I just bought a set of test surewoods from Tim, he had em here the next day!
I tested them to my bow and found it liked 60/65s
So I sprayed em with Krylon, no stain , nothin.
Fletched em and shot em a bit, then glued broadheads on the 2 I didn't break.... :o
Then I went huntin... :D
pics soon :p
Go, Kenny, GO!
Tim is a great guy and excellent service!
Bet I know what color they are now !!!
Yep, I have this on another thread , but I thought Tim need some recognition for the test kits. They are the only way to get into wood arrows.
I broke one by shooting my 3d deer at a 1/4 away shot and it rattled off the belly and the front leg.
I have just started shooting 3 under and am shootin a bit low. :D
Stuck this one thru too many bones and it got snapped off when she took off!
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Entry
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It bounced off the legbone on the far side, so its job was done...
Here is what it hit inside with a Woodsman...
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Great job Kenny. I have a test pack I'm going to fletch up this week.
Mine took two days to get here but only because I ordered them in the afternoon. Tim is way faster than the P.O.
bretto
I bareshafted mine at 9 yds(across shop) til I had slightly weak, and fletched em up!
god work Kenny !!! freezer filler.
Shawn
Tasty vittles right there! :thumbsup:
9 out of 10 game animals prefer to have the air let out of them by a wood arrow! ;)
You've taken the meaning of "test kit" to a whole new level Kenny! :D Well done sir. :thumbsup:
That's breaking 'em in the right way !!
Good shooting..
Well done...Tim and Braveheart are TOP NOTCH! I buy all I can from him, shipping is cheap and fast!
I like testin stuff! The bow is a test bow also, I just let it lay around the shop for a year or 2 !
The chrono ain't got nuthin on this kind of testin! :bigsmyl:
:thumbsup: :archer:
Excellent! Great pics.
That is awesome! I got a test kit on the way from Braveheart; unfortunately our deer season is over in SC... but hogs are good to go in about 3 more weeks with Hog Heaven!
Hmmm, as Tim says, wow, I wasn't thinking of testing on critters!! I've got my test kit dozen shafts straightened and just finished the third coat of polyurethene. So after a couple of days of good curing I'll get them fletch and start to tune to the Super Shrew and the '71 Super Kodiak. After I'm dialed in I'll order the correct dozen shafts from Braveheart and keep the test kit for "non-living" target testing.
Congrats on the beautiful doe!!!
Great job. :thumbsup:
Great shooting :thumbsup:
Don't want to steal your thread Kenny, but here is another thumbs up to Tim. I placed a small order on Thursday, I was notified within an hour and a half that my items had shipped!!! If that wasn't enough, an hour later I received notification from Tim that he had REFUNDED me two dollars on the shipping costs!!!! I received the items yesterday. I don't know of many companies or people out there that would do that......as I told Tim in an email, he will have me as a customer for a long time! :bigsmyl:
David
Yeah, someday I should switch to wood arrows just for the change itself. As with other products I'll order from Tim first if possible.
Hey, this a thumbs up thread to Tim, not sure if I made that clear!
Seemed to me that the wood were not as finicky to tune as carbons. Anybody else see anything like that?
I still have plenty of weight with the wood, but the heavy FOC is out the window.
I hate carbons and I love aluminums but your thread is making me want to go wood again. Nothing quieter than wood arrows in a side quiver, and a whole lot easier to tune than carbons IMHO.
That was my thought Jason, just wondered if I was foolin myself or just got lucky tuning.
Yes, I too believe woodies are much easier to tune than carbons. And Aluminums come far more consistant than carbons. Woodies can be grouped to be far more consistant than carbons. The low frequency of occilation of carbon shafts hides these shortcomings. It is the sting and glue nature of the way carbons are manufactured. That is why the best target shafts combine carbon and aluminum.
I don't believe that wood can be more consistant than carbons, but I believe wood can be shot as well as carbon at hunting ranges. I've shot wood, aluminum and carbon (lot's of different ones) and the Easton Axis is a great shaft. That being said, I love shooting and playing with wood arrows and the three deer i shot with wood arrows this fall didn't know the difference.
...and Ray is it not just cool to take an animal with a wood arrow. Just kinda is right when you walk up and see that wood arrow, knowing that the ancient bowman and classic bowman of the past took game with the same type of arrow you are taking game with. It gives me an appreciation of the past and the accomplishment. Some will say that is insignificant, I beg to differ...
congratts! :thumbsup: way to getter done before season is over.
Cool!
You just can never tell what those durn arrows will break on!
23 years since I built some woodies and I'm pumped to say "I just ordered test kit B"!
Looks like a monster bear will meet wood this spring!
I'll add my vote to the great service and quick shipping. I don't think it's humanly possible to get stuff out any faster than he does.