Friday 28 July 2017

Endless Wraps / African Arrow Wraps Review

It seems that after some time you want to give it a bit of a personal touch on your gear. I have been shooting PSE for about 2 years and fell in love with their skullworks camo. So after getting the dimensions, I decided to head off to GIMP for some image editing. Thankfully it did not take me too long to get it the way I wanted it. I sent the design off to Endless Wraps to get it printed who are located in Newcastle, KwaZulu-Natal.

The wraps
 After a bit of patience, it finally arrived! The DPI on the prints were good enough to get all the small detail in of the antlers and the PSE logo I put on it. After some time on youtube to see how you wrap arrows I had 3 blackbirds that I was ready to give a go. My first attempt was not entirely to my liking so I decided to redo it.

Step 1

I peeled the wrap off, placed it face down on a massive mouse pad, then with a hobby knife I held it in place while taking tissue dipped in acetone to wipe down the arrow shaft and the wrap. I placed the arrow next to the wrap making sure my logo would still be visible after the wrapping it. Slowly and forcefully rolling my arrow onto the wrap it stuck perfectly!
My arrows with those wraps

Step 2

So after my wrap was on, I just added my blackbird pin nock adapter and my Easton G Nock. I was worried that the wrap might be a bit thick causing issues on my blade rest but it did not seem to cause any issues.
My completed arrows, wraps and all!

Step 3

I am not saying that I hate fletching but fletching these arrows with such a small diameter tends to not be the easiest thing to fletch.

However, once the wraps were on, they actually fletched quite a bit easier, the fletches stuck easier and the little bit of body it gave the shaft also made the fletching quite a bit less frustrating.

Conclusion

Well after I weighed my arrows vs my non-wrapped arrows I had a difference of 410 vs 398, so not too much really for a wrap that is 200x25mm, that boils down to 1.77GPI, which puts it a bit on the heavier side. The price for what you get makes these wraps worth it, making your arrows that little bit more unique.

For more information contact Endless Wraps.

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