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Product Review: Gold Tip 3-D Pro Arrows This year I decided to use the 3-D PRO line of arrows from Gold Tip. I had been using Gold Tip arrows for the past couple of years and wanted to try their “best” arrows to see if I could notice a difference. I make all of my arrows after purchasing blank shafts. I personally fletch all of my arrows and place my own inserts and nocks. I don’t have anything against buying complete arrows from an archery shop, but I enjoy making my own arrows and feel more confident knowing how each arrow was made.
STRAIGHTNESS: All carbon arrows are sold with an advertised variance as far as their straightness goes. The most common carbon arrows have a variance of +/- .003 to +/- .005. The Gold Tip 3-D PRO line advertises a variance of only +/- .001. And, in our investigation of one dozen 3-D PRO arrows using a calibrated straightener, we observed a variance far below the +/- .001 with our greatest variance being only .0004. Simply stated, these arrows are very straight.
WEIGHT: Another important aspect of carbon arrows is the consistency in weight across a dozen arrows. Personally, I like my arrows to be within 1 grain of each other after they are complete with fletching, inserts, and broadheads. Again, the 3-D PRO arrows performed quite well in this area as the greatest difference between any two blank shafts after cutting was only 4 grains. In other words, there was a difference of only 4 paper clips from heaviest to lightest. If you have the chance, pick up 4 paper clips and see just how little difference that is.
FINISH: I choose to use the natural black carbon arrows. The shafts are very smooth as Gold Tip has a patented method of binding layers of carbon. After cleaning the shafts with rubbing alcohol, fletchings hold tight as do nocks and inserts. Quite importantly, the shafts also hold up very well to target shooting and do not become rough with debris from 3-d targets. Gold Tip does offer a camoflauge finish with their arrows if you are interested.
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