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My guess is he did a few things wrong for this to happen. And gato this can happen with aluminum too. Once any carbon is "dented, cracked and the like" it should be trashed. Just like a golf club it will shatter once force is applied. He prolly never flexed the shaft like it states right on most shafts, had his hand positioned incorrectly, finger still on arrow when released.
Your correct in thinking that this prolly wouldnt have happened with a recurve.
 
samcurry said:
My guess is he did a few things wrong for this to happen. And gato this can happen with aluminum too. Once any carbon is "dented, cracked and the like" it should be trashed. Just like a golf club it will shatter once force is applied. He prolly never flexed the shaft like it states right on most shafts, had his hand positioned incorrectly, finger still on arrow when released.
Your correct in thinking that this prolly wouldnt have happened with a recurve.
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Usually the shaft will split before it'll splinter on a recurve. I have seen that happen before...
 
yep me too, specially the old wodden arrows. now that would have made a nice hole in his hand. solid wood shaft poking thru it. ouch....
 
There are a couple questions I have. That was his right hand. First of all, guess that makes him a lefty or his right hand would have been back by his right shoulder when he released, nowhere near the arrow. Ok, so he's a lefty. Contrary to popular belief, arrows don't just explode under normal circumstances. Don't get me wrong, I feel for him, but I really doubt this was just the fault of carbon arrows.
 
Did anyone click the link and read up?

BTW, my brother in law is right handed, but shoots lefty. It's all in the dominant eye, according to the teacher.
 
PT said:
There are a couple questions I have. That was his right hand. First of all, guess that makes him a lefty or his right hand would have been back by his right shoulder when he released, nowhere near the arrow. Ok, so he's a lefty. Contrary to popular belief, arrows don't just explode under normal circumstances. Don't get me wrong, I feel for him, but I really doubt this was just the fault of carbon arrows.
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I agree...perhaps he got a few bad ones. It can happen. I suppose we'll hear of a recall, a lawsuit, or a 'retooling' of the factory that made the arrows in the next few weeks...
 
Easton is supposedly shipping a new Al-over-carbon arrow that's supposed to be better than anything before it. Anyone seen anything of them yet?
 
Not yet, I'll ask the father-in-law about them this weekend, although he usually stocks the Gold-Tips.
 
It's here, it's here. (Thank you again, GF, for all your help).

I'm the proud new owner of a 2000 Hoyt MT sport bow with Contender limbs. Now I just have to wait until Christmas to own it.
 
Professur said:
It's here, it's here. (Thank you again, GF, for all your help).

I'm the proud new owner of a 2000 Hoyt MT sport bow with Contender limbs. Now I just have to wait until Christmas to own it.
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Now I know why you were praising up gf and saying she's such a good person :D AHA!
 
Professur said:
well were I to play with your body, I'd be in real trouble, .... little girl.
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I'm at the point where if you want to perceive me as young and tell me so then I take it as a compliment...ie.getting carded at the liqour store type young
 
Back on Topic.


Sorry if you saw this Les. I picked the cleanest pic I had.
 
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