What type of shafts do you use?

[Don Stokes]

I still have a thousand or so Superceders, so I haven't shot anything else for a decade. Barrel-tapered poplar.

[Recurve50 LBS]

The results of this poll are surprising. Lets keep it going. Thanks everyone.

[bentpole]

[Jwilliam]

I shoot them all. Just depends on which bow I'm shooting and what it likes. Guess I have too many bows.    


Bill

[griz#1]

easton axis 400 fmj

[Mechslasher]

bamboo/cane, there is no substitute.

[WESTBROOK]

Wood About %90 of the time. Got a few carbons I shoot once in a while, some 'lumnum that I rarely shoot. Spruce, Fir , Ash is hard to beat.

Eric

[billy shipp]

Aluminum and Wood....50/50 mix. I like both, shoot both, and can shoot both from most of my bows....same weight field tips and broadheads

Billy

[DCM]

Aluminum, wood, carbon and cane occasionally.  But Arrow Dynamics tapered carbons are the best arrow I ever shot.  Trouble is they cost like $8 a pop.  I can build Chundoo for right at $2 from components and shafts I've stockpiled over the years.  I don't mind $8 for an arrow I'm gonna shoot maybe 20 times, and once or twice into a whitetail.  But for every day work, chundoo is may preference.  But wood arrows are a lot more work too keep straight.  It's a pay me now or pay me later scenario.

[BowMIke]

I like Arrow Dynamics, but tend to shoot Beman MFX Classic 400's and 500"s the most. Carbon seems to be much more durable and shoots well for me. I do like the looks of a nice wood arrow though.

[Ceb]

I can't remember shooting anything but wood since the early '80s. Usually Doug Fir, sometimes cedar. A friend gave me some early Cabelas carbons that have quite of bit of weight to them, I've thought about playing with them some though.

[Colt]

Wood. Something about carbon just reminds me how bowhunting today has become too high tech.

[amicus]

I shoot beman ICS hunters 340 cut to about 31 inches. They are resonably priced and good arrows.

Gilbert

[bow'narrow]

Been shooting wood since the late 40's.  Had good instruction in making and testing arrows. Poor performance is my fault, not the wood.

[Frank]

I have 11 made up and just found 12 more shafts.  Solid birch tapered 60/65lb spine.

I do have a doz. aluminum fletched with feathers.  Have not shot them yet.

[Russ Clagett]

I shoot gold tip camo blems out of my widow recurve, but doug fir only out of my longbow.

[mcgroundstalker]

I like all three arrow types. Carbons shoot well off of my TFV Widow. Gonna use 2016's and a Hummingbird Kingfisher longbow at The Muzzy Shoot next weekend. But when it comes to hunting I LOVE WOODIES! They are very, very quiet and forgiving. Got some 600 grain compressed ramine that it just the ticket for bambi!

... mike ...

[darb]

Poplar, Cedar and aluminums too.

[David McLendon]

Wood- Footed Hexshafts
Carbon- CX HE-350

[hickstick]

I have shot everything from alum. to cedar/lodgepole/spruse, to bamboo (martha stewarts), to hardwood shoots, to carbons.....so pretty much everything but fiberglass.

where I am right now in my hectic life....carbon is where its at. AFA consistence, ease of tuning, penetration, arrow construction prep time you can't beat them.... but by far DURABILITY is the single most value...bending alum and breaking wood arrows that I'd spent hours on...well I'm done with that.