I also shot a Vortex, found that it prefers high FOC arrow and small vanes. Specifically: Laser II Gold Tips, with 110 gr brass inserts, aluminum flat nocks and 2" Blazers or Fusion vanes. This results in an arrow that weighs 405 grs (with a 100 gr tip) and +18% FOC. They fly remarkably well out of my two Excaliburs. When tipped with 100 gr Slick Tricks mags they fly so much like field tips that I no longer practice with broadheads. Personally, after having a bow blow up from using an overlooked cracked plastic nock, I only use aluminum nocks in all of my bows.