How to Choose Hunting Arrows
A hunting arrow has to group with the broadhead you hunt with. That comes from draw length, spine, cut length, and how much weight sits up front (front of center, or FOC). TitleX hunting shafts are 5mm / .204: TX-5, TX-23, and Mach XV, in 250, 300, 350, and 400 spine. Work the list below, then build the dozen in the 3D custom arrow builder.
1. Draw length, then cut length
Measure AMO draw length on the bow you hunt with, or start with the draw length calculator and confirm on the bow. Cut length is nock throat to the end of the shaft — not including the point. A longer cut weakens the same spine; a shorter cut stiffens it.
2. Pick a shaft
Same spine number is not the same arrow. GPI (grains per inch) is how heavy the carbon is. Heavier GPI holds more FOC and usually flies a fixed blade more calmly. Lighter GPI is faster and flatter.
| Shaft | What it is for |
|---|---|
| TX-5 | Heaviest 5mm hunting shaft. Elk, big game, and hunters who want a calm fixed-blade arrow. |
| Mach XV | Lighter GPI at the same spine. A middle hunting / 3D build. |
| TX-23 | Lightest GPI of the three. Speed and 3D; retune if you put a heavy fixed head on it. |
GPI by spine is on the TitleX spine chart.
3. Front weight and FOC
Inserts and points raise FOC. Wraps, vanes, and lighted nocks lower it. Hunting fixed blades usually want enough FOC that the head does not plane — often in a 10–15% window, confirmed with the head you hunt with. Type a measured balance into the FOC calculator, or use the live estimate in the builder.
4. Fletch, wrap, nock
Helical fletch is the TitleX hunting default so the head spins. See helical fletching. Vinyl wraps give you ID and a glue surface. Pick glow, print, or dark camo on how to choose arrow wraps, then install on wrap installation. Standard nocks ride in the build. Lighted nocks are a .204 add-on if you want to watch the hit.
Related resources: how a TitleX custom dozen is built, 3D custom arrow builder, TX-5 review, best arrows for elk hunting.