You will get better answers in the hunting section.

A better question:

Can you shoot a carbon fiber road bike from a compound bow?

There – now the question belongs in cycling.

You’ll have to check the spine range that they offer. I’m surprised they’re still selling the X10’s…..those came out around 1997 or so if I remember right. They were introduced for the Olympic team and the spines are geared toward lighter weight recurves. Depending on the cams you have on your Hoyt, you might find one of the X10’s that’s stiff enough for you but I kinda doubt it. Keep in mind that with heavier points you’ll weaken the spine….target archers usually use lightweight equipment and the arrows are lighter in spine because of that. They have a max draw weight that is pretty low, so the spine range that’s offered in those shafts might not be anywhere stiff enough for your hunting-weight compound.

I’m guessing you’re going to want a spine weight in the 80# range (which I *think* will be a deflection of about 0.325″ if I remember anywhere near correctly). That all depends on your cams, arrow length, point weight, etc. etc., of course. If you haven’t done any bareshaft testing, then see if a shop can help you get in the ballpark range of spine and then look for a similar spine weight in the X10 or whatever shaft you choose.

I’m a bit out of date on arrows now…..seems like everything is carbon and there aren’t too many to choose from in aluminum shafting these days. I went trad and started making my own wood arrows from lumber….self nocks and the whole bit. I like the simplicity of selfbows and longbows much better….plus I get to see the arrow fly instead of getting hung up on peeps and sight pins. )

If you don’t find your answer here on Y/A, check out the national and state-specific forums at . There are a huge bunch of archers on there and many of the old-timer target archers and early hunters are actually still around and take part (or they did 5 years ago, anyway). You can get all the answers, input, and experience you can handle on that site….it’s a great wealth of information and good people for the most part.

Hope this helps you out some. )