RE: Spine Test results from tonite
Good report Jeff. Nice seeing some actual specs on a few arrows rather than somebody's opinion. Seems to me that those Victory shafts might not be the "cat's meow" that some think they are. Certainly no better than the Gold Tip Pro's I'm presently shooting.
I took notice your reference to ACC's when comparing shafts. Do you like to use them as a benchmark? I have an old ACC Tach Manual that states that ACC's vary no more than .005 for spine. Of course that was close to 15 years ago. Who knows how much those standards have been "relaxed" these days. Still,
I think ACC's are about as consistent as a person can buy within the realm of less than $200/doz. I'm a little amazed at what carbon arrows are selling for these days. I see guys say they can't afford something as good as an ACC, but will think nothing of dropping $10 to $15 less per dozen for an AC arrow that hasn't near the quality specs.
Yeah, I know, so why am I shooting GT's when I have ACC's? I question this myself sometimes. Guess it's the speed thing. The ACC's are 30 grains heavier. But they spine better and group better. Shame on me!!!!!!!!!!!!!