Wondering if I screwed up

[boneaddict]

I bought a dozen arrows today with 6 new broadheads.  $174

I get home and thought I was getting the exact same thing I had been shooting.  They were one inch short.  I figured the guy screwed up.  I told him I wanted full shaft, 31 inches.  Well They were 31 inches.  I had been shooting 32.    I have 6 freshies and 5 shoot well with broadheads.  I only need one, but dang it.  I can't decided whether to go ahead and shoot them or sell them or what.

[Ray]

I'd sell them. It might take a while but somebody will buy them if you market them enough. Try one of those trad boards like tradgang.com

[jackelope]

what kind are they?

[bucklucky]

Cut the long ones down to match, problem solved, ??

[actionshooter]

 How much does it matter with traditional gear? Are they too short to shoot or do they fly different? Just curious.

[Ray]

I just assumed they were for his trad bow. I could be wrong. Yes it does matter. Especially if they're too short how can you get your draw back? If they're too long it's not a big deal to fix... From what I read it says they are one inch short.

[boneaddict]

They are goldtips , traditional grained carbons.   I suppose it wouldn't matter but I really didn't feel like changing my draw and apparantly have been drawing the full 32.   I imagine they would fly about the same, just didn't want to mess with my draw.  I'd shoot one to try it but then I wouldn't have a dozen unshot arrows.  They cost $115 for the dozen so don't want to waste them

[actionshooter]

Thats why I was asking, never messed with traditional gear. I didn't know how much longer on the arrows are cut past the rest. Same as compound?

[PacificNWhunter]

Is the length of the arrow going to affect your draw length? If that's the case I would sell them.

[boneaddict]

Yes they are for my trad bow.  I guess I have time since I think I have enough for the season.  Ugh

[boneaddict]

You can obviously control your draw a bit, but I still anchor and I pull back full draw.  Interesting enough I went and got my first batch , the ones I dumped my moose with up in Alaska and they are 31 1/2.  That explains a few things.   

[Ray]

I've shot arrows up to 2 inches too long and they usually just shoot lower or fall short of the target when compared to a normal length arrow for me. When I shoot arrows which are too short it feels somewhat awkward but definitely manageable. You can still get a kill but when you get into a shooting groove where everything is natural and instinctive it is a good thing to have all your arrows be as similar as possible. It's not like shooting 40 grain bullets at a deer or anything but it does affect the overall performance and experience to some degree.

[Ray]

Those arrows sound like they would fit my setup. Got any pics? Not sure I have any money left though.

[boneaddict]

This late in the game, I think I will hold off doing any drastic changes.  I guess if I run out of arrows this fall, we will re-think it.  

[boneaddict]

I can take some tomorrow for you.

[Todd_ID]

Give the shop a call and ask (beg) if they will exchange them for you.  If you're a moderately good customer to them, then they'll most likely take care of your problem for no charge.  There's a darn good chance that they'll be able to sell them again at a shorter length to another customer, and they want to keep you happy.  Maybe it's time to build a simple arrow saw so that you can control every aspect of the build process.  I was amazed how often I used mine once I had it done, but I have my wife and 2 daughters shooting as well as doing all the work on my buddies' equipment.

[Hornseeker]

Shoot Doug, you shuld talk to me more about such things! There are a number of places on the net to buy a dozen arrows, at least as good or better than those, for about $95-$100....
Anyhow..yeah, that sucks on the length. I still cant believe you draw that far. That dam bow is SMOKIN at that draw length!

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[Ray]

There are a number of places on the net to buy a dozen arrows, at least as good or better than those, for about $95-$100

Thanks. I wanted to say that too but I was being nice and decided not too. Besides I was not sure if that was completely true if he has carbon arrow shafts. I would not know the cost on those.

[MountainWalk]

Not sure if this is your style, but you could maybe try putting a cricket clicker on your bow to maybe re-train your draw. Ive used clickers before, and they are great. I dunno. I shoot 31's and 30's pretty much the same.