Tapered Shafts

[Rusty in Fla.]

My initial preference is for POC arrows but I've run out of them. I've been shooting aluminium for a while now. I'd like to get some more woodies and I'm thinking about tapered shafts. I was wondering if anyone has experience with them.

       thanks,
         Rusty <><

[Fletcher]

I've shot a bunch of both tapered and parallel cedar arrows Rusty, and for me, the tapered is worth enuf that I made up a rig to do my own.  IMO tapering does a few things:  it moves the CG of the arrow forward (FOC); it lightens the rear of the arrow, helping with recovery from paradox; and I think it kinda "tillers" the arrow and evens out the bend thru paradox.  Tapered shafts shoot straighter and more consistently for me.

[John 4]

3 Rivers has them.

[Big Dave]

I used to use them when I shot heavier bows and they shot better. Also it helps clear the fletching better.Now I shoot lighter bows and use only 5/16 shafts and can't taper them because the nock end has to be so small

[longbowguy]

They seem to come out of paradox a bit quicker. I expect some of the sponsors in the link above can supply them for you, but I believe there are no finer tapered POC shafts than those from Wapiti Archery.