Your thought on carbon arrows?

[capt eddie]

I have thought about switching from POC arrows to carbon.  I want to stick with either Grizzlystik or AD Hammerhead.  What are the advantages and disadvantages of each. I am looking for the consistance that I can not get from POC. I shoot 60LB Treestick, 69LB longbow, 74LB Hatfield.  So that means I have three differant spine POC to deal with.  Can I get one spine carbon to shoot out of all three bows.  I can add weight to the heads to get the right results.

[fatman]

I think you'll do great with the Hammerheads.

I shoot Trad Lites out of bows from 45# to 65#, and oint weight from 225 to 350gr.  IMO, the AD shafts are the most forgiving out there

Good Luck  

[Arwin]

I was a die hard cedar fan and thought I'd never give them up. Then a friend of mine set me up with CX heritage 150's and some 200 grain points. I'm ruined!!!     If I do miss, it's high or low and almost never right or left.

[Rick P]

I love the AD Hammerheads! In my own experiments the Hammer head out penetrated a gold tip 5575 by at least 40% in pork shoulder, foam and a rack of freezer burned buffalo ribs I had. They fly like a dart out of everything from my 40 pound 1963 Pearson colt to a 90 pound English long bow.(not my bow)

The grizzly sticks were less forgiving, stiff for stated spine and IMO but ugly.(they look like a wheelies favorite arrow)I also think a arrow of that cost should last more than a year. However I am very impressed with Alaska Bowhunting Supplies new line of broadheads.

[bushytail]

I like the Herritage arrows.They`ll last and they`re tuff.They also fool the compounders thinking they`re cedar arrows.

[Featherbuster]

I shoot the hammerheads....and will probably never shoot a different shaft.  Love those Hammerheads.  I have shot everything from a 100 grain head up to 250 grain and al shoot like darts.

[wapitimike1]

Griz sticks are hard to tune if you ask me. I like the thinnys AXIS or MFX. They blow through game. Bottom line is you can't beat carbon for pure power.

[Lindsay]

Easton ST Epics seem to work for me, good solid shaft and not over priced.

[twotimer]

the arrow dynimic hammerheads,as stated above should be able to be tuned to shoot out of all your bow,i have shot them out of bows down to 35#s with good flight.regards,robert          

[capt eddie]

Do you buy the Hammerhead off thier web site?  I did not see them listed.  I saw the Hammerheads listed at Three Rivers, shafts only not finished. All I need is the shafts.

[frassettor]

Ted at Raptor has them. He is a sponsor here

[Jerry Jeffer]

I just got back from Kauai. This is the first time using my new Hammerheads. All I can say is.... I'll never use any thing else. One arrow stood up to an awful lot of lava rock. The same arrow did a great job on a goat. I'm sold.

[stickbow2442]

Originally posted by Arwin:
I was a die hard cedar fan and thought I'd never give them up. Then a friend of mine set me up with CX heritage 150's and some 200 grain points. I'm ruined!!!      If I do miss, it's high or low and almost never right or left.

Thats funny, I was a die hard carbon fan and tried wood arrows. Now I will never go back to carbons...lol.

[joevan125]

I shoot a lot of arrows every day and i just like the way cabon arrows hold up. Oh yea they shoot great also.

[owlbait]

Paul at Badger Arrows, a sponsor here also, has AD Hammerheads. Quick shipment and a good guy to deal with also. Love my Hammerhead TradLites.

[Brian Krebs]

I took some newly received 'carbonwood vapor V-Maxx' carbon arrows (5000) ( thanks Orton !).

 I put a zwickey  on one; and field points on two others.

 I shot one of the field points at a pop can at 25 yards and tapped it. Second arrow hit an inch from the first; the zwickey  killed the can.

 Whats that tell you?

 I love wood arrows; but I have had problems with them - to the point I am using these carbons; or some 2216s this year.

[p1choco]

Capt Eddie.  Of the two arrows you want to use, I would recommend the Hammerheads.  As stated before the Hammerheads are more forgiving.  With most parallel shafts like some of the others mentioned, you can get away with using one spine, but would need to vary point weight and maybe the shaft length as well to accommodate your individual bows.  With the tapered Hammerheads, once you get your length, just play with the point weight.

[amar911]

I agree with the recommendation of Paul at Badger Arrows as well as the AD Hammerheads or Hammerhead Lites. The Grizzly Sticks are good shafts, and I have some of them, but all the AD shafts are great. For your poundage of bows, I would go with the Hammerhead shafts, not the Lites, although the Lites would also work great for most anything you would want to shoot. If you really want your arrows to be nearly bullet proof, use brass inserts and aluminum collars up front as well as uni-bushings and g-nocks at the rear. You will be amazed at how well the arrows fly and how sturdy they are under abuse!

Allan

[GingivitisKahn]

I'm shooting carbons at the moment and am flirting with going back to wood.  For the cost, I expect these things to last longer than they seem to last.  

At least when a wood arrow breaks, you kind of expect that and it's not like you've spent a fortune on it.  From 3Rivers, I can get a dozen POC shafts for about the price of one of the carbon arrows I'm currently shooting (a bit apples and oranges, I realize).

I dunno - thinking about it.

[David McLendon]

Carbon arrows are ugly and just don't appeal to me like a good set of footed wood arrows. That said, they are always straight, quick to build, easy to tune, each arrow will weigh the same, fly straight if properly tuned and penetrate well due to the small shaft diameter compared to wood. They shoot well and hold up. When the feathers wear out just peel the wrap and feathers off and go again, fletch tape makes a quick job of it.