Has anyone tried Easton's Slim Tech arrows?

[Luv2hunteup]

Any reviews or price info on these arrows?

Slim Tech and HIT (http://www.eastonarchery.com/st/)

[GVDocHoliday]

After being on the market for a few months the reviews are finally coming in. I'm sad to say they are not that good, which had depressed me a little because I had high hopes for these arrows. They were one of those few products that actually had me itching for them to hit the shelves. At first they are great, but over time it appears that they start to break down after lots of shooting and straightess goes nuts. There's also lots of complaints about the frong of the arrow splintering and not holding up to repeated use. Easton and Beman have much better arrows for much better prices in my opinion, sadly this isn't one of them. Hopefully for 2005 they can fix the problems they are having, but until then I'd suggest looking at the ICS sized shafts that Easton and Beman offer...they are many and will do you just fine.

[bucknduck]

Thanks Doc for the info, I'm considering switching over to Carbon arrows this year, but I might just wait one more year. I was going to go with the Axis arrows, but I think I will hold off one more year and see if Easton makes any upgrades to the arrows for next year. I'm still having fun shooting my Aluminum Easton arrows. It will be nice to hear feedback on how the Axis arrows perform during bow season.

Rich

[GVDocHoliday]

From what I understand when they are new they shoot great and penetrate deep...but they just don't hold up like they should. I've been shooting the same three Goldtips for four years for hunting, each one has several deer under their belts, and they still spin as true as they have when I bought them. They've all been refletched about a dozen times, and they take a beating. That's what all carbon arrow should do. I'm giving some CX 3d select 200's with weight tubes a try this year though. Their CXL selects have held up great this past 3d season, so I have high hopes for the thinner hunting shaft. Since my major 3D tournament shooting is over for 2004, I'll be getting those 200's cut and fletched and start tuning my bow for hunting. I hope to have them ready for the Oneida 3D extravaganza which is basically a bowhunters rendevous.

[Trushot_Archer]

Yeah I've heard the samme reviews as Doc. Tight groups and broken nocks for about a week and than the "spread".

Not sure if it's spine issues or weakening carbon or what but I do know one thing....I'll wait for a while to buy them. I too had very high hopes with these as the idea IS a good one. They just need to work out the bugs.

[Steve]

I have been considering switching from alum to carbon but want to get the carbons that have to thicker shaft. My question is if I shoot a 2413 now what does that convert to in a carbon arrow? Do you have to woory about the spine stiffness of a carbon arrow at all?

[Pinefarm]

I looked at the new Axis arrows and went with ACC's instead. For what it's worth.

[Trushot_Archer]

Steve,
The biggest worry is runout towards the end of a carbon shaft. The thickness and spine are generally fine in toward the middle of the arrow but on both ends some get a little inconsistent.

I've noticed most that have issues with carbon are shooting 30+" arrows. For those with arrows 28 and under many cut equally from each end to get the desired length.....thus trimming of any "slop".

If your looking for heavier arrow with thicker walls I'd look at carbons that have a camo coating. They tend to be a little thicker due to the camo process. Beman, Black Hawk, Easton C2...all 9 gpi or so.

[Banditto]

And Steve if you go to Eastons arrow selector you can get the right shaft. Notice there are several different selections to choose from, use the heaviest if that is what you are after.

And for some reason I can't hyperlink in my threads anymore so I just added the link outright.

http://www.archeryoutdoors.com/shaft-selector-guides/huntingshafts/step1.tpl

[One Eye]

I too was very interested in this shaft, especially seeing them in my local shop. The reports are very mixed though, so I think I will stick with the Gold Tips or my Easton A/C/Cs for at least another year. My local shop won't even stock the Axis shafts because of the hassle involved with the HIT system. Easton is a great company, so I hope they work this out. The .005 straightness is also a concern for me.

Dan

[GVDocHoliday]

Steve...what you're looking for my man is the Carbon express Terminator Selects in 4565. 11gpi and very durable to boot. Get the camo ones and they run 12gpi. They were the first carbons I ever shot...and my arrow length is 28.25 inches, I always cut in inch off the nock end, square it with the g5 arrow squaring device(priceless tool by the way), then I cut the front to my desired length, square that, glue in the insert, square the face of the insert, and talk about a straight spinning shaft.

[Kevin]

Bummer.
Was in a smaller shop in North Oakland Co. (trying to shop mom-and-pop instead of monster chain) and they had very nice, helpful people, but limited stock. They had PSI's that were slightly less expensive that the Eastons, but they were out of them in the ones I needed.
Bought the Easton Axis 400s at the suggestion of the guys there.
Came home and did a search on this site to see if anyone liked them or didn't. Found this thread.
Bummer

[Trushot_Archer]

Shoot them a while and see what you think. Changes I've heard about are really only noticed by those that shoot hundreds of shots a week pretty much all year. The guy that buys them and shoots a couple hundred rounds to sight them in and than hunt may get years if use...