ORIGINAL: HuntingEd
-In response to the tips cracking. That was me typing ina hurry at work. I should have said the ends where my nocks are. I assume the energy reverbated throught the shaft causing a severe vibration at the nock, which caused a slight split in the arrow. I Shot the arrows tonight to see if it affected it. They have a little wobble, but they flew decent. I wont use them for hunting, but they are fine to practice.
Importantly, i think since i was stressed and my mind was else where, i didnt have the same nocking point on my face. I shot tonight and had 5 in groups at 45 yrds. So im back.
If my arrows were slightly split at the nock end (and some are) you wouldn't catch me using them at all. I've heard too many horror stories, some with pics, regarding carbons blowing up and injuring people. If I have a crack in the shaft, it gets retired. The last thing I need is an injured bow hand a couple weeks before the season starts. Just my $.02