Swapping from carbon to wood

[gringol]

Wood doesn't like to be bareshafted.  Whoa, that's a loaded statement.  Ha
Anyway, I like to start the tuning process with a test kit and shoot very heavy shafts first and work down to the correct spine.  I find that this reduces broken shafts, and then you can reuse the test kit.

[Zradix]

I love my wood shafts.
Love making them too.

...BUT...I've seen the spine vary so much in my arrows durring this heat wave I'm ready to try some carbons just for stability's stake.

I really don't know what the fuss about shattering a cedar arrow on a branch that jumped in your way at a shoot is all about.  At Coon Rapids I saw a branch jump in front of my arrows twice, both times I introduced the smell of split cedar to recurve shooters with carbon arrows.  The official sniffing of the broken arrow ritual. An hour later I saw one them, still with the feathered third of my arrow in his hand taking the occasional sniff.

[cody94]

Originally posted by Shedrock:
I have shot the rest, but stick with the best, wood!          

wood is more traditional and primitiva as well. it brings you closer to earth i think, shooting maple or ceder. sometimes river cane. its more natrual than carbon. i find it slower but better.