Wood or Carbon arrows?

[ILbowhunter1]

I am new to traditional archery and i just order a couple longbows and was not sure what i should be shooting out of them i have carbons from shooting my compounds.But i was wanting to go to wood arrows but was not sure on the pros and cons of wood arrows.

[Bjorn]

You will find that each material has it's critics and fans.
It is really a 'want' thing. I 'want' wood arrows, even though other materials may make more sense to others.
I prefer blonds too, and that's just how it is.

[Scott E]

I shoot both. carbon is expesnive tough as nails though and you never have to straighten them. Wood is nice I love the smell of port odford cedar. Its not realy better than carbon but there is something about it.-Scott

[ZaneD]

Well, I prefer carbon, and that's what I shoot all the time from my laminated bows. carbon is very tough and accurate. But I do shoot wood from my self-bows, I think there must be some kinda law against using anything but wood in a nice self-bow.  :rolleyes: . you gotta love the smell of a newly broken cedar!!

[grizzlyxx]

I have shot both out of my longbows but wood just seems right.  I think wood shafts toughness or under rated.  That being said there is nothing wrong with shooting carbon.  You have some good hunting around Danville.  Hunted there several years ago with a friend of mine that married a girl from there.