OK, I should be happy that the bow is tuned and I'm getting back into the swing of things but I killed 2 more arrows today while practicing.

2 days ago I shattered knocks off 3 times during practice. Popped 1 knock the time before that. (I thought, "oh well, knocks are cheap. Good thing I got plenty of extras. And even though I retired2 shafts becausethey were looking a bit too scuffed and scraped from being hit by close groups, I figured I have got to have close to70 or 80 shots each on them so it wasjust wear and tear)

Now today I Robin Hooded 1 at 25yards. (hey. it's almost the farthest I can shoot in the back yard) Jammed one arrow into the other and split the carbonabout 5inches down the shaft. Then I hosed a shot and hit a shot-out spot on the cheap foam target I was using. (my fault there, I should have replaced it long ago and was too lazy to get out the new one)
The arrow went thru the hole and then buried intothe siding on the garage and hit some steel inside. Shattered the end of thearrow when the target point rammed the insert into the shaft.

This is going to get expensive if it keeps up. They may be only $60 a dozen for bare shaftsbut this can add up here. I am half considering having the draw weight on the bow reduced from 74# to 60# just to avoid any more shoot-thru's.

I don't know how anyone could afford to lose a few dozen target shafts a year in competition and practiceif it happens all of the time. Especially considering what some here are saying is a resonable price for target shafts! Not unless there was some serious $$$ in prizes to win that is.

Guess I just had to rant to blow off steam before ordering another dozen shafts to replace those fallen in battle.