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Some of you guys know I've been playing with some DCA shafts. Kids have a two hour delay so I thought I'd let you know what I came up with.
First let me say DCA's customer service was great they answered all my questions and shipped same day with a tracking number. Transaction was clean and professional from start to finish.
I had been shooting the new 500 spine CXLs which measure 32.5 carbon to carbon. The DCA shafts measure 31 carbon to carbon. Shafts are very consistent to weight greatest variance I found was 3 grains. I don't have a spine tester but in bare shafting I didn't find any WOWs - shafts seem to be very consistent and fairly durable.
Due to their shorter length and larger diameter I had to front load the crap out of them compared to the CXLs. I ended up with 60 more grains up front compared to the CXLs.
For me shooting unknown distances this was a no go. While I like the added FOC the added weight just doesn't work. When your talking light target arrows 60 grains is a bunch.
The slight added diameter over the CXLs just wasn't worth the trade off in weight and cast.
Yes you might catch a couple of more lines but one 5 because you blew your yardage kills those gains fast.
Great shafts and I'd use them indoor in a heart beat but for 3D I'm sticking with the new CXL 150s.
First let me say DCA's customer service was great they answered all my questions and shipped same day with a tracking number. Transaction was clean and professional from start to finish.
I had been shooting the new 500 spine CXLs which measure 32.5 carbon to carbon. The DCA shafts measure 31 carbon to carbon. Shafts are very consistent to weight greatest variance I found was 3 grains. I don't have a spine tester but in bare shafting I didn't find any WOWs - shafts seem to be very consistent and fairly durable.
Due to their shorter length and larger diameter I had to front load the crap out of them compared to the CXLs. I ended up with 60 more grains up front compared to the CXLs.
For me shooting unknown distances this was a no go. While I like the added FOC the added weight just doesn't work. When your talking light target arrows 60 grains is a bunch.
The slight added diameter over the CXLs just wasn't worth the trade off in weight and cast.
Yes you might catch a couple of more lines but one 5 because you blew your yardage kills those gains fast.
Great shafts and I'd use them indoor in a heart beat but for 3D I'm sticking with the new CXL 150s.