manufactured- footed carbons update?

[Tom-Wisconsin]

Any further word about the footed shafts?

[crossstickspro]

Originally posted by wudstix:
Was that the wood dowel inside the shaft idea I heard about?  Sounds like it would make one heck of a heavy arrow.

I shoot 31.5 inch arrows with at least 24in poplar dowels (axis 340s with 1/4in dowl) it adds about 4 grains each inch and i use locktite 60 min epoxy they are heavy and do slow the shot down a little but the durability and penetration works for the better. keep in mind that i shoot 63# at 30in so my power stroke is a bit longer and harder than most.

[dino]

I just got some carbon rod that I was going to start playing with this past week.  It slides right inside a .250 shaft and is about 21 gpi.  Hope to make some up this next wek if I get some time. dino

[Blake Dustin Adams]

Crossstickpro how much spine does that much doweling add to your arrows?  I would think that with that length of internal footing the spine would increase greatly.

[rollin]

Smallwood, You could try and contact Ted Fry
  with Raptor Archery. There was a thread back
  in NOV. about some (proto-type) shafts he
  was testing.

[Smallwood]

thanks for the info rollin.

[J-dog]

Check out Ted Fry (Raptor archery) and his signature line of paralell AD shafts. They come with a internal footing you can cut to length, he says it fits tight in the arrow - adds strecgth and weight.

have not tried them yet - so no personal experience but look like a winner. I am torn between those and hammerheads     for this year.

J