Bought a new bow for the upcoming season (06 Bowtech Tomcat). I've been practicing in the back yard. It's set at 63lbs and 29" draw with speed mods. My old arrows are Beman ICS 400 cut to 28". I decided to purchase new shafts and started checking out differeent companies. Depending on which brand you buy, and which arrow selection chart you read, for my setup I need between 7.9gpi and 10.5gpi. Is there some special formula that I've missed? I've been leaning torward Carboon Express, either Maximas or Termininator Select or possibly CX Edge. Maxima calls for 350 @8.2gpi and the select calls for 60-75 at 10.7gpi, and the edge 10.3gpi. Any help would be appreciated. My Bemans are 8.4gpi. All I want to do is shoot the best possible setup for my bow. I've never lost a deer and don't tend to start now.

Honesty keyway05, it appears as if your doing your homework, so it comes down to what you want in an arrow. No special formula, just what weight which correlates into what speed and KE your looking for. Keep up the research, your on the right track.

I personally shoot ACC 3-49's...

Key, check this site out, GT's are what i shoot and am very satisfied with them. hope this helps.

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As always, I say match the tool to the job. Light arrows for 3D. Heavy arrows for hunting.

Light arrows and flatter trajectory help offset minor misjudgements in yardage estimation. Very important on the 3D range, where rules say you can't use a range finding device and all you have to go on is your own skill in yardage estimation. A few more points on the scorecard might put a plastic statue on your fireplace mantle.

For hunting though,if you keep most of your hunting shots within 30-35 yards, might as well go with the Terminator Selects. The heavier arrow makes the bow just that much quieter and it doesn't cost you anything in trajectory.

For critters further thanthat, remember... tournament rules do not apply in the hunting woods.A smart hunter will have a good range finder and USE it. He'll know the distance exactly, before he ever draws the bow. When the exact yardage is known, it doesn't much matter how flatthe arrow's trajectoryis.

And the heavier arrow retains more energy downrange for better penetration potential. (Around here, it's entirely possible to get a shot on a 500 pound Russian strain wild boar while deer hunting, so having some extra penetration potential is a good thing!) So, for hunting, I againsay might as well go with the Terminator Selects.

I've also found the Terminator Selects much higher quality than any all-carbon arrow in the same price range. I really, really like them.