I now shoot Easton Axis arrows. They are + .005 straightness. How much would a straighter arrow help my accuracy? Say a +.002, would it make a noticable difference in accuracy to upgrade?

Personally i dont think it makes THAT MUCH of a difference. I think a lot of it is a mental thing...

I wouldnt waste my money on the upgrade. Espcially for hunting arrows...

When a gust of wind can move your arrow over a few inches...having a straighter arrown won't do anything for you.

Save your money.

Get the best ones you can afford. I never thought it made much difference either.......It does.

Loaded question, ah ah oh well here it goes, what would be the best ones?

Oh no, here it goes.
I'll stick my neck out and say that I love the new Gold Tip Pro Hunters at +/- .001" straightness tolerance. I know some don't like 'em, but the're working good for me.

I have shot the Beaman ICS hunter for the past 4 years. I have switched over to acc's this year the 3-60's going to give them a try.

With broad heads, maybe. With field tips I highly doubt it. Unless you were a VERY accomplished archer I don't think you would notice the difference at all. The straighter arrows may have over all better quality control though and be more matched as far as straightness, weight and spine goes and thus shoot slightly better.

Here is my take on it after shooting many different arrows and talking to various people. Having perfect spine and expensive super straight arrows along with a perfectly tuned bow only help with the exceptional flier. They help the bow become slightly more forgiving. To the average archer that shoots 2 or 3 inch groups at 20 yards it will make no difference at all. If it does it was probably a mental boost, not a mechanical one. Now if you can consistently shoot X's on vegas targets but every now and then miss the mark slightly, then perfect arrows might help up your X count. Form and shooting ability have WAAAY more to do with shooting accurately than anything else does.

What I am saying is you have to be able to shoot well enough to notice the mechanical advantage. Most don't shoot that well in my opinion. I don't I know that. I have used expensive X7 target arrows and cheap game getter arrows. Guess what I buy now, yep, game getter arrows. They work just as well for me, just not as pretty. I even like the easton Jazz youth arrows if I shoot a low enough poundage bow.

With carbons, or any arrow for that matter you can't go by what the specs say. You have spin test them and make sure they are straight. If you are buying carbons that cost less than 80 bucks a dozens I highly doubt if they come any where near what the specs say they are.

Just my opinions anyway.

Paul

Paul just hinted at what I was just gonna say. If the straightness tolerances are that "lack," how lack are the rest of the tolerances. Spine, nocks, diameter, all that stuff.

Which is why, IMVHO, the straighter the arrow the better. No, straightess alone may not make much difference, but you add everything together and I promise you will notice.

After looking at your signature , it apears that a corectly spined arrow might help you , if your arrows are 27 inches or longer , you are way underspined .

I shot axis shafts exclusively last year and they shot excelent , very consistant , straight shafts are a must , the straighter the better , but I doubt I could have told the diferance , as the axis are some of the best arrows Ive shot , with acc's the only ones that were in the same ballpark in my judgement .