ORIGINAL: muzzyman88
I'm glad this thread was brought up. I'm thinking of trying a different shaft this year, but am undecided. I've been shooting Gold Tip XT's and really don't have any complaints. Just wondering if there is anything better out there in the same class.
Victory has gotten rave reviews on AT from a number of people. However, I'm somewhat hesitant to pick them up at this point.
This brings me to my question. Of the arrow manufacturers out there, who has the best spine consistency? I've always understood that spine consistency if far more important than whether a shaft is .001 or .005 straightness. I've read that CX has the best consistency and Easton following in second.
Any thoughts?
I cannot say about CX these days, they were always decent, but must have had some serious improvements if they are more consistent than Easton. Back when I was constantly testing these things, A/C/Cs and Carbon Tech were as good as it gets (barring extreme high dollar Easton target shafts). Easton/Beman ST Axis, ICS HUnters, etc were pretty good, but they lost spine quickly over time, and straightness was generally poor. CX were a bit less consistent than the Easton ICS/ST spine-wise but had better straightness tolerances , and Goldtip was wayyy in last place for spine consistency. Of the major manufacturers that is. Still I shot Goldtip Hunter Pro's out of my 80 pound Liberty and with some fine tuning they shot well for quite some time before losing spine. Certainly the toughest of the bunch.