ORIGINAL: gtousey
I wonder how much Howard Hill spent on arrows?
Makes you wonder if it's the sticks or the shooter that makes the difference!
You have to be pretty darned consistent when shooting real arrows at a 1 foot squareplate worn bylive stunt men who are riding horsesat a gallop towards you - that your you get a lot of dead stunt men! And Howard did that without $300/dz arrows!
I don't faultthe industry to marketing or selling arrows that cost over $250/dozen - if you can why not?But as forsaying they make the difference??? I can't say I agree with that.
Howard Hill used the very best equipment that he could get his hands on. There is no way he could have been that good without near perfectly matched arrows. And you are right he was incredibly consistent. In his case it was the archer & not the stick. But no one else is Howard Hill.
Yes, these expensivearrows make a difference, but only at the top level. For you and me, ACC's or Cartel Triples will give us as much accuracy and consistency as we can make use of. For Dave Cousins shooting against Reo Wilde or about 50 other world class shooters,
any advantage is worth $400 per dozen. The archer's are so close in ability that they have to look somewhere else for the winning advantage.
I understand that when the x-10's were first introduced that scores in international competition increased about 10 points (out of 1440). These arrows are that good.
Don't buy them for hunting, indoor or practice - not exactly a good value! But if you want to go to the Olympics or shoot international competition, you will need a set.