But I dearly love my not-so perfect wooden arrows!

[Luckyned]

DO I hafta switch to carbon arrows to not feel like I'm shooting less than the best arrow!? Such a delimma, I know carbon is almost industructable and even low priced carbon arrows are way straighter but..but.. I just hate to switch. I love putting my wooden arrows together. I do suck at straightning them but I do so love the feel of them. Send help!

[Bjorn]

I tried to get happy with carbon for about 6 weeks-just was not able to get carbon flying as good as my wood arrows. And I really have fun working with wood; so I ain't straying again!

[Danny Rowan]

Wood arrows will fly just as well as carbons.I shoot mainly wood and can find no diff in performance from carbon, which I have shot, do not like them cause I like a heavy arrow,800+ grains. Just my two cents, stick with the woods if ya like em, no real reason to change.

Danny

[Killdeer]

"..shooting less than the best arrow!?"

The best arrow is the one that makes you happy.
Killdeer  

[**DONOTDELETE**]

I love wood'n arrows...the feel, the smell, the way they fly.. I shot-up my eastons at the Whittingham shoot this past Aug, now it's just wood shafts for me... I too like heavy arrow weight, I shot a slow bow....

[styckbow]

I've been struggling with the same dilema but I have decided to stick with my woods for me carbons group better but I have more confidence in my home made cedars and some laminated Birch I bought from fellow Tradganger Bert Frelink. So I too say go with what you love Delin

[Glenn Newell]

I wouldn't swap my wood arrows for quids. Nothing shoots better than the arrows you feel the most condifent with and I am most confident with my wood arrows...Glenn...

[WESTBROOK]

There is nothing inadequate at all about wood arrows. Nope you will never get a wood arrow as straight as a carbon or a fresh aluminum, but they dont need to be. Yes they need to be straight but not within 5/1000".

Nock and point tapers are more critical than overall arrow straightness, especially with broadheads.

They might break a little easier but that dont make them inferior, just less durable.

Eric

[RRock]

Been shooting woodies for 40 plus years. Gave Aluminums a whirl for a couple years and carbons about 2 months. Trying to sell the last of the carbons right now. The only wood shafts I've shot and didn't care for was some laminated pine, they're my stumpers now. Like WESTBROOK said get the nock and point tapers right and your almost home.

[Aggie1993]

Nothing but woodies for me too!  I used to think like you but after alot of shootin' it's only wood from here on out!  Shooting out to 20yds, I couldn't see much of a difference between all three - Al, Carbon, or wood.  I think the woodies are much more quiet and it just "feels" right.......to me.  BTW, I blew through two hogs this morning with those "crooked"  cedars and one was a good sized boar and the arrows are still, well, straight as an arrow.

[zilla]

I have been trying for years to get the carbons to fly to my satisfaction.. The woods just fly better for some reason.. At least out of my style and set up.. many in our club shoot carbons, and are happy.. If I could get em to fly as good as my woods I'd be a usin em..

I really enjoy makin woods.  I even make em when I do not need to just cause i enjoy it..

[stump man]

Tuff to beat a good set of woods.
stump

[PaulRoberts]

1. Carbons are not indestructible. If you rove you'll need to inspect them closely for fractures. Every now and then someone posts a picture of carbon splinters in their forearm. Scares me.

2. Take the time to straighten. Its easy, just takes a little time, until you get good at it. Get a good compression straightener. And use heat on hardwoods.

3. POC and Sitka are pretty consistent light weight softwoods. Sitka is more durable, and amazingly consistent. Ash is a GREAT hardwood (>600grain) arrow wood. I get mine from Allegheny Arrow Woods.

4. Wood is wonderful, although it is more work. You don't have to settle for second rate with it, if you have the time and inclination.

[PaulRoberts]

Yes, make sure your point and nock tapers are true.

The most critical part of a shaft for arrow flight is the last 10% of nock end of shaft. It has to be straight. Next is the point end. The center 80% is least important. Take extra time at the shaft ends.

[San Juan Slim]

I guess I'm just not too picky.  I love to make wood arrows, especially in the winter when it's snowing and three feet deep and I can't go out and shoot.  I straighten my wood shafts the best I can and I turn them into arrows.  I enjoy shooting something I've made.  I've really not been tempted by carbons at all, and I gave up aluminums over twenty years ago along with my wood-riser compound.  I can't say that I've ever missed a shot due to an arrow being too crooked.  Plus wood's a renewable resource.  You can save the planet and reduce global warming by shooting wood shafts!

Mike

[Adam Keiper]

I love woods, 'specially ash.  Making a good, closely matched set of wooden hunting arrows is certainly more work than slapping feathers on an aluminium tube, but I won't settle for easy.

I'm working on a fancy set of primitive ash hunting arrows right now that might prove to be more work than making a decent bow, but I'm enjoying it.  When the first one is stained crimson red and hanging on my wall, I'm going to be just delighted.

[Yellowsnake]

If you like wood arrows, shoot wood arrows.

[Luckyned]

S! ALL!

  Thank you thank you thank you! I began to toy with carbon but after your responses..I feel much better about my decision to stay woody!