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exploding arrows?? help me!

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ahouse55:
http://s736.photobucket.com/albums/xx6/Ahouse55/?action=view&current=brokenarrow2.jpg

http://s736.photobucket.com/albums/xx6/Ahouse55/?action=view&current=brokenarrow.jpg

hows that?

medicinewheel:
The spine of an arrow relates to 28" draw, which means if you make it an inch shorter it will be automatically stiffer by up to 5#. If your pull is 23" and your arrow is 23" with 25# spine it is not so critical, if at all!
Anyone here can say something about that problem (or not) of material fatigue of cedar??? - I would be really interested to hear about that!

chessieboy:
That doesn't look like grain run off to me, it almost looks like a transverse fracture.  And I shoot dozens of premium POC arrows from the 60s and early 70s and never had a problem.  I don't think it would have caused a fracture but why shoot vanes especially with a  bow not center shot.  I could be wrong but those arrows look like they are the ones for youth bows (very lite spine even for a 20" draw).  That crest and pressed on point just remind me of them. 

Just my 2 cents

Bill

Pat B:
The arrows that exploded on me were POC and had been shoot many times. From looking at the breaks, they were damaged at sometime and finally gave up under the pressure of the shot. Now, when I miss a target and hit something hard(tree, rock) or deflect an arrow off of another object, I flex the shaft beyond what it would normally flex just to see if there in an unseen fracture in the wood. If the arrow is sound, it should be able to handle the extreme flex I give them. I would rather break a few arrows in a controlled way than have the emergency room doctor remove the splinters from my hand or arm.

Justin Snyder:
Interesting break there. I have to agree it looks like it was damaged before the shot. I have had a few break like that, although mine are usually at the other end. Mine came from missing the intended target like Pat said.  How long are the arrows from tip to nock?

Just as a side note. If you use the bottom IMG code link from photobucket it will show the picture here. 

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