RE: Dissapointments
 

-In response to the tips cracking. That was me typing ina hurry at work. I should have said the ends where my nocks are. I assume the energy reverbated throught the shaft causing a severe vibration at the nock, which caused a slight split in the arrow. I Shot the arrows tonight to see if it affected it. They have a little wobble, but they flew decent. I wont use them for hunting, but they are fine to practice.

Importantly, i think since i was stressed and my mind was else where, i didnt have the same nocking point on my face. I shot tonight and had 5 in groups at 45 yrds. So im back.

RE: Dissapointments
 

I remember last fall, I was taking a few practice shots, before heading out for the afternoon's hunt. I was so mentally out of it, that I used the WRONG PIN for the first two arrows, and they both went skiding across the dirt under the target. Then I woke up and realized I was using the wrong pin, and I proceeded to put two arrows right into the head of the deer target. Needless to say, I was furious and bewildered ..."WTH is wrong with me?"

I went inside, got a swig of water, switched arrows (TOTALLY EXACT, except for the fletching colors)

And I shot 5 in a dessert plate sized grouping.

That was good enough for me. Drilled a nice doe that night.

RE: Dissapointments
 

The only bad day I ever had with a bow in my hand was when a cable broke at 3/4 draw on an old Bear Polar LTD that I had many years ago. Oh yeah, I've had days that I couldn't group as well as other days but I never let it get to me. As far as groups go, It's always the first arrow that counts anyway. When you're in a hunting situation you're probably not going to shoot a group since the hunt will be almost over after the first shot.......lol. I usually shoot I arrow each at 4 different targets and it gets me out of the pressure of trying to group all the time. Different strokes for different folks I guess.

RE: Dissapointments
 

If my arrows were slightly split at the nock end (and some are) you wouldn't catch me using them at all. I've heard too many horror stories, some with pics, regarding carbons blowing up and injuring people. If I have a crack in the shaft, it gets retired. The last thing I need is an injured bow hand a couple weeks before the season starts. Just my $.02