Whats the overall opinion on axis arrows?

My take on them? They were touted to be the next step in "all-carbon" arrows but then interest in them seemed to fizzle out. I believe the reason was that folks figured out that they still suffered from much the same maladies as other all carbon arrows.

I am going to give the new Beman version of them a try this year just to see if they have improved upon the design at all from last year.

I would agree with PAB.

There was so much hype when they first came out that I think the result was disappointment.

I would rate them as an okay arrow. Certainly not head and shoulders above other quality carbons .

For the life of me I still don't see the HIT technology as a big advancement in the arrow making process. Perhaps I am missing something but in my experience I found them no more durable than a Carbon Express shaft or a Gold Tip shaft. As far as keeping the tip or head square with the shaft, I don't see HIT as being any better.

If you're set on a slim arrow take a look at the new Easton A/C Superslim. It should be the answer to the problems that were plauging the Axis.

I was looking at some AC super slims we got in this week and there was a visible to the naked eye difference in carbon thickness on one side of the shaft compared to the other side.

I'm not talking about a small ammount either. One side was about three times thicker in carbon fibers than the other side. And this was not limited to just one arrow either. It was spread out through the arrows.

You know they are making aluminum arrows with this HIT stuff. I don't see the point at all. Were the tollerances that bad with their inserts before the HIT?

How can a shaft that has its insert pushed down inside the shaft be stronger than one that is bonded to the inside all the way to the tip and that also protects the ends of the carbon fibers from damage? It makes absolutely no sense to me at all.

And talk about a long skinny field point.[&:]

I agree with PAB and Antler eater.

Why couldn't this happen to the ACC's as well? My take on this is if the highly touted ACC's have no problems then neither should the A/C Slims. Maybe Easton is getting sloppy?

From the ones I've seen the quality control just wan't very good. Straightness being the culprit. I'm not real picky about straightness but I've seen several dozens where it was just downright terrible. As others have said, they just didn't live up to the hype.

For some reason I still often find myself shooting my ACC's. Can they bend? You bet. Can they break? Again in the affirmative. But that's if you hit something that isn't meant to be shot in the first place. I still have 8 of my original dozen from 10 years ago. Most of those that I've scrapped have been due to shooting tight groups with or without broadheads. Blades can do a number on any arrow shaft.

Exactly why I choose the ACC.....They are tough to beat.

I think consistancy is the problem . I could not get them to group well .