Gold Tip Pro Hunter - Excellent !

[Watch_Man]

After seeing the Gold Tip demo video on the end of the Vegas DVD where they shoot a Pro Hunter into a target with a machine, then into a breeze block and then back at he target, I decided to buy a set for club nights as I am breaking too many arrows, usually 1 a week.

The info from Gold Tip is:

"Pro Hunter shafts are guaranteed to the most consistent graphite hunting arrows in the world. Each arrow is tested to a straightness tolerance of +/-.001” and weight tolerance of one grain per dozen to make them the most accurate wrapped graphite arrow ever built."

They cost me £63 for 12 BTW

They say first impressions count, these arrows made the best first impression of any of the arrows I have bought, from ACC's to X10's They come out of the boss like a dream, for once I didn't feel like I was dislocating my shoulder with every pull. Our club distance is only 18yds and I was shooting them from my Bladerunner 60lb at 28" draw, no stabalizer. With the 5 pin sight I was shooting better than I normally do with my Bowtech and scope.

I think I will give them a try with my allegiance tomorrow night. I can believe the video now I have seen them first hand. For those of you who have not seen it, apart from shooting it into a breeze block, then the target (no difference in grouping) they also bend the arrow 4" in a jig. When compared to carbons from other manufacturers, the Pro Hunter returns to near perfect straightness, the others turn into wibbly wobbly round the corner arrows

[emdrum]

A good review. I'd be very interested in your impressions after shooting them with your allegiance. Did you buy them in the UK? Who stocks them?

Also, please post a link to the video. Not sure what the validity of shooting into a breeze block is, but it might simulate going through the boss into the leg of the target stand, which is what split the carbon off one of my navis on Tuesday.

Thanks,

Mike

[Watch_Man]

Originally Posted by emdrum

A good review. I'd be very interested in your impressions after shooting them with your allegiance. Did you buy them in the UK? Who stocks them?

Also, please post a link to the video. Not sure what the validity of shooting into a breeze block is, but it might simulate going through the boss into the leg of the target stand, which is what split the carbon off one of my navis on Tuesday.

Thanks,

Mike

The video is on a DVD and I am not sure if it is on the net, I could not find it on the GoldTip website. The DVD is the Lancaster Archery/Las Vegas double DVD with this as an extra.

I bought the arrows from a delaer in the USA, he advertises on ebay. I will let you know after I have shot them with the Allegiance.

[Jerry Tee]

Originally Posted by Watch_Man

After seeing the Gold Tip demo video on the end of the Vegas DVD where they shoot a Pro Hunter into a target with a machine, then into a breeze block and then back at he target, I decided to buy a set for club nights as I am breaking too many arrows, usually 1 a week.

The info from Gold Tip is:

"Pro Hunter shafts are guaranteed to the most consistent graphite hunting arrows in the world. Each arrow is tested to a straightness tolerance of +/-.001” and weight tolerance of one grain per dozen to make them the most accurate wrapped graphite arrow ever built."

They cost me £63 for 12 BTW

They say first impressions count, these arrows made the best first impression of any of the arrows I have bought, from ACC's to X10's They come out of the boss like a dream, for once I didn't feel like I was dislocating my shoulder with every pull. Our club distance is only 18yds and I was shooting them from my Bladerunner 60lb at 28" draw, no stabalizer. With the 5 pin sight I was shooting better than I normally do with my Bowtech and scope.

I think I will give them a try with my allegiance tomorrow night. I can believe the video now I have seen them first hand. For those of you who have not seen it, apart from shooting it into a breeze block, then the target (no difference in grouping) they also bend the arrow 4" in a jig. When compared to carbons from other manufacturers, the Pro Hunter returns to near perfect straightness, the others turn into wibbly wobbly round the corner arrows

I have some Gold Tip arrows and the only problem I found with them was that at closer ranges say about under 50 yards the coating on the outside of the arrow went soft with the heat of generated and 'cooked' bits of straw into the outer coating on the arrow.

[Watch_Man]

Originally Posted by Jerry Tee

I have some Gold Tip arrows and the only problem I found with them was that at closer ranges say about under 50 yards the coating on the outside of the arrow went soft with the heat of generated and 'cooked' bits of straw into the outer coating on the arrow.

Jerry

I get this problem with my CX2's, ACC's and Fatboys but shooting into a straw boss last night, the Pro Hunters came out clean.

[Watch_Man]

Mike

shot them with my Allegiance last night and they were falling about 1/4 inch lower at 18yds than the CX2's despite having a lighter pile by 40 grains. (Shot back to back in the allegiance)

They were still easier to pull out than the CX2's but I think the main difference was the poundage between the Bladerunner and the Bowtech.

When setting the Bladerunner for field, I cranked it till I felt it was the same draw weight as my allegiance. Only then did I check them with the Digi Bowscales. The Bladerunner was just under 60lb while the Allegiance was 46lb. The GoldTips were spec'd for 46-50lb but fly much better from the bladerunner. There is nothing wrong with them with the allegiance but I prefer the CX2's at the lower poundage.

Shooting the Bladerunner on Wednesday night at 60lb, I woke on Thursday morning to find none of my usual aches, however after shooting the lower poundage Bowtech last night I woke today with the aches back!

I have noticed this in the past, I can pull a much heavier weight on the Bladerunner than the Allegiance, I guess this must be to do with the powercurve and design of the two bows. I am going to speak to a shop as I feel a change to a Hoyt maybe in the pipeline.

Verdict on the arrows is very positive, they went through the boss and wacked a few legs without any damage, my old Fatboys would have cracked with the same abuse. Grouping is about the same as the CX2's and much better than the fatboys.

[emdrum]

They sound pretty good and the price makes them very attractive against Navi FMJs, which are the other alternative I am considering. The only issue would be buying them from the US as I have done personal impoorts before and got stung heavily on the tax.

Would be better if a UK dealer could be pursuaded to import them.

Cheers,

Mike

[Watch_Man]

Originally Posted by emdrum

The only issue would be buying them from the US as I have done personal impoorts before and got stung heavily on the tax.

Would be better if a UK dealer could be pursuaded to import them.

Mike

I don't know if they are available, maybe Bowsports would be the place to try. However even if you get charged duty it would be less than buying them in the UK. We bought them when the exchange rate on Paypal was 1.92 but I think it has gone down to 1.87 today.

We have bought most of our arrows from the USA and probably saved 30% overall.

[iscap_boy]

The Goldtip arrows are great. I myself shoot with the Goldtip Ultralight 500 on a recurve bow, only 6.3 grains/inch. The equivalent to the Pro Hunter are the Ultralight Pro. Great arrows for recurve, and for compound also.

[komtox]

These are definatley stocked by Bowsports, prices are cheaper online..