Arrow straightness, how big of a difference is there?

muzzyman88 · 08-27-2003, 09:43 PM

How big of a difference are you going to notice between a .003 shaft and a .006 shaft? Is it humanly possible to tell the difference in accuracy between the two? Based on the human error factor of archery, is that minute of a difference going to show up on the range or in the field? What about weight consistancy? If you have a dozen arrow, and all are within a grain or two of one another, is there going to be any noticable difference?

Provided that you spin each arrow for good spin with points or broadheads, is there a difference?

Mahly13 · 08-27-2003, 11:25 PM

.006 for most should be just fine.
I am a perfectionist when it comes to set up. I won' t go over .003, and prefer .0015 NOT that I am SO grea that I can tell the differance...but it helps me " tune the archer" When I KNOW my arrows/bow are NOT to blame, any misses get blamed on ME! If you don' t question your equipment, you know there is only one part of the " trilogy" left to tune.

CBM SC · 08-28-2003, 05:24 AM

I could write a full page on this.......but anyway......I used to worry myself to death with this. I was really worried that .003 wasn' t straight enough.
In actuality I had never even shot any .006 arrows. Well if you shoot and hunt a lot .........you know arrows get broke,lost,etc. and a .006 arrow will shoot plenty good enough for anyone hunting .Since most aluminums are straighter than that.......I assume your looking at carbons. I suggest you try some GT Hunters or PSE CF Dominators........I' ll garentee you that you will not see a noticable difference in your accuracy and you will sure feel better if one gets broken or lost or whatever !!

pdq 5oh · 08-28-2003, 08:25 AM

One thing that goes along with straighter arrows is probably more consistent spine & weight. The straighter arrows are usually hand picked from the batch. My feeling is the better quality arrows are of better tolerance in all areas.

PABowhntr · 08-28-2003, 09:13 AM

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One thing that goes along with straighter arrows is probably more consistent spine & weight.

What pdq stated makes alot of sense though I do remember seeing something to the contrary recently in one of the various threads. I have shot many of the ICS carbons currently on the market and have not really noticed a significant difference in the basic accuracy levels achieved by the average archer. However, for those more skilled, there might be a significant difference especially at longer ranges.