First year hunting with Cedars. What to expect?

An old farmer that hunted with bows made from osage fence posts, after watching my arrows fly, said "If it ain't fixed don't break it."

[Wheels2]

Originally posted by Machino:
Also, have you noticed the spines being consistent between woods?  I know they should be, but wondering if anyone saw a difference.

What exactly are you shooting Skychief?

It depends upon the arrows.  Most suppliers run a 5# spine span.  You can get them so that all shafts have the same spine but only slightly different weights.  The place for such that comes to mind is Rocky Mtn Specialty.  Might be others, but I dealt with Tommy there.

[t2onboard]

I do like the idea of using wood arrows, but being my longbow will only be 42#, and I'm only considering 3D and field tournaments, they may be a bit slow. Right now my recurve (38#) is shooting well with GT 600 traditionals, so I'm not sure wood/cedar would be the best. Just saying.

[wallybowman]

Finding good cedar shafts can be a chore but there are good suppliers. Hexwood shafts are a good alternative but Bob is running out. RCA is a good supplier as well as Kustom King. Applying three coats of stain will add some weight or soak the shafts in some stain for a few days. Yes aluminum is more consistent and some of the carbons are consistent. I've tried Gold Tips on different occasions and personally I don't like them and think they're over-rated,plus they're too light for my liking. But back to the point - I think you'll enjoy cedars or another good consistent wood shaft. From raw shaft to finished product, putting them together is one   of the joys of archery.