arrows, do you use what you like or what WORKS the best??

[ChuckC]

Vermontster. . .   I agree  to a point.  Only to a point.  

If all I was concerned about was the cleanest, surest, faster kill I would put down the bow and use a .270.   period.  

There is a bunch more involved.

A sharp arrow in the vitals is a dead deer, don't matter if the group in 2" or 9".... dead.

Looks and feelings and personal satisfaction are a very large part in my choice of what arrow, what broadhead, what color fletch, what bow, what camo (or plaid) I will be wearing.  

That's my thoughts anyway.
ChuckC

[S.C. Hunter]

I have had the same experience as a earlier post mentioned. I shoot my wood arrows very consistantly and usually in the kill zone. I do this even with arrows that are less than straight, practice that is not for hunting. I use only good straight arrows if hunting. I shoot GT 5575 @ 29.5" with 50 grain inserts and 175 grain tips 3 5" feathers helical. The carbons are very tough and consistant but I love wood and still shoot wood often. I had a friend also stand behind a tree about half way to a target 25 yds away and shot carbon and wood arrows. He said that he could hardly hear the bow and the arrow was basically on target before he heard it, that was wood. With the carbons he said the bow was almost as quiet but the noise from the arrow was detected sooner. I group wood more consistant myself don't know why? They both weigh about 535 grains.

[JEFF B]

hey Bro i use what works best out of my royal crown and out of the selfbow i use woods  

[vtmtnman]

I decide what I want to use then make it work...if your choosen arrow material is spined wrong then change points or get another size till you find what works.I had a set of 75-80 surewoods that wasn't quite right so I bult a set of 80-85's and they are great.

[Orion]

Wood, primarily cedar, works best for me.  Been using it for about 50 years.  

[Buckeye Trad Hunter]

I try to tune what I like but ultimatly I use what shoots the best.

[T.A.C.]

After lots of experimenting and going thru many different woods, I've settled on douglas fir. Heavier than cedar,just as straight, and maybe more importantly, they stay straight in all kinds of weather, hot, cold, wet and are tough - altho you can destroy any wood arrow! And my brother is an excellent arrowsmith! Carbons, I'm sure are more consistent, but to me just aren't visually appealing. My two cents worth.

[horatio1226]

I love shooting my own woodies. End of story for me.    I shoot carbons at the Techno  hunt only.

[Bjorn]

I use what I love and works best......and that's wood. Experimented with carbon and aluminum but I can make wood fly oh so sweet!

[vermonster13]

Shoot what works for you. This statement by Ken says it all to me.

"HOWEVER i tried my carbons through it and they fly PERFECT!"

To shoot wood for aesthetic reasons makes no sense to me. If you can tune them to fly "PERFECT" then they are the way to go.

I have carbons, aluminums, ACCS and woodies so I shoot what ever flies best from each bow personally.

[Ravenhood]

Aluminums are so consistant I have learned to like them.

[woodchucker]

Now THAT's a stupid question Kenny!!!

You know me, If they've still got feathers..... They FLY!!!!!  

[Mike Vines]

I have used carbons up untill the last 2 years, just because I didn't know any better.  Not only have I made the switch to all woodies, I'm even making my own shafts as of this afternoon from square stock.  I probably said it a half dozen times this weekend, while stup shooting at a friends cottage, "that's alright, I can make more" after I bounced one off a tree, and either snapped the point end, or cracked the shaft.  And you cannot beat the smell of fresh broke cedar.

[Thumper Dunker]

For my stick ,cain ,cherry and oak home made . for the recurves carbon.

[Bowspirit]

How did I miss this?

Ken, I've got both cedars and carbons for ya'. If the carbons give you better flight, use 'em. I love wood, but if I had a set of carbons that flew better than my Surewoods, I'd use 'em. It may not be much of a difference, but it could make a world of difference out in the field.

[SEMO_HUNTER]

Hopefully the answer to this question is "One and the same" what shoots the best is also what you like.
With that said, my carbons are faster but my cedars are more accurate and like a few others have already mentioned.....they are extremely quiet. My dad was watching me shoot and with carbons he could hear the resonance of the shaft all the way to the target, with the woodies he only heard it thump the target. My woodies shoot absolutely awesome now that I found my correct spine and they definitely have sound dampening properties like no other material......so even though they are slower...I'm going with wood this season!
It's not like an extra 20 fps is going to make any difference anyway, and my 500+ grain woodies thump my 3D target with authority! Lot's of KE lumbering along with these broom handles!

[Night Wing]

Aluminum arrows for me. I love their straightness and their consisency of weight between each arrow shaft before I transform the shaft into an arrow.

[Reynold Greenleaf]

I agree with ChuckC's comment from a few days ago.

The alternative to "what works best" in the subject line was not "what LOOKS best," but rather "what you LIKE."  To me, if the ONLY thing I was concerned about was maximizing efficiency in putting meat on the table, I would skip hunting altogether and head for the grocery store.

I like and use wood arrows.  I have no idea whether carbon or aluminum might perform slightly better for me; I am just not interested.

[Steve Clandinin]

I've been making Cedar and Aluminum for so long and have so many I have no need for anything else.all the years of experimenting and shooting and my knowledge of these two is great for me.With all the new wraps etc I can dress em to suite anything.

[Got2strum]

As others have said, whatever works. I think Vermonster nailed it back in the first few posts.