Mmm ... problems with x10's Pro Tours

[Takahashi]

Has anyone experienced problems with their X10's suddenly just breaking off at the pile end when being extracting from target bosses? I upgraded all my gear this Summer and included were a set of x10's (tungsten tips) but am rather horrified to find that after just 2 shoots have lost 3 arrows from this problem. Having discussed this with a fellow club member, who just happens to take a keen interest in metallargy, its my understanding that there may be a manufacturing fault. Your comments are invited...

[GeoffT]

If you do a search, I think you will find this has been discussed. Easton now say they should only be shot a foam bosses.

[Hidden Hippo]

I know that Easton are aware of the problem and are advising against using Pro Tours in straw bosses, but that's all I know about it (other than its happening).

[Tom]

You might be interested in this thread: http://www.archery-interchange.com/f...-protours.html

[Flying Whale]

Saw Jonathon Mynott break 5 or maybe 6 on my target (straw) back in August on the first 2 distances of a York round. It didn't help that the A-stand had closely spaced legs, and the back leg was pivotted well below the top of the boss, so he kept hitting it.

Seems they dopn't like straw, or wood.

[Marcus26]

I have been shooting Protours for a few months now and will say that I freaking love these arrows. However I also have kept a set of standrad X10's which I use for straw based bosses. I only use the Protours on foam or plastic wrap butts and so far have not broken any.
These are a very very thin arrow. It's understandable that they will not stand up to that kind of target butt.

[Murray]

Send them back to Easton marked "not fit for purpose". IMO, no manufacturer should make an arrow which breaks on impact!! (no matter how good they are for foam-butt shooting)

Maybe they should be renamed "X10 protour (foam-only)" to avoid expensive mistakes...

[Schme1440]

Originally Posted by Murray

Send them back to Easton marked "not fit for purpose". IMO, no manufacturer should make an arrow which breaks on impact!! (no matter how good they are for foam-butt shooting)

Maybe they should be renamed "X10 protour (foam-only)" to avoid expensive mistakes...

How about the X10 Copout?

[Erika]

Originally Posted by Murray

Send them back to Easton marked "not fit for purpose".

Um. They do exactly what they are supposed to. They group better than any other arrow. If the points on the board are not what you are interested in, buy a different arrow.

[Marcus26]

Originally Posted by Murray

Send them back to Easton marked "not fit for purpose". IMO, no manufacturer should make an arrow which breaks on impact!! (no matter how good they are for foam-butt shooting)

Maybe they should be renamed "X10 protour (foam-only)" to avoid expensive mistakes...

Oh FFS. So from now on all companies should provide a list of target butts they work on? I have broken just about every type of arrow in straw butts, including alloys. It doesn't take a genius to look at the Protour and see that abusing them in crap straw targets is a bad idea. Heck I wouldn't shoot new X10's or even Navigators into straw targets.
The Protours do what they are designed to do. Group brilliantly. I would rather have an arrow with the lowest drift and best groups that can only be used in decent targets than one that compromises those 2 things in order for some people to shoot them into cow food.