My friend and I were just playing a game of call your shot. Basically horse with bows. He went to a high angle shot after we already had 2 from straight away. I was aiming at the circle next to the one my previous 2 arrows were in. I hit the circle the arrow went through the target just far enough to catch both my other arrows about 2 inches up the shaft which then proceed to rip the first few layers of carbon fiber off the 3rd arrow. Needless to say that was an expensive shot and ruins my hope of getting through this season on what I had left. I was down to 6 anyway which is just barely enough but I'm planning on getting a new bow next spring which will probably bring the need for new arrows with it so I just didn't want to buy any. Well, there went that idea.
Yeah I trashed one like hat a few weeks back. between that and shooting groups since March I have went from 18 of the same exact arrows bought at the same time down to 7. I have lost 2 but, the rest have been damaged from shooting groups and the one I shot in half. Thats why I stopped shooting groups. Every now and then I will shoot groups of 3 just to do it.
I know. Thats not including the other dozen I am down to 5 on for my old bow that is now my wifes bow. But hey, I was learning and now I am a half way descent shot and I don't mess as many up any more. lol Thats 18 arrows x ~ $8.00 each = $144.00. On the flip side imagine how much that would have cost in 30-30, .270, .243, 30-06 or even 22 LR's for the same amount of shots and its more fun!!!!
yeah they get expensive, I picked up a cheap bag target with 10 or so dots on one side to shoot at, I usually shoot one arrow at each dot and then consider the relation to the center of the dot in which i was shooting at, it saves on arrows and replacing nocks and fletchings thats for sure. especially with BHs
