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I tried wood arrows a year or so back and I must admit they were overspined so I sold them. I decided to give them another chance and bought a few that I thought would work. I slapped on some 125 gr. glue on tips. I am amazed. No tuning from 45-52# recurve and 6 longbows. They fly like darts. I may never shoot another carbon arrow out of a trad bow. Can anybody explain what it is with wood arrows that is so intoxicating?
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I'm going through the same revelation. After shooting carbons up till last month, I picked up my first batch of woodies. I was, and still am, amazed at how they fly and thump the target. While I was always tweaking carbons for individual bows, I find these wood shafts are flying very well out of a number of bows. They are tapered spruce. Plan to try out some douglas fir next.
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The smell of broken cedar takes me back to younger years. There is just something about all wood shafting. I like mine either tapered or barrelled and find by weighing, spining and bunching I can achieve excellent flight.
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Have some from the 50's that fly true. Need new feathers and nocks before shooting them, but they are of a better quality than some of the newer ones
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Have been playing with carbons some. Tuned a bare shaft to fly true, then fletched some up. Flying terrible. Went inside and got some woodies, and they are flying great. Think I may just give up on the carbons and stay with wood.
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I think woods are a lot easier to work with and tune than carbons. They can also be quieter. There's a lot to be said about wood. I have carbons that I shoot from my recurve, and I like them, but I like wood a lot better. And with an all wood selfbow, wood shafts are the only way to go, esp if it's not remotly near center cut.
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Wood arrows are just plain "FUN". Thats what trad. archery is all about. They are fun to build. I'v been making wood arrows for 15yrs. I'v never made a dozen the same.
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Carbon seems to be the craze today but are a pain (for me) to tune up... My 2016's are a winner off all my bows, but wood is just cool, quiet and well, traditional! I Love Woodies! Look Out Bunnies!
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Wood....because that's the way it should be!!
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