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    May 23, 2019 5 minutes
    I'VE GOT A NEW SET OF ARROWS AND ONE IS A BARESHAFT AS NORMAL FOR TUNING. BUT HOW OFTEN SHOULD I SHOOT IT? SEEMS A BIT OF A WASTE OF AN ARROW TO JUST SIT IN THE QUIVER.

    Arrows change over time so you should never keep one (or more) solely as a bareshaft, because when you come to use it, it will behave differently to your regularly shot fletched arrows. If you need to do a bareshaft test, then make one out of your set of arrows, picking one that you know will group with all the rest.

    A bareshaft test result compares where the bareshaft lands in relation to your fletched arrows. It is a cheap way to find out how your arrows are flying without the additional steerage of the vanes, the straighter and closer

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