/2 dozen 3D Pro Gold Tips from my local archery shop and I' ve got to say that they are ten times straighter then any other carbon shaft I' ve bought, bu their pricey! I did find a heck of a deal at Mt.Archery (thanks to some guys on bowhunting.com) and got a dozen 3-D pros for $69.00.
I also wrote a pretty nasty email to Gold Tip explaning my concerns and I got a response almost immediately! I actually ended up talking to one of their regional reps and he was a great guy. He had me pack up and ship him any arrows that I thought would not meet my requirements and he would personally replace the arrows with straight shafts that he HAND picked. I should be getting them back any day now and post the results.
I had to spend a little money......but now I have 12 out of 12 arrows that are perfectly straight and flying like darts, right with my field points!!!!
I feel your frustration.....I' ve recently experienced them myself. I finally broke down and bought a 1/2 dozen 3D Pro Gold Tips from my local archery shop and I' ve got to say that they are ten times straighter then any other carbon shaft I' ve bought, bu their pricey! I did find a heck of a deal at Mt.Archery (thanks to some guys on bowhunting.com) and got a dozen 3-D pros for $69.00.
I also wrote a pretty nasty email to Gold Tip explaning my concerns and I got a response almost immediately! I actually ended up talking to one of their regional reps and he was a great guy. He had me pack up and ship him any arrows that I thought would not meet my requirements and he would personally replace the arrows with straight shafts that he HAND picked. I should be getting them back any day now and post the results.
I had to spend a little money......but now I have 12 out of 12 arrows that are perfectly straight and flying like darts, right with my field points!!!!
09-30-2003, 12:23 PM
#22
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Illinois
Posts: 1,862
RE: RANT: Sometime' s Ya Just Gotta Vent
Art:
In accordance with your locked and loaded draw-weight of that " stick," what poundage is launching those 2216' s. I know this is not theTrad forum, but I caught your message and it made me reflect back to this weekend.
Buddy is having left flight (good groups) with a 31" 2413 shaft mount with a 140-grn bh being launched by approx 51 to 53-lb. I am suspecting he is underspined, maybe greatly. I had him shoot some of my fabulous and reliable 30.75" 2315 alum' s with 125 grn heads and his group moved to right, but still not on POA.
In accordance with your locked and loaded draw-weight of that " stick," what poundage is launching those 2216' s. I know this is not theTrad forum, but I caught your message and it made me reflect back to this weekend.
Buddy is having left flight (good groups) with a 31" 2413 shaft mount with a 140-grn bh being launched by approx 51 to 53-lb. I am suspecting he is underspined, maybe greatly. I had him shoot some of my fabulous and reliable 30.75" 2315 alum' s with 125 grn heads and his group moved to right, but still not on POA.
09-30-2003, 03:01 PM
#23
Giant Nontypical
Join Date: Feb 2003
Posts: 9,175
RE: RANT: Sometime' s Ya Just Gotta Vent
C - I' m shooting around 55 pounds with a 32 1/2" 2216, using 125 gn tips. I don' t know what idiot was in charge of setting the recurve spines on their chart [:' (], but following the standard Easton chart will set you up with an arrow that' s w-a-y overspine. Hit the Legacy chart on Easton' s website. That chart is MUCH closer to real life.
Your friend should be shooting something like a 2117 or 2215. 2413 is just too stiff. 2315 is even worse.
Jeff, sometimes my bum back won' t let me shoot my sticks. That' s when I pull out the ' orthopedic recurve,' aka the ProTec. Just ' cuz it' s got pulleys and cables don' t mean it' s got to be shot with sights.
You do know, don' t you, that Fred Bear was crossdominant and he was a pretty fair instinctive shot. Just a thought. [8D]
Your friend should be shooting something like a 2117 or 2215. 2413 is just too stiff. 2315 is even worse.
Jeff, sometimes my bum back won' t let me shoot my sticks. That' s when I pull out the ' orthopedic recurve,' aka the ProTec. Just ' cuz it' s got pulleys and cables don' t mean it' s got to be shot with sights.
You do know, don' t you, that Fred Bear was crossdominant and he was a pretty fair instinctive shot. Just a thought. [8D]
