How often do you break/lose arrows?

[Bean Counter]

I broke one and then lost one (my firsts) today   

I thought this was gonna be cheaper than gun hunting!!! 

[Jake T]

depends on what i'm doing.  if i am stump busting the breakage/loss goes up.  just target shooting and i do ok.  i shoot wood shafts.  all in all, i probably break or lose 8-12 arrows a year.

[BLKBEARKLR]

Only time I break an arrow is when I robinhood it.

Losing an arrow in this thick crap over here on teh Wet side almost everytime I whack an animal.

[halflife65]

I don't lose/break too many arrows until later in the summer.  I start really challenging myself (usually buddies and I are trying to one up each other) with very difficult or long shots, funny shots like trying to loop one over brush or standing on one leg on a little stump, sitting on the ground and turning all the way around - whatever is more difficult than an actual (likely) hunting shot to bring confidence and help concentration when it counts.

[Todd_ID]

I thought this was gonna be cheaper than gun hunting!!! 

Yeah, right!   

With a rifle you only need a few things.  The damn archery industry is built on our addiction.

To answer your question, I'll go through 2 dozen arrows a year between shooting every day at home, hunting, and 3D tournaments.  It happens; they break.....simple as that.  Unfortunately $14 apiece isn't easy to swallow, even after the 30th dozen!

[Gobble Gobble]

I have been shooting the same GT Pro Hunters for about 3 or 4 years now with only having broke 2 and that was last year due to broadhead cuts.

[jackelope]

in one year of shooting and hunting i have broken or lost a dozen or so easton st axis. it sucks but it's part of the game. i learned real quick to shoot different spots rather than the same one shot after shot. not sure why people think robin hoods are so cool...thats $24.00 down the tubes in one shot. no thanks i'll stick to shooting spots.

[colockumelk]

Losing or busting an arrow isn't all that bad.  I mean what's $14 dollars right.  Now if you happen to have a $12 broad head attached to that arrow then that sucks.  $26 bucks can add up quick. I've accepted the fact that every time I shoot at an animal that it will cost me $26.

[Hoytstaffshooter83]

Losing or busting an arrow isn't all that bad.  I mean what's $14 dollars right.  Now if you happen to have a $12 broad head attached to that arrow then that sucks.  $26 bucks can add up quick. I've accepted the fact that every time I shoot at an animal that it will cost me $26.

Thats not always true, many times I have got my arrow back and it was good enough to shoot again...... but on the other side I have had many that passed through never to be seen again, or they broke off  while stuck in the animal...

[jackelope]

yeah i don't really care if i sacrifice one to kill an animal. that thought or concern wouldn't even cross my mind.
it could be $50 and it wouldn't bother me.

[backwoods_boy]

lost one on saturday, first one in about 10 practice sessions.....i tried to get cocky and guess distances...whooops...
 

[mossback91]

well I fobbinhood all day long ruining arrows so i got to get more all the time

[Fullabull]

I've had the same dozen for the last three years (Easton Axis). I have lost two (one with a broadhead on it) and broke two off in elk. I tune them every year before I start shooting again. I only shoot for about 4 months a year so that helps keep them in good shape.

I will be purchasing a dozen and a half this year since my son is now going to be hunting as well.

Fulla

[h2ofowlr]

I robin hooded several arrows last year or knocked the veins off of several.  I had to get several replacements and re-fletch most of my arrows prior to hunting season.  Lost two out hunting this year as I over shot two animals and one was snapped off in my deer.  They get expensive if your shooting a $112 / dozen plus G5 broadheads.

[Bean Counter]

dang! I guess what surprises me most is what you're all paying for arrows.  Maybe mine are in the training wheel category but I got a dozen for $60 (ergo, five bucks a pop), and they came with vains and field tips. The pro shop even cut 'em for my size.

[Todd_ID]

Unfortunately you get what you pay for.  I can tune my bow to them and shoot the $60/dozen Gold Tips or Bemans or Cabelas into a five shot group at whatever range, and then tune the bow a bit for a different arrow that is $160/dozen and put every one of the dozen of the expensive ones inside that group with room to spare.  When you shoot the entire dozen of the cheaper arrows or test them on a spinner and spine checker, then you'll find that the expensive arrows are actually cheaper, because of the dozen cheap ones only 4 may fly right.  Also, the expensive ones will survive many more incidents that will break the cheaper ones.

It comes down to expectations from your equipment based on your perceived shooting ability.  If a person is satisfied with the groups they're getting, then the cheap arrows are fine.  It's when you push the horizon of what you think you can do that you find why the horizon was there in the first place.  In this case, I thought the cheap arrows were fine, also, until I shot the others.