Test kit arrows

[bowmaster12]

How do people handle their test kit  arrows.  I would like to put a test kit together that i can use with any bow inend up getting. Do you leave them full length and pick the one that flys the best ansd that spine will be close enough to order and tune with?  I cant see cutting down and tuning each spine in the kit then it would only be good for that one bow.  Am I right in thinking you pick whatever full lenght arrow flys the best while still showing weak and you order that spine arrow? Or do you cut them all to a preffered length first?

[JR Williams]

So what I do is when I get a test kit I put on my desired tip weight and shoot them all bareshaft and full length several times each. I pick the shaft that shoots the least amount of weak and then begin cutting that one down in 1/4 inch increments until it flies just barely weak. Then I fletch that one up and confirm it flies straight with fletching.

BUT, you could always do the same thing with cutting them to your preferred length first. You can also adjust with point weight (But I usually already have a broadhead in mind so I keep the same point weight and adjust arrow length.

I leave the other arrows in the test kit full length and hang on to them so I can use them to potentially try them out on other bows.

Hope this helps.

[McDave]

I like all my arrows cut to 29", so whether they come from a test kit or a spare bare shaft from shafts I buy, the first thing I do is to cut them to 29".   Then I tune them to a specific bow by adjusting point weight and arrow spine.  I always keep a spare bare shaft from each new arrow I try, so I have accumulated quite a collection of them in carbon, aluminum, and wood.  Some of them are longer or shorter than 29", because I occasionally tune arrows for other people.

[BAK]

Exactly what McDave said.  Been doing it that way for at least 40 years, and since there is really nothing new under the sun, it still works.