I have always shot WOOD, and it was one of things that attracted me most to traditional archery 25 years ago. Most recently though, I have done a lot of shooting and experimentation with carbon shafts. Carbon is exceptional on many levels, but what gets me most excited is my ability to bare shaft tune it out to insane distances and to front load it (FOC) to no end, 25%, 28%, 30%, no problem. Carbon arrows have also allowed me to do my most accurate shooting. I have taken several deer now with carbon and have had nothing but pass-throughs! Having said this however, there is nothing like taking an animal with a wood arrow you’ve put together yourself, this IMO, epitomizes traditional archery!