Check your arrows

[MnFn]

The other day I was target shooting, and  I was less than happy with my shooting. I keep trying to isolate what was wrong with my shooting.  And ok, I admit I was getting frustrated .  I should have just put it away for the day.

On my second to last shot my arrow hit  the target but there was a "funny" click sound when it  hit. I thought ok just one more because I did not want to end on a marginal shot.

Not so funny when I released the POC arrow.  It literally blew up  before it was free of the string.

Fortunately I only got a scratch at the base of my bow hand, but I  am still finding pieces of that arrow on the ground.  I am sure I damaged the arrow on the second to last shot.

Could have been much worse.

[sheepdogreno]

Geeze! Glad to hear you didn't get hurt. Carbons freak me out a bit. Especially nocks on them.I change the nocks out if there's a scratch on them for fear of one breaking during the shot.

[Sean B]

Good point. I had the same post a few years ago when I had an arrow blow up while shooting with a bunch of guys. The point end of my arrow shot out at almost a 90 degree angle!!  It was a good thing every one was behind me!

[KyStickbow]

Scary stuff...glad you are ok brother!!

[gringol]

Been there.  Had an arrow blow up when I releases, causing they bow to dry fire, the string to break, and me to crap my shorts.  I found half the string in the top of a grapefruit tree 20 ft up a year later.

[SheltonCreeker]

I too have had an arrow blow up. It is something you dont forget. Thanks for posting this up. Always good to have a reminder.

[Longbow58]

Thanks for the reminder glad you're ok.

[Roy from Pa]

My buddy wasn't so lucky. Here we are outside the hospital waiting for the surgeon to arrive to remove the arrow. All went well with his finger.

[njloco]

I hate when that happens !  

[ChuckC]

Arrows scare me a bit. I have seen too many photos like above, and my wife even had that happen ( in high school gym class).

I am fairly anal about checking them after most shots in the wild.  Not as much after target bales, but even there I flex them quite often.

ChuckC

[shreffler]

I had the same thing happen at the Ski Sawmill shoot last year with a carbon. Must've cracked a few targets before and completely exploded upon release.

I escaped with just a giant bruise on my bicep from the arrow/string going wacky, and was lucky it wasn't ten times worse. I'll post up a picture in a few.

[shreffler]

This was even a few days after the fact. I had a scratch mark from where the nock-end of the arrow skimmed the whole way down my bicep, just lucky I didn't have half an arrow sticking in me.

 

[Bud B.]

I tap arrows against my calf to check for any off-sounding noises. Most of the time my calf is OK.