Alot has been said on this forum about arrow straightness. One way that i combat this is the straightest end gets the nock. I check straightness of the shaft from the middle to each end. The straighter of the two gets the nock. Does anyone else do this? It seems to really keep down the number of non-shooter shafts. A slight bend in the nock makes a shaft junk but a bend at the point means very little. Just want so opinions on the idea or maybe give someone else the idea to try it.

Put on a fixed blade broadhead on that bent end and shoot it. Then see if you still feel the same.

Arrows should be straight, nock to tip, if used for hunting. Target archery isn't as critical unless you're striving for perfect scores and championships. Then you won't believe what you'll do to ensure not only arrow straightness, but also eliminating variences in weight too.

I'm talking about one end being out .001 compared to .004, doesn't make fixed heads fly like junk.

I am firmly on Danny's side. Crooked ends is why I have completely given up shooting broadheads on ICS type carbons. They shoot like crap. My aluminums shoot 2" groups at 30 yards. All the carbons I've tried - except, of course, ACC's - shoot closer to 8" groups.

I totally agree, I shoot Beman Ics hunters and last year I had nothing but trouble when trying to shoot my Muzzys. Carbon arrows are more durable but the straightness is a problem. Last year I bought 1 dozen Bemans, and as usual I spin check each arrow, and out of 12 arrows, six i considered good enough to hunt with. Even with some of the higher end carbons like the acc, ther is still inconsistancy with straightness. I think this year (unless things change in a hurry), I will be swithching back to my superslams.

did you retune your bow to your carbons? Nock point will have to be lower with carbon arrows.

Nah! I just left the whole schmeer set up for 2514's and let the carbons fall down between the prongs on my rest. [8D]

Of course I retuned the bow.

ROFLMAO!!!!

Something is wrong Art and i doubt that the arrows are that bad. Did you put the nocks in your cut ends of the shafts? Did you straighten the ends, square to the shafts? I'm shooting easy 2 inch groups at 30 yards with my bemans. I have some acc arrows for targets and they group at about 1 1/2 inches. I have never had brodheads that would not group with field points. I have had a shaft here or there that wouldn't group but thats it. (Most were that the shafts were not cut square) If i can shot bare shafts to 60 with the field points i can do that with broadheads also. I would never shot an animal at 60 but i can shot my broadheads. I will agree that aluminums are striaghter but i don't think that carbons are that bad.

There is a general rule that some follow to make sure their carbons are as straight as possible. Moast times if shafts are out of whack it is at the ends--either or both. So when you cut your shafts down take an equal amount from both ends. This usually works quite well. True, you'll still get one out of tolerance once in a while, but I've had a few aluminums and even an accosional ACC that just doesn't want to shoot with the group. That's where the arrow cutoff saw comes into play and make some 6" arrows for the trashcan.