I really think it has more to do with the design than anything else. As we all know, every arrow paradoxes coming out of the bow. Some materials take repeated flexings better than others, combinations of materials even better yet, and barrel-shaped designs better still. It has been found that altho carbon in itself is very strong and will take alot of abuse, when flexed repeatedly this material takes on a different character. When these fibers are made to run in a unified single direction such flexings can break down this initial strength much faster than if they are made in an alternating-direction-multi-layer process. That is why todays' carbons are much lighter than those previous models were, yet can readily hold the same spine range. If you built a biased arrow the same weight as a pultruded it would be able to withstand shots of a significantly higher poundage. That is also why carbon limbs are all built with a multi-directional fusion process.

Again, I'm not condemning the pultrudeds, I am merely suggesting that there are now much better shaft configurations on todays' market IMHO, as well as in that you now do not have to utilize those nasty outserts with most of todays' ICS components. If you want to try the pultrudeds, you can do so rather cheaply, but if shooting thousands of shots in 80-90 degree heat is your game, you may want to think twice about it IMHO, or at the very least make sure you learn to always twist-check your arrows after your shots as Len pointed out above. Even that does not always tell the tale however, as I got into that habit after every shot but those two went on me at the most inopportune time anyway. Just my own thoughts, Pinwheel 12





Edited by - Pinwheel 12 on 01/23/2003 14:31:43