Arrow Archery » carbon express http://www.arrowarchery.com Bow Hunting Tips and Talk Thu, 13 Oct 2011 16:35:50 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= Carbon Express Maxima Arrows http://www.arrowarchery.com/carbon-express-maxima-arrows/ http://www.arrowarchery.com/carbon-express-maxima-arrows/#comments Mon, 20 Jul 2009 21:27:00 +0000 Bow Hunting Tips http://www.arrowarchery.com/?p=49 Every avid bow hunter wants to carry the best gear possible into the woods. For me, this desire extends past my bow, and includes arrows, broadheads, clothing, and other accessories.
To maximize the hunt, arrow selection is probably the most important factor for a bow hunter outside of the bow and bow accessories. I used to shoot heavy aluminum arrows, but switched to carbon arrows years ago. I did this for several reasons.
One of the first things that sparked my interested in carbon arrows was the hype associated with them. With so much talk and industry buzz around carbon, I had to see what the hype was.
I had several problems with aluminum arrows that switching to carbon arrows solved for me:

  1. Bent Arrows
    A problem that I have experienced when transporting my bow back and forth to hunts, or on the 4 wheeler.  The durability and flexibility of aluminum was always a concern for me.
  2. Life Expectancy
    I used to retire aluminum arrows after shooting a deer with one.  In my experience, the life expectancy to aluminum after shooting a deer was not good.  Maybe it was the type or size of aluminum arrows I was using, but I have destroyed many aluminum arrows over the years.
  3. Quietness
    I believe that carbon arrows are much more quiet that aluminum.  Removing aluminum arrows from the quiver, dropping it in the rest, or contacting brush or branches would often result in the metal 'tinking' sound.  I don't have that convern with the carbon arrows I shoot today.

So I've made a quick case for why I like carbon arrows better than aluminum arrows.  This is often a debated topic, and you will find people on both sides of the fence that are adamant about their arrow selection.

Which arrows do I like?  I'm a big fan of Carbon Express, especially the Maxima line.  Carbon Express is a very respected manufacturer of carbon arrows and shafts.  They have four different offerings in the Maxima line:

  • The Carbon Express Maxima
  • The Carbon Express Maxima Hunter
  • The Carbon Express Maxima 3-D Select
  • The Carbon Express Maxima Hunter Mathews Edition

I'm shooting the Carbon Express Maxima Hunters this year.  These arrows fly like a dream.  They use Bull Dog Nock Collars, Blazer Vanes, have a great Timer Illuzion camouflage pattern, and integrated weight forward technology.  They are light-weight and strong, and the Blazer vanes give them added velocity.

I haven't measured the speed of these arrows off my Mathews Switchback, but I am driving nails with them.  So if you are looking to move to carbon arrows or just looking to upgrade, check out what the Carbon Express Maxima series has to offer.

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