Should I shoot wood arrows?

[Chain2]

I ahve a Howard Hill Wesley Special, 50 lbs @ 30 ", I draw almost 32". I have been having some issues with it. I am working thru those with the help of you guys here . Thank you. I have been having arrow issues, including buying soem that were too short. I have went back to the GT 55/75's I started shooting after determining my new MFX 400's were too short. They are flying better than they were before, I am now shooting a 250 gr tip rather than the 125gr tip I started with. Should I just say the heck with it and try wood arrows? I guess sooner or later I will be there anyway. My concerns are my drawlength and thwe durability. Thank you

[Bjorn]

These days wood comes 32" which will make a 31" arrow. You could bend your elbow like Howard did to shorten your draw. You could buy footed arrows to get them longer and you could use reparrows which is a way less expensive footing and equally good. Do a search for reparrows.

[lpcjon2]

Yes,

[instinctivebowman]

Geez.  Thats a long draw? i could prob send you an arrow to try at no cost.  and if its work for ya i can either build some for you, or help you get what you need from a dealer like 3 rivers etc. i prob wont ever shoot anything but wood myself, i fell in love with whole process a long ago

pm if your interseted

Jeremy

[bolong]

Yes, I love wood!

[primitivealltheway]

find someone who can make real good bamboo arrows ,they are tapered ,plus i have seen them 36" long as arrows.then go get you some cane and look around on the do it yourself threads and it will show you how to do it,
on the plus side you get arrows you can shoot and also something to go by,ive made some bamboo arrow 3 of them ,it takes some work to get them right ,but boy are they tough,you can get some 30" and put a hard wood dowel 3 inches in the front .tough ,tough tough..

[primitivealltheway]

also it may just be me ,but i think wood arrows hit harder ,thinking that it sokes up the energy from the bow ,more than carbons do.IMHO...

[The Whittler]

Bjorn said it quite well.

[instinctivebowman]

Originally posted by Bjorn:
These days wood comes 32" which will make a 31" arrow. You could bend your elbow like Howard did to shorten your draw. You could buy footed arrows to get them longer and you could use reparrows which is a way less expensive footing and equally good. Do a search for reparrows.

x2 on this one, bjorn probably said it about perfect. i can get you to about 31 and 1/4" is all i can stretch it out if you want a sample arrow.

[longbowray]

And remember with a long draw you will a 70/75 shaft .

[mikebiz]

Are you sure you are measuring your draw length accurately?  That seems very long.  How tall are you?

[MarkE2006]

Must be about 6'-6" (80").

[lpcjon2]

He had it measured at a archery shop. I am 6'3" and my drawis 31-32" depending on the bend of my bow arm.

[bentpole]

Longbows and Wood    perfect together!  

[Chain2]

I just had my wife mark an arrow at mthe front of the riser whenI am at full draw. Frow the string point of the nock to the mark was 31 1/2". I think I have enought bend in my arm, I haven't slapped my wrist with a string in a long time, if that is any indicator. Thank you

[lpcjon2]

I remember a company from Texas I think that was making arrows longer than most arein length. I think they were from lodgepole or something. They had an add that was a fense post with arrows stuck in it.I know someone has to remember that company add.

And at 31 1/2 surewoods will work great for you. just taper them and you will be good.

[Fletcher]

In a word, YES!

[Stiks-n-Strings]

Nothin' better than woodies. My first came from Fletcher. Still shooting them after two years along with dozens of others    :D

 Wood arrows are like bows, you just cant have enough

[snag]

"Wood is Good".........  

[OkKeith]

Chain2,

I love wood arrows. I like to build them and I like to shoot them. I have a 31.5 to 32 inch draw as well (depending on which of my bows I'm shooting). I foot most of my wood arrows with three inches or so of alum. arrow both for strength and to add some length.

As much as I love wood arrows, I don't hunt with them any more. Regardless of how pricey and of high quality my shafts are, and even if I use the utmost care in constructing them; no wood arrow will ever match the durability and consistancy of a carbon shaft.

I still shoot wood shafts for the enjoyment of them. Some of the 3D tournaments I shoot require them for certian catagories. But... when it comes to hunting and making a clean, quick kill is on the line, I prefer the carbon shafts.

OkKeith