Testing Carbon arrows

Has anyone after shooting your arrows then doing the bend test on the arrows to see if one was bad actually have one break? Ever come across a bad arrow doing this?

 

once...snapped about 6" from the top

 

Did you find out if this arrow had a crack or split it in?

 

What is the bend test?

 

Hold it on both ends and flex it away from yourself and others while visibly and audibly checking for splinters, cracks or nicks. Rotate and repeat this inspection four to five times. Ive been told that sometimes when you flex the arrow if they are splintered or crack they will break. This past winter when I was at the indoor range a lot I seemed to be the only one who did this check.

 

no clue... I was going to shoot and have made a point of flexing all my arrows after have three of my shafts do a pass thru on my Glendale Buck right into the tree he was leaning against...buggers stuck right into the tree pretty good.

Not even sure it was one of those arrows, but did the flex test and POP, one arrow snaps off 6-7" behind the insert. Easton Axis Nano arrows. The rest of the arrow was fine.

I am going to cut it and get an insert and let my son use it with his bow.

 

You do this after each shot or just once in awhile. How much do you need to bend it to do the test?

 

I pretty much do it each time I pull my arrow out. I use gold tip arrows and I don't have to bend it a lot but enough to where you can tell it dont want to bend anymore without over doing it.
http://www.goldtip.com/safety.htm Look at the flex first pic at the following link near the bottom of the web page.
I started doing this when a couple years ago someone posted a pic of a carbon arrow stuck in someones hand after they had released the arrow.

 

I have never had an arrow break, but I have had a nock break when I was in the shooting process. I had a huge main frame 8pointer in my sights and when I hit my release it sounded like a shotgun went off. My arrow slowly flew about 10 yards and fell to the ground. Thats the onlt mishap I have ever had with arrows.

 

I've never done the "bend test". I think GoldTip recommends or pushes it alot. I don't recall anyone else doing it per say.

 

During my first 3D shoot a few years back, a very well respected shooter told me he does the same thing. I know quite a few people who recommend this simple check as well. Always better to be safe than sorry. I only do it if shafts make contact with each other.

 

i've never actually bent them, but Iook them over quite a bit. I usually can tell when one is bad, if my nock comes flying out, found crack by nock. Or if i'm shooting really close groupings, i've literally blown out nocks on other arrows.

 

I've done it with arrows when I really stacked them in a group tight, or when in a 3D target with lots of other arrows around it. I don't do it every time, but probably should.

 

I do it (if i remember) before i shoot everytime or when i miss and it bounce off hard ground

 

I think it's a good idea and one that I'll doing when the need arises. Good tip, thanks.

 

I do it all the time and found 2 cracked arrows this way. It is very obvious when you find them.

 

I am new to archery and I am very glad I found this. Better to be safe than sorry!

 

If I suspect one suffered some damage I'll twist it to see if it cracks or collapses. I've discovered bad ones a couple times doing this.

 

I twist mine as well every once and a while

 

I've done it, alot actually, and have found several arrows that were cracked. Unfortunately they were Easton flatline surgicals. But I just recently switched back to my old full metal jackets. I'm almost certain a crack would be very obvious with those arrows, that is of course if I can manage to break one.