Yesterday morning our club was having a target shoot. Towards the end I nocked an arrow for a 45 yard shot, drew and shot. On the shot something blew up. At first I thought my nock might have failed, but this sounded different. When we found the arrow I realized how lucky I was that day.
I clipped a nock one time w/ an Easton aluminum (either a 2217 or a XX75; I shot both over the years) and didn't know until I shot it again - the nock split and the string whipped the arrow around and it slapped me above temple. Knocked me on my butt. Had it been a broadhead who knows what could have happened. Seen other aluminum shafts with little nicks that bend/snap on the shot. Yes, aluminum is easier to see a damage or a fault but there are safety concerns with any shaft material. Either way glad the OP wasn't hurt.
I had a nock blow up on me once, I believe it lead to my destroyer limb failure but it lead me to barnesdale limbs so it is all good.
I had one do the same to me years ago and got lucky as well. I would check the limbs for possible cracks as I noticed mine did crack upon close inspection.
Where is a good place to get aluminum arrows? Preferably something comparable to a .400 spine about 8.2 gpi. I don't even know how they're labeled.
Could have been real bad. Any thoughts on possible cause of failure or anything about that particular arrow that we could learn from? Thanks
That's always been my concern with carbon, I try to check them before I shoot. Great reminder. Glad you are OK.
Possibly. The target before the one this happened on was a 15 yard target with sixteen 1" dots in four rows of four. The stations are fanned out and you pick a row and shoot four arrows, one at each dot in your row. Usually four of us shoot and then we pull arrows. This time there were only five of us, so a buddy of mine and I decided to shoot the same row. I started at one end and he started at the other, which means he shot twice at 1" dots with my arrows already in them. I didn't hear any contact, but it could have happened. I know everyone says to "flex it first", but I don't do it after every shot. I'll probably be looking more closely from this point forward.
