Mike,

Man, you are full of questions aren't you? I'll do the best I can with them.

Deflection relates to arrow spine. Looking at ACC's you'll see that the 3-28 is listed as a .500 spine. I use decimals as this is really the "inches" the arrow deflects when put on a spine tester. I'm using 3-28's as an example because I have them. I also havea technical chart in front of me.

You're running into problem here because you need and arrow for 55# and may want to pop up to 65# later. This in reality means a .500 spine isn't going to work for both. If you get up around 65# you're going to need about a 3-49 (.390 spine) ACC, maybe even a 3-60(.340 spine). And these things aren't cheap.

My suggestion would be to get what you'd need in the future and settle for being overspined for now. It's only temporary, right? In a sense arrows are arrows and most react the same way leaving the bow. You're far better off shooting an overspined arrow than underspined with broadheads Field points could care less. They'll group even if you're underspined by 15#. They'll fly ugly as hell, but still group because they're all doing the same thing. Put blades on the front and they'll be all over the place.

I haven't tried all the others mentioned because they are generally a heavy arrow and I'm a speed freak. And looking at the specs on most Easton arrows turns me off. Straightness of .005" just doesn't make it for me, although I've shot ICS and Litepseeds and the Litespeedswere well within the listed specs; the ICS were so-so. I've gotten rid of all of them. Ditto on the A/C Slims and much ballyhoo'd Axis arrows.

Just as an after thought you could check out Gold Tip/Blackhawk. They have an ACC arrow that compares favorably to ACC's, but at a cheaper cost. The spines are the same, too. How good are they? Haven't shot them so can't say.

Now I'll throw in some more confusion. I am shooting 27" draw and 58# for hunting. My arrows are God Tip 22 Ultralite Pro's, a .300 spine shaft. Think about this. They are a stiff enough spine for me to shoot at about 75# or so; way off the charts on the stiff side. With target point and broadheads they fly like darts. This is an all carbon arrow so may not be to your liking, but I had to throw it in to give you something to think about. These are expensive, but regular Ultralites 22's are cheaper.

Now, who makes fletched arrows? You gotta be kidding everybody does. With Blazers might be a different story. Those you might have to order somewhere and I won't endorse anybody. I've made up my own arrows for 30 years now so am out of touch with that issue. I would recommend one thing though. If you end up with an all carbon arrow I would recommend getting raw shafts and when you get them cut and fletched have 1 1/2" cut from the nock end first and the remainder from the point end. If all carbon arrows are out of spec it is usually at the ends and often at the nock end. Cutting this off allows for a much straighter arrow when completed.

So now that I've given you some information and got your head spinning I'll give you something else to think about. How about getting a feltching jig, some Fletchtite Platinum, some vanes, and start doing your own? Then you can have an end product just the wy you want it.

By the way, I could get into more technical stuff, but don't feel the need. And I don't know everything about every arrow. Goodness, man, who do you know that has the money to buy and shoot them all?