![]() ![]() If you think the bow business is cut-throat, you should witness how the arrow companies go at it behind closed doors. Every arrow manufacturer is absolutely sure their numbers are accurate and their competitors' numbers are fabricated. On a number of occasions, we have heard arrow companies accuse each other of cheating their straightness measurements - either by measuring only short sections of their arrows, or by obtaining their straightness numbers via undisclosed measurement methodologies. But as we understand it, this is NOT how things actually go inside the industry. Per ATA/ASTM standards, arrow straightness should be measured along the full length of the shaft minus two inches. HOW TO THEY MEASURE THAT? Before we get too deep into this topic, it's worth noting that there doesn't seem to be an accepted universal method for HOW arrow straightness is measured. Nevertheless, that's the carbon arrow market - where straightness is king. The entire spectrum spans a few widths of human hair. ![]() Does that make sense mathematically? Probably not. The straighter the arrow, the more expensive it typically will be. So that's what we get, and the pricing is fairly linear and predictable from +/-.006" to +/-.001". This is what the customer base expects and accepts. You won't find many arrows with straightness tolerances outside that range. Make sense? Most carbon arrows are advertised to have a specific straightness tolerance between. An arrow with a lowly +/-.006" straightness is the entry-level hunter grade arrow which is sold as a basic commodity. An arrow that's advertised to have a +/-.001" straightness is automatically an elite pro-grade arrow worth big bucks. Carbon Arrow Selection & Research Guide | Chapter 3ĭOWN TO THE THOUSANDTHS` What makes one carbon arrow cost $149 a dozen and another cost $69 a dozen? There are a number of ways a particular carbon arrow might be perceived as a "premium" arrow (cool graphics, clever nocks/inserts, special materials, flashy marketing, etc.), but nothing affects the market value of a carbon arrow like advertised straightness, where the difference between the penthouse and the trailer park is just five thousandths of an inch. ![]()
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